I have been using both AP and NOAP (Navigate on Autopilot) since I picked up my Model S. I Find that there are only two modes it seems to drive in, aggressive driver or giddy teenager driving on highway for the first time.
It says a lot about the developers who are working on this algorithm, though not surprising for a brand that thinks 'MAD Max' is an acceptable form of driving.
I am a very relaxed driver and prefer cruising on highways instead of jumping around lanes, and looking into changing somethings that annoy the crap out of me when on AP or NOAP and hoping for some recommendations on what options I can enable/disable,
Autopilot
1. When doing stop and go the car does not know how to coast. Instead, it does the whole accelerate and brake driving, which is very annoying and unnerving. I was able to reduce this by reducing the following distance to 2 so it tends to coast/regen longer before stopping, but then when it starts to move it just wants to accelerate hard and brake/regen hard.
I tried putting it on 'Chill' mode, but that does not help.
2. Is there a way to get AP to slow down on its own when it approaches a bend, without me having to reduce the maximum speed? Right now any time I approach a hard bend, I find that I have to reduce the max speed to about 110km/hr., which seems to be the sweet spot, if not I find AP can be a hit or miss, where it can be unnerving or worse as it has done twice to me, completely disengages AP in the middle of a bend and tried to put me into a barrier or into the next lane into other cars.
Enhanced Autopilot
2. NOAP does not like to stick to a lane and cruise on a lane, instead wants to jump lanes like an agitated driver no matter how I set it up. I have tried all the different options under 'Navigate on Autopilot' and regardless of what I choose, it does not like to stick to a lane I want to be in.
And what is more annoying is if I were to cancel a lane change recommendation, instead of going away it would just pop up immediately, and in worst cases, it decides to slow down/brake to force you to take the lane change and at this point I have to change to Autopilot. This is really annoying.
3. NOAP also wants to move into an exit lane, almost 3 exits ahead, sometimes much earlier. So, it's making me go into a congested/slower lane and making me stay on it longer. What is annoying is that if I do as it recommends and once it's on that exit lane, then it will make me move into the left lanes. As if it cannot analyse traffic/congestion patterns on a hwy.
I am hoping anyone who has figured out a way to tame AP and EAP based on my irritations can provide some suggestions.
Honestly if Tesla is trying to convince people to buy into FSD based on EAP then they have failed miserably, because EAP is as example of how horrible their traffic/autonomous algorithm is. I find myself turning off 'Navigate on Autopilot' more than I would like to.
It says a lot about the developers who are working on this algorithm, though not surprising for a brand that thinks 'MAD Max' is an acceptable form of driving.
I am a very relaxed driver and prefer cruising on highways instead of jumping around lanes, and looking into changing somethings that annoy the crap out of me when on AP or NOAP and hoping for some recommendations on what options I can enable/disable,
Autopilot
1. When doing stop and go the car does not know how to coast. Instead, it does the whole accelerate and brake driving, which is very annoying and unnerving. I was able to reduce this by reducing the following distance to 2 so it tends to coast/regen longer before stopping, but then when it starts to move it just wants to accelerate hard and brake/regen hard.
I tried putting it on 'Chill' mode, but that does not help.
2. Is there a way to get AP to slow down on its own when it approaches a bend, without me having to reduce the maximum speed? Right now any time I approach a hard bend, I find that I have to reduce the max speed to about 110km/hr., which seems to be the sweet spot, if not I find AP can be a hit or miss, where it can be unnerving or worse as it has done twice to me, completely disengages AP in the middle of a bend and tried to put me into a barrier or into the next lane into other cars.
Enhanced Autopilot
2. NOAP does not like to stick to a lane and cruise on a lane, instead wants to jump lanes like an agitated driver no matter how I set it up. I have tried all the different options under 'Navigate on Autopilot' and regardless of what I choose, it does not like to stick to a lane I want to be in.
And what is more annoying is if I were to cancel a lane change recommendation, instead of going away it would just pop up immediately, and in worst cases, it decides to slow down/brake to force you to take the lane change and at this point I have to change to Autopilot. This is really annoying.
3. NOAP also wants to move into an exit lane, almost 3 exits ahead, sometimes much earlier. So, it's making me go into a congested/slower lane and making me stay on it longer. What is annoying is that if I do as it recommends and once it's on that exit lane, then it will make me move into the left lanes. As if it cannot analyse traffic/congestion patterns on a hwy.
I am hoping anyone who has figured out a way to tame AP and EAP based on my irritations can provide some suggestions.
Honestly if Tesla is trying to convince people to buy into FSD based on EAP then they have failed miserably, because EAP is as example of how horrible their traffic/autonomous algorithm is. I find myself turning off 'Navigate on Autopilot' more than I would like to.