The delivery was 1 pm the afternoon on Friday (9/25). Delivery went smoothly, and the X had a whopping total of 10 miles on the odometer. We decided to run home quickly and check that the Tesla wall charger worked, and it was a beautiful sunny MN fall day, and we took off for dinner. We decided to drive to Still Water, which is about 40 miles from the Twin Cities, and I thought this would be a great trip to allow the FSD was still calibrating, so I actually drove the car myself. We enjoyed our dinner, and then my wife pointed to the Wisconsin side of the river and asked what was over there. She was pointing at Hudson, Wisconsin, so we jumped on the highway and proceeded to drive on the highway above Hudson.
Finally, the FSD finished calibrating right outside of Holten, WI, and decided to turn around and head back toward Hudson. Turned on FSD for the first time and was thinking of making mental notes about shortcomings, and about 1 mile later, I came up to a turnabout. FSD almost launched into a car in a turnabout coming from a 45-degree angle, and I was thinking to myself there is a weakness as I had to step on the brake. I turned FSD back on, and we were traveling on a river road; and about 3 miles later, out of the corner of my eye, a Turkey darts out from the road ditch. The angle it came from was initially behind the left seem between the windshield and the side window. I only had about a second, and I slammed on the brakes and hit the turkey hard. Obviously, FSD didn't detect the turkey. I immediately pulled over and got out and to check for damage, two lines of plastic chrome above the fog light that broke the clips, holding them on to the car (see photo).
Finally, the FSD finished calibrating right outside of Holten, WI, and decided to turn around and head back toward Hudson. Turned on FSD for the first time and was thinking of making mental notes about shortcomings, and about 1 mile later, I came up to a turnabout. FSD almost launched into a car in a turnabout coming from a 45-degree angle, and I was thinking to myself there is a weakness as I had to step on the brake. I turned FSD back on, and we were traveling on a river road; and about 3 miles later, out of the corner of my eye, a Turkey darts out from the road ditch. The angle it came from was initially behind the left seem between the windshield and the side window. I only had about a second, and I slammed on the brakes and hit the turkey hard. Obviously, FSD didn't detect the turkey. I immediately pulled over and got out and to check for damage, two lines of plastic chrome above the fog light that broke the clips, holding them on to the car (see photo).
- So upset, I didn't even have 60 total miles on the car yet. What is the best way to get them fixed? Should I schedule an appointment with Tesla, or should I fix it myself?
- I would offer feedback that Tesla should create a way to detect animals running across the road and offer avoidance. If it had been a deer, I would have certainly had a lot more damage.