Is it just me or do others think the following distance should be adjustable to a further distance/time than what is currently allowed?
Maximum following distance.
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That might depend on where you’re driving. On LA freeways, if I set it to more than four car lengths, people tailgate, swerve around and cut in front of me.
Two is my default setting, and I change it to 1 when it's busy... The car will react much faster to the vehicle in front slowing down than you would.
BTW: if it's raining I will increase the setting.
Very much agree, I like mine at 7, far away as possible from the other cars and it's NEVER been 7 car lengths, drives me a bit crazy for sure.
Ha! I once had it set to one car length by accident on the freeway. Before I realized what had happened, several cars ahead of me thought I was tailgating them and kept moving over into the slower lanes.
The Enhanced Autopilot follow setting enables you to adjust the follow time of your Tesla. This is the time it takes for your vehicle, at your present speed, to cover the distance to the rear bumper of the vehicle directly ahead. As a result the follow distance will automatically be adjusted for your speed. The faster you are driving the longer the follow distance will be to maintain the same follow time. At 60 MPH 1 second of follow distance = 88ft (approx 6 car lengths). In stop and go traffic the follow distance, even if set to "7" will be smaller than 1 car length. A safe follow distance is generally 2.5 to 3 seconds, assuming dry roads and good visibility.
