I am sorry to hear about your accident. On my case, I think it braked because the other car was moving. My friend had a similar situation where his Model 3 braked for a person who came flying on his scooter.
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My model 3 prevented a crash by applying emergency braking while in reverse
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Embarrassed to say that I did the same thing on the first day I had my 3. In fact, it was the first time I ever reversed in it. I was exiting my driveway and there was a car parked where none is ever parked. All my fault. I never experienced the regen braking in reverse and I think it threw me a second, just enough that I hit the parked car. Mine beeped but it was too late. Ugh.
Sorry to hear about your accident. On my case, I think it braked because the other car was also moving.
In the OPs case, she probably has that video clip saved only because she honked the horn to get the other driver's attention. Save clip on honk is a nice feature.
I am glad your car didn't have any damages after the incident. I didn't know it could apply emergency braking on reverse as well. But it did on this case and I am very thankful. I hope Tesla make their safety features consistent and continue making them safer over time.
I am sorry to hear about your accident. It definitely took me a while to get used to driving my M3 as it was my first EV.
I agree, it is a really nice feature. I like the idea of "auto honk" that some folks have suggested here
Never mind Auto-Honk, I want a mechanical arm that automatically pops up and flips The Bird. That will save me rolling my window down.
Most people do not stop when reversing and hearing a honk. I see this all the time. You can lean on the horn and they won't stop. They think it's for someone else.
Very interesting. I did the exact same mistake as you last week (forgetting I was in reverse and hit acceleration), except I was trying to parallel park, so the car behind me wasn't moving, so I just hit it. Ended up like this:
Broke my back headlight and bumper while trying to parallel park
I am so sorry to hear about your accident. Did you get it taken care of? On a bright side, you at least didn't have to repair the other car. Yeah on my case I think it stopped because the other car was moving.
It's at the body shop as I write this, I dropped it yesterday. They quoted me $1400 to fix the taillight and bumper. They said the trunk needs to be replaced, and with paint work that comes with it, it's an additional $2300. I told them I would come back later on to fix that (I also talked to another body shop friend and he told me he can fix the trunk without replacing it, so I'll have to see).
And just for the joke, I went to get a quote to another body shop in LA before settling for the one I chose, they told me "It's more damage than you think, at least $9000". So first one quotes me $3700 for everything, second one $9K, LOL.
jnhashmi
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I suggested this to Elon via Tweet after my friend caused $13,000 damage by backing into a black Model 3 at night that was parked in the road. I didn't get a reply.
Wow, that is crazy! I am sorry you had to pay that much. Also, I understand the pain of high insurance premium.
Auto honk would save so many accidents! Hope they make this a feature in the future
Haha no it's fine, I made a mistake I pay for it, that's how things work in life. $1400 (or even $3700) won't kill me, I won't think about it in a few months, let alone years. I just need to be damn careful from now on...
bluedog
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My wife backed into a car with her Tesla 3 while coming out of a parking space. No warning. No beeps. Nothing. My Prius Prime would have been beeping like mad. I also think the blind spot indicators are terrible, not where they need to be and come on way too late. Rather than fix those things, the focus seems to be on coming out with new games.
Sorry to hear about your accident. I agree that Tesla needs to focus on more safety features than entertainment features. Like many cars, I wish Tesla could beep as soon as you turn on the blinkers and there is a car in the blind spot.
Glad to hear the Tesla worked so well!
BTW, this is why experts, including the AAA, recommend backing into parking spaces.
(Why? Pulling out head first is a lot easier/safer! And, you've got more control / awareness
when backing *in* then you do when backing *out*.)
I learned that a few years ago, and try to apply it to my own parking
BTW, this is why experts, including the AAA, recommend backing into parking spaces.
(Why? Pulling out head first is a lot easier/safer! And, you've got more control / awareness
when backing *in* then you do when backing *out*.)
I learned that a few years ago, and try to apply it to my own parking
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