That all makes sense. Sometime it is just hard to back into parking spaces though, especially in busy parking lots. But I agree, it is much safer that way.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
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My model 3 prevented a crash by applying emergency braking while in reverse
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rbob
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Wish mine had done that. Last week backed into the other car reversing across from me. My fault as witnessed by my rear facing side cameras which showed the other car had stopped but mine continued until the warning but only inches away and didn't stop in time. My rear camera was blacked out which happened 10% of the time until the last update a couple days ago.
Seems like this feature still needs some work. It prevented an accident for the OP, but others report it ddn't work for them. May (or may not) depend on whether or not the other vehicle is moving. Regardless, it should be looked into and made to work consistently.
Sorry to hear about your incident. On my case I think it worked because the other car was in motion the whole time. I wish the warning signs would come up much sooner. I have the backup camera blacking out problem as well, did so many bug reports but still does that frequently.
I agree, Tesla should look into this feature and make sure it works for everyone.
Silicon Desert
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I've experienced something like this trying to go forward at slow speed when an object appeared. I am not saying this is what happened to you, yet in my case I had my foot on the accelerator, the car braked, but because my foot was still on the accelerator, I was able to override the automatic braking that happened for just a split second. I realized something was coming so I took my foot off the accelerator and getting ready to apply the brake, but the Tesla beat me to it and braked a second time.I honestly don't know why it did that. It all happened so quick! I wonder if it applied 2 emergency braking? The first one was more of a "soft brake" though. I was relieved to know that the emergency braking works while in reverse
That is probably what happened in my case as well. My foot was still in the acceleration, I probably override the first one but Tesla braked again because it realized I was about to crash.
StealthP3D
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I think it was because the Tesla's accelerator was still depressed.
I am glad it stopped for you and didn't hit the other car. I had the same feeling when this happened as well. I was quite certain I had hit the other car but it was just that feeling of hard brake.
Tesla automatically saves video recordings from all of its cameras if you honk. So, my car operated the camera in this case. I exported the saved footage from my backup camera, uploaded to my youtube channel and provided a link here.
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
A couple business next to mine have that as a policy fro employees, They supply a lot of industrial companies. So many of them in vans and pickup trucks have backed into the fire hydrant on the curb they had to put a rod with a flag on it to help people see.
Funny part is it still happens almost weekly. Worst was a VW Atlas and a Model X. The VW needed almost 10 grand in repairs. Don't know the X repair cost. And both those cars have backup cameras.
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