Questions after a week with my Model 3

[Elmexiken]

Follow up question:

When I open a door, I hear a thud under the car, which I assume to be the battery turning on, etc. What causes the actual noise, does something open up or something under there??

 

[VT_EE]

Follow up question:

When I open a door, I hear a thud under the car, which I assume to be the battery turning on, etc. What causes the actual noise, does something open up or something under there??

The contactors make the clunking noise and connect the the battery to the car’s high-voltage equipment. At least, that’s my understanding.

 

[Richt]

Yes it depends on where you are. For us. We only have super dense stop and go on freeways where it works great. And open roads 70mph plus and lots of rain with very clear lane markers. . Both of those are great use cases.

You went a bit OT there....I don't find it relieves stress, I feel like it adds to it because I have to baby-sit the car. If I'm driving, I'm in control, I control my next action. With EAP, I'm constantly wondering if it's gonna do the right thing.

I live in a highly dense area though, so my mileage varies from what most others encounter.

 

[Richt]

And so on the commercial launch of Waymo. FYI. They are still at Phoenix serving 400 people. They call it a commercial launch because they are now charging the 400. It’s not like it’s available everywhere and some people feel like this was done to show they made their goal for PR purposes.

See Waymo's So-Called Robo-Taxi Launch Reveals a Brutal Truth

It’s hard to be fully autonomous

 

[JBare]

EAP and where I think it will go was a major reason I waited in line to put down a deposit nearly 3 years ago. After 400 miles driven , much of that being Northern VA stop and go rush hour traffic, I am very happy with my decision. It's certainly not perfect and Im still learning where it works well and where it doesn't, but so far so good. Im out here pushing the product, letting as many people test drive the car, but so far nobody gets to use EAP.

 

[jkcheng122]

You went a bit OT there....I don't find it relieves stress, I feel like it adds to it because I have to baby-sit the car. If I'm driving, I'm in control, I control my next action. With EAP, I'm constantly wondering if it's gonna do the right thing.

I live in a highly dense area though, so my mileage varies from what most others encounter.

I was that way at first to with EAP. After using it a few times in the same areas of heavy traffic during my commute, I no longer worry too much about it and can relax.

Still pay attention, just w/o the stressing/worrying if it will just do something stupid.

 

[Richt]

I was that way at first to with EAP. After using it a few times in the same areas of heavy traffic during my commute, I no longer worry too much about it and can relax.

Still pay attention, just w/o the stressing/worrying if it will just do something stupid.

Great point, it takes a while to get more comfortable and much easier when you are going over and over the same spots. When you first start in a new location, it definitely can be concerning... And over the last year, it really has gotten way, way better.

 

[paulvinh]

7. Why isnt there an option to keep car “On” (vent, music, etc) while driver leaves the car with passengers in the back remaining in the car?

No, I do not expect my backseat passagers to reach up front to touch the screen.

 

[sduck]

Well, someone's going to have to touch the screen. It's not really a big deal. Figure it out. (and thread hijacking ruins your karma)