Tesla Motors Club
On day 3 of owning my Tesla Model Y (June 25), we were driving north on I95 just south of the DC area. I was using NOA with “ use HOV lanes” engaged. It was late afternoon and the HOV Express lanes were being used for southbound traffic only. At each potential entrance onto the Express lanes multiple barrier gates were down.
When my Tesla approached one the entrance lanes, it signaled and began to move into the entrance lane. Before I was fully aware what was happening (I was looking at the traffic on my right to override and steer the car back to the regular lane), my wife started to scream that we were going to collide with the gate barriers. She was right and I quickly steered away and nothing happened except to scare us both. As a result, I immediately turned off the HOV option so it could not possibly happen again. For the rest of the drive, I was hyper aware of each upcoming HOV entrance. Fortunately nothing happened after that.
I wish I would have had camera footage to share showing what had taken place but alas I’m still very much learning to use my Tesla technology. Does anyone understand why the Tesla cameras did not see the barrier gates and avoid trying to enter the HOV lanes when they were closed? Did I do something wrong while driving in this area of I95? Any suggestions on what to do in the future? When the HOV lanes are open, I do want to use them but until I understand how NOA handles this, especially when the lanes are closed, I don’t want this feature enable. I look forward to your community advice. Thank you.
When my Tesla approached one the entrance lanes, it signaled and began to move into the entrance lane. Before I was fully aware what was happening (I was looking at the traffic on my right to override and steer the car back to the regular lane), my wife started to scream that we were going to collide with the gate barriers. She was right and I quickly steered away and nothing happened except to scare us both. As a result, I immediately turned off the HOV option so it could not possibly happen again. For the rest of the drive, I was hyper aware of each upcoming HOV entrance. Fortunately nothing happened after that.
I wish I would have had camera footage to share showing what had taken place but alas I’m still very much learning to use my Tesla technology. Does anyone understand why the Tesla cameras did not see the barrier gates and avoid trying to enter the HOV lanes when they were closed? Did I do something wrong while driving in this area of I95? Any suggestions on what to do in the future? When the HOV lanes are open, I do want to use them but until I understand how NOA handles this, especially when the lanes are closed, I don’t want this feature enable. I look forward to your community advice. Thank you.