Severe problem with Auto Lane Changes

[Nick's Life]

Just received 2019.8.2 and have noticed a severe problem with Auto Lane Change, multiple times when I clicked my blinker to change lanes it went back and forth attempting to perform the lane change without any cars behind me. I used to see this in a previous release only once and a while and it would only go back and forth once, not multiple times. It also would not change lanes and eventually cancel the lane change when there was no other cars around me. Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[PoitNarf]

I’ve seen this regularly on my 3 with both 2019.5.4 and 2019.5.15. I never let it get beyond the third attempt because I actually start yelling at the car and angrily take over control and I also don’t want to get pulled over for suspected drunk driving. This happened just yesterday with a cop just a few cars ahead of me so it really is a big concern for me. This needs to be fixed...

 

[Johnny Mac]

The price of being in the early release program

 

[Rsdavis9]

Try cleaning the rear camera. Mine gets very cruded up with road salt.

 

[PoitNarf]

Try cleaning the rear camera. Mine gets very cruded up with road salt.

This has happened to me when all of my cameras were clean, so I don’t think this is it although I wouldn’t doubt it could be a factor at times.

 

[notAnExpert]

Yes, this happened to me three times in a 50 minute drive yesterday. Freaky!
Bright day, clean car, and no vehicles in the lane I was changing to. Firmware 2019.5.15

 

[jdcollins5]

2019.5.15 - 100 mile trip on NoA. Flawless on auto lane changes.

If trouble happens, look closely at lane markings, exit lanes, etc. Most times if it does happen,I have been able to see a problem.

 

[notAnExpert]

2019.5.15 - 100 mile trip on NoA. Flawless on auto lane changes.

If trouble happens, look closely at lane markings, exit lanes, etc. Most times if it does happen,I have been able to see a problem.

My issues were on a perfectly marked highway with 65mph speed limit and nothing to do with exit lanes. I don’t see any lane marking issues in the OP’s video either.

 

[AviP]

All I'll say is don't be guinea pigs for Tesla. If the problem comes and goes depending on the software version, then their methodology for software development is flawed as they don't have proper QA and dependency flow charts. How can we trust the software if Tesa engineers fix a problem in one version and cause it to recur in a future version. That's just bad for system software. It's acceptable in the majority of the tech world but not for system software.

 

[PoitNarf]

My issues were on a perfectly marked highway with 65mph speed limit and nothing to do with exit lanes. I don’t see any lane marking issues in the OP’s video either.

Same here. If it only happened on stretch’s of road where the lane markings were iffy I would understand. But all of the auto lane change hesitations I’ve experienced have been in very well marked areas with no other cars nearby in the lane I was trying to move to.

 

[Wizard2416]

I have 2019.5.15 and I've seen no issues with auto line change and NoA.

Perhaps 8.2 is buggy after all.

 

[Dorkiedoode]

I’ve witnessed it yesterday on my drive. Then my wife told me it’s been happening many times when she was driving. Just updated to the latest firmware. Let see if that fixes the problem.

 

[JeffK]

For me, 2019.5.15 has been the worst iteration of autopilot since I got the car. Lane-keeping does far more ping-ponging and auto lane change is far too conservative to be used in heavy traffic.

 

[focher]

Hit the Voice button and do a Report Bug.

 

[kengchang]

No issue doing lane change with signal on 5.15

 

[steve in socal]

For me, 2019.5.15 has been the worst iteration of autopilot since I got the car. Lane-keeping does far more ping-ponging and auto lane change is far too conservative to be used in heavy traffic.

Agreed. Feels more erratic and less reliable

 

[TampaRich]

Appears to have trouble detecting the solid yellow line. AP has problems with that as well.

 

[shank15217]

Try your test at night, I've had the same issue on both my Model 3s during a bring sunny day, usually in the afternoon.

 

[Steve Martin]

I’ve seen this regularly on my 3 with 2019.5.15.

I couldn’t get it to work today with 2019.5.15. I reported a bug.

 

[yerEVan]

I drove100 miles with AP/fsd driving me about 90% of the drive. No issues at all with auto lane change with 2019.5.15.