I'm somewhat thinking that this problem could be taken care of with a future software update as well as the cross traffic backup warning. It seems possible to me.
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Shocked! Model 3 has no blind spot detection [Update: yes, it does]
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groovidad
Living the Dream!
Odd you found them “gimmicky”. I could always see them lit-up in my periphery and rarely ever had to take my eyes from the road in front of me. Saved my butt numerous times!
It DOES beep, but only if it senses that you are actually changing lanes when a car is in the blindspot and your blinker is on. I rented a car that beeped ANY time there was a car in the blind spot and the turn signal was turned on. Man, it was annoying!
insaneoctane
Well-Known Member
I feel like I could write too much on this topic, so I will try to be concise...
- Tesla's implementation of blind spot detection while an admirable effort, has a lot to be desired. The biggest deficiency is the requirement to look to the forward center of the car for blindspot information
- IMO the BSD feature is a result of the engineering team having a low priority for this because, per Elon, you won't need it with FSD. I'm pretty sure this is evidenced by how long ago the model 3 was actually designed and the FSD forecast back then
- Without FSD to solve all of problems we are now nitpicking these shortcomings
- I find the screen information very good and helpful for lane changes, it's just not where I want to be looking when I'm changing lanes. I think if you try to turn into a car it will both give you audible warnings AND try to stop you, correct?
- There are reasonable work arounds if waiting for something better or different isn't satisfactory
- Blindspot
- Fast approaching cars
- Cars coming over from 2 lanes away
It might be the best workaround considering limitations of the current system but by no means is it a fix for proper blindspot detection. You would still have to look at two screens (mirror and console) that are not located near each other.
The lack of a blind spot light is a huge oversight in a car of this price range. The lowest models of every other make have this simple tech.
ElectricLee
Member
All. All interesting posts. In the end, the car should warn me with an alarm when I am about to hit someone in my blind spot. It didn’t. It should. Tesla, please please fix this. As far a side mirrors, I don’t see the need for lights on them. Let’s start with an alarm please.
youngmcdonald
Member
Toyota Prius is possibly the best im
Beeping anytime is annoying I agree with you there.
But what you say here is interesting - are you saying that the car will beep if:
A car is detected in your blind spot AND You are about to change into that lane AND blinker is on
If the above is right without any autopilot engaged, then I stand corrected and then it’s at least somewhat helpful. Still, I would say that there should be an alert even if the blinker is not on and you’re swerving into a lane with a vehicle in the blind spot.
Beeping anytime is annoying I agree with you there.
But what you say here is interesting - are you saying that the car will beep if:
A car is detected in your blind spot AND You are about to change into that lane AND blinker is on
If the above is right without any autopilot engaged, then I stand corrected and then it’s at least somewhat helpful. Still, I would say that there should be an alert even if the blinker is not on and you’re swerving into a lane with a vehicle in the blind spot.
A simple light in the side mirror would be sufficient. I don't want to look at a screen in the center of the dash to determine whether a car is in my blind spot over my shoulder.
If you turn on your blinker with a car next to you, the display turns red. If you start to move over, it beeps. If you keep moving over it will try to steer you back. If you force the car to hit the car next to you... it's kinda your fault at that point.
youngmcdonald
Member
Totally. It’s just that the alert should still sound without turn blinker on. It probably does? It’s not safe to test that use case anyway.
SammichLover
Banned
I'm rather.....unconvinced about ability to truly use them while not "tak[ing] my eyes from the road in front of me", that has the scent of self-delusion about it. Certainly in the daytime.
The people that rely on them in place of actually checking blindspots scare the crap out of me that I'm sharing the road with them. They aren't anywhere near 100% reliable. Although it isn't the only reason someone might accidentally try to lane change over top of you, it is fairly easy to have dynamic relative movement between the vehicles that ends with you in the blindspot but not triggering those detectors.
If you change lanes without your blinker into another car, it will beep and move you back.
Let me understand this. As a family fun game you decided to drive in a driver’s blind spot to see how often his/her car’s blind spot recognition system would succeed or fail to recognise you? You did this fifteen times or so?
Am I the only one who thinks this is a bad idea?
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TaoJones
Beyond Driven
You must not live in or around Los Angeles...
ElectricLee
Member
Wait, you have a FAST Tesla Model 3 that can over take most ICE cars! Take control and change lanes like a Boss!
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