Smart Summon now out in Australia

[Grenadine]

Why would you whinge about more functionality being added for free? If you don't like it don't use it. For me, it is amazing and will save me getting wet when it rains every time. I would get no use out of 'submarine mode' but I won't whinge if we all get it.

 

[Grenadine]

UK NoA very buggy - would not hold our breaths for big roll out

 

[Hairyman]

I’m still thinking the main use case for smart summon is when it is pouring rain. The car coming to you will mean you get less wet. I admit that is a limited use case.

 

[TASKA9]

I’m still thinking the main use case for smart summon is when it is pouring rain. The car coming to you will mean you get less wet. I admit that is a limited use case.

I imagined one day my car will drop me at a venue's entrance. Then it's off its way looking for its own parking space. When I am leaving the place it would come to pick me up from wherever it parked.

Or by that time, I wouldn't be owning a car. A robotaxi would come and pick me up instead, in the busy parking lot. Or perhaps, by that time, there would be no parking lot.

Wouldn't that be a wonderful world?

 

[SaturnV]

Party pooper.

That's me! I find Fart mode more useful, and I can do that better myself too!

 

[Techno-phile]

Melb Tesla Matt on Twitter

Something that I do want to confirm though is that whether we are likely to be fined for using this in public?

Good point - in USA smart summon is only legal on Private land, I think.
Do AU Road Rules apply in shopping centre car parks, even if classified as private land.

 

[paulp]

I imagined one day my car will drop me at a venue's entrance. Then it's off its way looking for its own parking space. When I am leaving the place it would come to pick me up from wherever it parked.

Or by that time, I wouldn't be owning a car. A robotaxi would come and pick me up instead, in the busy parking lot. Or perhaps, by that time, there would be no parking lot.

Wouldn't that be a wonderful world?

I’m not sure why you think not owning a car and always using a filthy smelly taxi is a wonderful world? Putting the word robo in front wont make them cleaner or more pleasant to be in.

 

[LDCRS]

Smart summon is a stepping stone (albeit it in its infancy) to achieving true FSD. More than happy to be a Guinea pig and I love the 'gimmick'

 

[TASKA9]

I’m not sure why you think not owning a car and always using a filthy smelly taxi is a wonderful world? Putting the word robo in front wont make them cleaner or more pleasant to be in.

Someone mentioned that out good point to me once before. I hardly use any taxi services so I wouldn't have much thought about it.

I also hardly drive. And the thought of owning no car had come across my mind so may time before I reserved this car.

Perhaps there would be a system where the car can detect vomit or bodily fluids. And it allows you to choose ones that are clean. Or a premium service of sort, golden member robotaxi ... Imagine ....

 

[TASKA9]

That's me! I find Fart mode more useful, and I can do that better myself too!

I love fart jokes. But do we know each other well enough that we could laugh at each other fart?

Hmmmm sorry folks. A bit off topic.

 

[Grenadine]

It does seem the roll out of this patch is exceedingly slow.

 

[Hairyman]

Seems to be getting on with it on Teslafi this evening. Rolled out to about 6% of the fleet this evening.

 

[Kiwiadventure]

Yep, gimmick. Can't believe everyone is so keen to show off what will be a mostly useless and annoying feature, especially if used in car parks, shopping areas etc getting in everyone's way. This will be another "disrupter" technology, just walk peeps.

Lighten up its fun and no other vehicle manufacture vehicles can do this.

 

[sabretooth]

It's a gimmick, but it's a fun gimmick. No regrets.

 

[Hairyman]

Big roll out of 2019.36.2 today if TeslaStats and TeslaFi populations reflect the general fleet

 

[sabretooth]

Australian rollout still seems yet to have resumed.

 

[Hairyman]

 

[meowsers]

Australian rollout still seems yet to have resumed.

I have this sinking feeling, that somehow the smart summon rollout was a mistake and they won’t be rolling it out to us. Hope I’m proven wrong,

 

[Hairyman]

I have this sinking feeling, that somehow the smart summon rollout was a mistake and they won’t be rolling it out to us. Hope I’m proven wrong,

Seems mostly US and EU, although one of the NZ crew got it today.

 

[Mike75d]

I don't believe smart summon is a gimmick, it's a beta testing version of FSD and this kind of driving completes the percentage of driving that AP and Nav on AP can't currently do. With all 3 together, this makes up a very raw form of FSD that still needs refinement but they have to start somewhere.
It's been a long wait for Tesla to put resources into FSD as many of us paid years ago but I understand the Model 3 production ramp was do or die and at least now some real FSD feature are becoming available.