Speed Limiter

[Ripple]

Test drove a 3 and a Y back to back on Saturday. It turns out the French government will chip in 6000€ to the cost of a standard 3. So although we marginally preferred the Y we couldn't resist the deal on the 3 and ordered one.
But here's the thing, here in Europe roads are crowded and there are speed enforcement cameras everywhere. And every time you are caught you lose points on your driving license. Lose too many and you get a ban. So, for the past nearly 20 years every car I've owned has had a speed limiter - Jeeps, Renaults, Peugeots, Mercedes ... So I set a limit which means I can slow down by lifting my foot for rural bends, pedestrians, other hazards ... and when it's safe I can speed up again whilst not being in danger of breaking the law. And when the posted limit changes, with one touch I can change the limit in the car.
I now find that Teslas don't do this.
Should I cancel my order?

 

[Jo060]

Test drove a 3 and a Y back to back on Saturday. It turns out the French government will chip in 6000€ to the cost of a standard 3. So although we marginally preferred the Y we couldn't resist the deal on the 3 and ordered one.
But here's the thing, here in Europe roads are crowded and there are speed enforcement cameras everywhere. And every time you are caught you lose points on your driving license. Lose too many and you get a ban. So, for the past nearly 20 years every car I've owned has had a speed limiter - Jeeps, Renaults, Peugeots, Mercedes ... So I set a limit which means I can slow down by lifting my foot for rural bends, pedestrians, other hazards ... and when it's safe I can speed up again whilst not being in danger of breaking the law. And when the posted limit changes, with one touch I can change the limit in the car.
I now find that Teslas don't do this.
Should I cancel my order?

That's something only you can answer.
If you feel that you lack the self control to let off of the throttle on your own to avoid points and that will keep you from purchasing a vehicle... There is your answer.

 

[Ripple]

My problem is that I have trained myself over the years to reset the limit every time I pass a sign and then not worry about speeding. Gonna have to re-educate my muscle memory I guess.

 

[civicdrivr]

You can set up speed warnings that will let you know - either visually or audibly - that you are over the limit.

 

[jjrandorin]

Should I cancel my order?

If this is a must have feature, that you require on your vehicle in order to drive it, then yes.

 

[PianoAl]

In some circumstances, the car will slow to 5 mph over the limit automatically.

That you can't tell the car to automatically change to the speed limit in all circumstances is a mystery to me.

 

[Anfield Kiddo]

Test drove a 3 and a Y back to back on Saturday. It turns out the French government will chip in 6000€ to the cost of a standard 3. So although we marginally preferred the Y we couldn't resist the deal on the 3 and ordered one.
But here's the thing, here in Europe roads are crowded and there are speed enforcement cameras everywhere. And every time you are caught you lose points on your driving license. Lose too many and you get a ban. So, for the past nearly 20 years every car I've owned has had a speed limiter - Jeeps, Renaults, Peugeots, Mercedes ... So I set a limit which means I can slow down by lifting my foot for rural bends, pedestrians, other hazards ... and when it's safe I can speed up again whilst not being in danger of breaking the law. And when the posted limit changes, with one touch I can change the limit in the car.
I now find that Teslas don't do this.
Should I cancel my order?

Indeed, I have a tesla model 3 and very annoying that given all the technology geeks that TESLA said, a simple maximum speed limiter is a no no.. all cars I have driven in the past 10 years - all have such speed limiter function.

 

[PianoAl]

>And when the posted limit changes, with one touch I can change the limit in the car.
I now find that Teslas don't do this.

If you tap the speed limit sign on the display, it will do exactly this.

I'd prefer that it do it without that one tap.

 

[animorph]

We certainly use TACC around town to match our speed to the limit. You just have to leave your foot off the pedal when you want your limited speed. You still have accelerator control, and can actually cause the car to go slower than the set maximum without leaving TACC. It's easy to dial the speed you want, but mostly I just brake to slow for a corner and re-enable TACC when I'm ready. If the speed limit changes I hold the shift stalk down for about 3 seconds to reset the maximum speed, or spin the right-hand wheel as needed. I haven't nailed the speed icon touch yet.

We're setting our max speed to the limit + 8 MPH, but you can set AP for +0 MPH if that's what you need.

It's a slightly different process, but I don't think it's any harder to implement than a traditional speed limiter.

 

[MLXXXp]

If you tap the speed limit sign on the display, it will do exactly this.

I'd prefer that it do it without that one tap.

As @animorph said, you can also press and hold the right stalk down at the first position for a few seconds to do this. I find this easier than locating and pressing the speed limit sign on the touchscreen.

 

[PianoAl]

As @animorph said, you can also press and hold the right stalk down at the first position for a few seconds to do this. I find this easier than locating and pressing the speed limit sign on the touchscreen.

I missed that. Thanks.

 

[Randy-12]

My problem is that I have trained myself over the years to reset the limit every time I pass a sign and then not worry about speeding. Gonna have to re-educate my muscle memory I guess.

Check out the manual, it may have your answer

Model 3 Owner's Manual | Tesla

Learn about Speed Assist and its specifications.

www.tesla.com

Speed Assist​