Beware using Summons. I could see my car, and it turned right into a concrete column. Anyone had any luck in getting Tesla pay for this obvious flaw?
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Summons crashed my car into a column
- Thread starter Tam1
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It is definitely listed as beta. You had to accept the agreement before enabling.
You are the driver, sorry, hopefully your insurance will cover
You are the driver, sorry, hopefully your insurance will cover
powertoold
Active Member
Cheburashka
Active Member
Doubt they will cover it. You're suppose to be mindful of the vehicle actions and halt it before it runs into something.
Summon moves slowly. Why didn't you notice the steering wheel pointing towards the column?
btw, this situation totally sucks, I'm not blaming you so much as covering how this scenario will be perceived. There's a lot of disclaimers for this reason.
Summon moves slowly. Why didn't you notice the steering wheel pointing towards the column?
btw, this situation totally sucks, I'm not blaming you so much as covering how this scenario will be perceived. There's a lot of disclaimers for this reason.
boonedocks
MS LR Blk/Blk 19”
diplomat33
Average guy who loves autonomous vehicles
If you could see your car, why did you not stop Smart Summon before it hit the column? And you are responsible for Smart Summon so no, Tesla is not liable for any damages.
jkoya
NA2 NSX
Sorry to see this happen to your new car. I would have cringed if I heard the crunching sound ....
kkillebrew
Banned
OUCH!! So sorry. I did the same thing to my front passenger door with an 18 inch high pillar that I could not see, but I was not using summon. No sensor warning at all. Insurance covered mine without hesitation. You need to report it to your insurance, because that will cost way north of $10K to repair.
Title should read “I crashed my car into a column”
You are 100% responsible for the actions of your vehicle at all times when you are in control (that includes pushing the “summon” button)
You are 100% responsible for the actions of your vehicle at all times when you are in control (that includes pushing the “summon” button)
I have a new M3 for all of 3 weeks, still learning about what the car can and can't do. Like the OP I am surprised at what the car DOESN'T see sometimes and that it doesn't have sonar sensors on the sides as it does on the front and back. The angle of the cameras makes it very easy for things close up to be missed.
As for this incident, maybe people can be a little less judgemental? Based on the pictures, I could understand thinking the car will see the pillar and not turn into it while backing up. If the driver was on the other side, even with it moving slowly I bet that happened really quick
I tried using SS to have my car back out of my driveway and come down to me all of 2-3 houses away. Instead of exiting the driveway then turning onto the street, it backed up a few feet then turned and would have driven over the grass and off the curb over a metal drain. The car would have bottomed out. Again, I get it, the car didn't "see" the driveway per se and since there were no obstacles it wanted to turn. I just think we give it too much credit sometimes when it still needs to mature.
As for this incident, maybe people can be a little less judgemental? Based on the pictures, I could understand thinking the car will see the pillar and not turn into it while backing up. If the driver was on the other side, even with it moving slowly I bet that happened really quick
I tried using SS to have my car back out of my driveway and come down to me all of 2-3 houses away. Instead of exiting the driveway then turning onto the street, it backed up a few feet then turned and would have driven over the grass and off the curb over a metal drain. The car would have bottomed out. Again, I get it, the car didn't "see" the driveway per se and since there were no obstacles it wanted to turn. I just think we give it too much credit sometimes when it still needs to mature.
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