and after the car started moving, the driver did what exactly?
Nothing?
"The vehicle surged forward and hit a gate"
BS
Nothing?
"The vehicle surged forward and hit a gate"
BS
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Tesla Model 3 - Cruise Control Software Issue - but its BETA!!!
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He didn't say how close the car was to the gate. If it was within 2 meters it was probably hard to react in time.
Knightshade
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Yup... and the damage (from the 1 pic anyway) looks very very very minor so that's likely it...
Seems the "was not actually in park but hold, and no foot on brake, and engaged TACC (not AP) thinking they were putting it into drive (even though this requires foot on brake to actually do which would make you unable to engage TACC" fits all described circumstances.
The gate has enough gaps/holes that maybe it saw it enough in the hold spot to think it was a car and let tacc engage, but when it moved it didn't see it as a car anymore.
Lots of ways to avoid to varying degrees.... probably the most basic/fundamental thing would be this:
If the car is stopped- there's no reason to EVER touch that stick if your foot is not on the brake- unless you are intentionally wanting to engage TACC/AP behind a stopped vehicle.
1. acceleration from standstill is week - for first 2 meters it takes more than a second
2. what kind of gate was that so the car didn't see it and refused to move at all?
Go into your model 3 and try to replicate the accident...
1 or 2 seconds is really short time if something you don't expect happens, ie. car goes forward when you turn on the wipers. The damages on the bumper in OP's picture seem very minor which indicates the car was not moving very fast. So I was assuming the car was very close to the gate. It could have been 30 centimeter from the gate. If the gate is remote control or key pad operated, it won't open even if you say 'open sesame'.
I do not replicate other people's accident unlike some people.
Maybe you should try it and see if you can get any more damage than what OP's picture shows.
ps. you are on my ignore list now.
DopeGhoti
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It doesn't take a licensed private investigator or bar-certified prosecutor to know that two things, one of which requires the brake to be pressed and one which requires it not be pressed, did not both happen at the same time.
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