I've been reading the posts (of which there are many!) about Vision-Only MY's. I am a huge fan of EAP/FSD, and use it daily. I will state that while many of you experience "phantom braking", I rarely have that issue. I've got dozens of thousands of miles using AP and NoAP, and can state that I truly love this feature! Upon reading other's experiences, I feel like I must be very lucky. This is not to say that I have not had issues... I certainly have. However, I am always at the ready, and am always visually aware as to the type of things that I believe make my AP react in a more different, or uncomfortable, way than I would if I wasn't on AP.
I admittedly know little about the components that make AP work, but I believe my model/build has radar as part of the process. I haven't been on this forum for a few months, and seeing this "Vision Only" bunch of threads has me thinking "Is this an option when purchasing an MY, or is there a way to be sure the model I build has radar?"
This is a question I asked of the salesperson with which I was dealing. I got a 'non-answer'... so I turn to this forum for help. What I was told, was: "all Y's come with radar, it's just disabled at the moment" - to - "they have discontinued installing radar, as the vision-only version is better". These are two distinctly different answers.
I've had such great luck with my X's AP (with radar?) that I am now hesitating getting a new Y without radar.
If you're wondering "why the heck would he trade his car that he's had almost zero problems with?!?"... The simple answer is 'retirement'. We will be moving in to one of our condos that has underground parking with individual dedicated charging in the parking space. Being a new building, it's quite tight in said garage, and my wife is afraid she'll hit a barrier and ruin "my baby". The Y is ever-so-slightly smaller overall, and we've determined that it will be easier for her to park.
I admittedly know little about the components that make AP work, but I believe my model/build has radar as part of the process. I haven't been on this forum for a few months, and seeing this "Vision Only" bunch of threads has me thinking "Is this an option when purchasing an MY, or is there a way to be sure the model I build has radar?"
This is a question I asked of the salesperson with which I was dealing. I got a 'non-answer'... so I turn to this forum for help. What I was told, was: "all Y's come with radar, it's just disabled at the moment" - to - "they have discontinued installing radar, as the vision-only version is better". These are two distinctly different answers.
I've had such great luck with my X's AP (with radar?) that I am now hesitating getting a new Y without radar.
If you're wondering "why the heck would he trade his car that he's had almost zero problems with?!?"... The simple answer is 'retirement'. We will be moving in to one of our condos that has underground parking with individual dedicated charging in the parking space. Being a new building, it's quite tight in said garage, and my wife is afraid she'll hit a barrier and ruin "my baby". The Y is ever-so-slightly smaller overall, and we've determined that it will be easier for her to park.