[UK] 2022.44

[Durzel]

in my opinion auto main beam still isn’t what I’d call “great” or even acceptable given the value of the car, but it’s not so bad anymore where it’s an actual liability and inconceivably bad for a technology that exists in a car built after 2010. It’s passable enough that I don’t mind it being forced on now.

It still turns off and on a bit too slow for my liking, but it is broadly in keeping with other vehicles I encounter now, and crucially it isn’t annoying people to the point that they are flashing me for being an inconsiderate end.

The biggest improvement I’ve noticed is that it now sees vehicles from behind a decent distance away, a good 1/4 mile at least, so it’s not blinding them.

Turning off at chevrons and coming on in the centre of towns and villages continues to be annoying, though.

 

[goRt]

in my opinion auto main beam still isn’t what I’d call “great” or even acceptable given the value of the car, but it’s not so bad anymore where it’s an actual liability and inconceivably bad for a technology that exists in a car built after 2010. It’s passable enough that I don’t mind it being forced on now.

It still turns off and on a bit too slow for my liking, but it is broadly in keeping with other vehicles I encounter now, and crucially it isn’t annoying people to the point that they are flashing me for being an inconsiderate end.

The biggest improvement I’ve noticed is that it now sees vehicles from behind a decent distance away, a good 1/4 mile at least, so it’s not blinding them.

Turning off at chevrons and coming on in the centre of towns and villages continues to be annoying, though.

"Great" will be the activation of the matrix

 

[browellm]

"Great" will be the activation of the matrix

*If* this ever happens, I think we're in for disappointment. The resolution of the TESLA name projection in the light show is pretty cruddy and doesn't seem anything like as refined as the latest Audi/Polestar benchmarks. Hope to be wrong!

 

[goRt]

*If* this ever happens, I think we're in for disappointment. The resolution of the TESLA name projection in the light show is pretty cruddy and doesn't seem anything like as refined as the latest Audi/Polestar benchmarks. Hope to be wrong!

It's the same pixel count as Audi et al

 

[browellm]

It's the same pixel count as Audi et al

OK. Is there any reason why the Tesla logo looks so diffuse and crap?

 

[Zilla91]

OK. Is there any reason why the Tesla logo looks so diffuse and crap?

Because Audi have experts and Tesla have grads who have no expertise

 

[kelvin 660]

Remember, when looking at the Tesla logo on the wall it is the inverse to how Audi work. In the Audi case, they are turning off pixels to avoid the car in front, whereas Tesla are turning on pixels to light up the logo.

 

[browellm]

Remember, when looking at the Tesla logo on the wall it is the inverse to how Audi work. In the Audi case, they are turning off pixels to avoid the car in front, whereas Tesla are turning on pixels to light up the logo.

Haven't you seen some of the image projection capabilities of the Audi light system? Must dig out the video and post it later.

 

[goRt]

The way I see it, now that vehicle recognition for AHB is largely solved, it should be a trivial exercise to translate that to matrix pixels to deactivate and, subsequently, throw an AI at it for per car fine-tuning

Just in time for the Christmas release ;-)

 

[browellm]

The way I see it, now that vehicle recognition for AHB is largely solved, it should be a trivial exercise to translate that to matrix pixels to deactivate and, subsequently, throw an AI at it for per car fine-tuning

Just in time for the Christmas release ;-)

Fingers crossed.

 

[goRt]

Fingers crossed.

That's impressive, the best we're likely to get is the polestar 2 implementation

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

The way I see it, now that vehicle recognition for AHB is largely solved, it should be a trivial exercise to translate that to matrix pixels to deactivate and, subsequently, throw an AI at it for per car fine-tuning

Just in time for the Christmas release ;-)

I think once the single stack AP arrives and they have the engine that identifies every car, person and wheelie bin around you with decent accuracy and in real time, I think they’ll have all the building blocks to do it. How quickly they do is another matter, but I’d prefer this and wait longer for city streets driving.

 

[ChrisInTheCar]

I had the 44.25.3 release last night, and went for a long ish drive this morning. Wipers seem to be ok, for now. Less skittish that's for sure.... What was a problem was the lane change warning. I indicated, and changed lanes, and the car started beeping and trying to put me back in the lane - no other cars around. Conversely, when I did change lane without indicating, not a peep from the car.

On a less serious note, I'm glad Apple Music has radio, but I wish it would show was currently on the stations instead of a static image, and being able to access previous radio shows a bit easier wouldn't go amiss. The .3 update made AM feel quicker though. Might be imagining it.

 

[thax1]

That's impressive, the best we're likely to get is the polestar 2 implementation

Mine will be the one at 0:59 seconds in that clip coming the other way getting flashed by everyone.

 

[scdoubleu]

That's impressive, the best we're likely to get is the polestar 2 implementation

Had those lights on my previous car - XC60. They were ok, but using a mechanical shutter always seemed to me like a recipe for a big repair bill when the mechanism inevitably fails. ISTR a replacement headlight unit was well north of £700, plus labour.

Matrix lights for the win.

 

[Zilla91]

Fingers crossed.

Yeah but does the Audi have fart noises and do a pointless light show? No, I didn’t think so

 

[Adopado]

It's the same pixel count as Audi et al

Do the Tesla lights use 1.3 million pixels? (That's the Audi spec in the video ... I know nothing about such things ...)

 

[Redbaron73]

Do the Tesla lights use 1.3 million pixels? (That's the Audi spec in the video ... I know nothing about such things ...)

Having just come from Audi Q8 with matrix - they are great lights but only certain RS/Etrons do the full light show. From what I can see of the Tesla lights on mine I think they are not far off what the Q8 ones could do in terms of real world opposed to party tricks

 

[Artiste]

Having just come from Audi Q8 with matrix - they are great lights but only certain RS/Etrons do the full light show. From what I can see of the Tesla lights on mine I think they are not far off what the Q8 ones could do in terms of real world opposed to party tricks

Given that Tesla lights aren’t even matrix yet I don’t see how you can even begin to compare the two. Even after the latest updates, which have after more than three years finally improved AHB on my M3, the matrix lights on my A6 are still in a different league. Tesla have still got a long way to go before they get even close.

Tesla are the manufacturer of party tricks, which they seem to prioritise over real world meaningful improvements to their cars.

 

[Adopado]

Given that Tesla lights aren’t even matrix yet

I belive they have been matrix for quite some time. They are not used to their potential but they are technically matrix (unlike the ones in my own earlier car ...)