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UV does not add much heat, but it does damage skin. Infrared reflection is what is needed. 3M claims their Crystalline films reflect 69% of the solar energy. I was thinking about metalized films but 3M seems to imply that metalized film will actually degrade wifi and cellular connectivity! Right...

File complaint with Better Business Bureau ? I am thinking that kind of blinking could cause seizures in some people.

I am just making sure my credit card's dispute department remains employed in this recession ! ;)

Update: After 1500 Odometer miles, the max charge shows 267 miles. Maybe my long 180 miles freeway trips are being taken into account by the algorithm ?

A word of warning about Ebay Tesla Gen 3 chargers sold by Discount_xxx. Tesla has confirmed to me that they are defective chargers that have been replaced under warranty, and they are trying to pass them off as reconditioned usable chargers.

Only 3 genuine phantom braking?? Wait till you get phantom lane changing when the closes cars are at least a mile ahead of you! I find it amusing..

Ghosts have pedestrian rights too! haha! >.<

So, what about an exterior heat-reflecting film?

I used to have sheepskin seat covers when I lived in AZ. That prevents leg burns and feels less sweaty than vinyl or fake leather. Tinting will keep the heat out in summer and the heat in during winter, so the brochures say. I am actually looking into this, but since you asked the questions, I...

Be careful in TACC mode when you pass the car ahead that has just turned off into a side road. It tagged me for a collision warning and torpedoed my near-perfect safety score. This matters bc it added about $4 to my Tesla insurance premium!

NOTE: I am NOT defending the failings of Autopilot. I just read that a lot of people expectations of Autopilot to be close to perfect. Autopilots fail miserably in multimillion dollars airliners, and in Billion dollar Boeing spaceships that have a dedicated team of real-time human monitors. To...

Time stamp it, and send it to Tesla Service. They told me that time stamps speed up the process.

Has your foot on the accelerator, and press it when you feel a slow down. With a little practice, it becomes a no-brainer. That’s what you do to a regular car when you start on a up-hill road.

I don’t disagree with you. Remember to file “Bug reports”. And hope Tesla programmers make updates. Here are a few high lights: 1. On clear freeway left lane with a slight curve to left. It slows abruptly from 55 to 30, then proceeds to stutter along. I let it do this only bc I knew it was clear...

I would agree with you that optical illusion can trick Tesla Vision. I have gotten many Sentry alerts where is is clearly a well defined shadow on a wall that has crossed in front of the camera view. It does surprise me that any engineer-minded person would think that vision is all that is...

I had the option when I originally put in CT order. I think I did it on week one, so maybe Tesla removed that option later on. You know how Tesla changes that kinda stuff with little notice.

I am amazed at the collision warnings that I am getting and the undue hesitancy of Autopilot. The one that really bugs me is: During manual drive: When the car ahead of me is turning off to the right into a driveway or road, etc and I get a collision warning. The only way that I could possible...

B737Max certification is a fraud, and so far, so is level 3 automation for road cars, be it Mercedes or Tesla. I think I made myself very clear on that in my reply which you appear to have not read when I said, level 3 automation for $15,000 is a dubious claim. The difference is that even...

Did you know that you can get ticketed for going the speed limit? Road conditions that make it unacceptable for going the speed limit will get you a ticket! Sounds crazy, but it's true. For example, excess rain, ice, and obstructions like stopped cars on the freeway. Yes, you can be ticketed for...

Haha! I feel your pain - that time when T3 decided to hard brake and then tagged me for the collision risk, or that time when it didn't see the low trailer and I hard braked to prevent a collision and it tagged me!

Yes. I get those same problems. Added, when a car ahead has pulled into a driveway or side road, the T3 slows down like it is supposed to but just takes forever to reaccelerate. I get honks, but whatever. These are not phantom brake issues, just overly conservative programming. It also gets...

There are setting for collision risk and following distance that will soften the effects of braking. I think the brakes are just too effective for the car. However, a few more miles and brake use will take the edge out of the new brake pads, and make it better. It's a known fact that new brake...

I do agree with you that the T3 has aged a little. When Tesla said they were going to replace the steering wheel with a yoke, I thought: fighter joystick with multi-function keys, voice command, and HUD or a smart visor. Instead, we got a sad excuse of a toaster waffle for a steering wheel. Even...

I find that my T3 does badly on one stretch of road and two junctions. The curve is a one-way two-lane road but parking on the left and right (who designs roads like this!!) I think the T3 freaks out and slows down thinking it is an imminent head-on collision with the parked cars because it does...

Phantom braking is over-hyped by people who expect too much and don't pay attention to driving at the best of times. But it does exist, and that's why you need to pay attention to driving. My Prius which has a crash alert and braking does an even worst job; it happily trucks along even though...

Tesla insurance ding me for head braking on autopilot!! It was happy following another car but that car suddenly changed lanes, so my T3 accelerated. The car that just changed lanes was very close to the car ahead. And my T3 freaked out, flashing a crash alert in the same way my grandma would...

Sorry that you had to downgrade, but whatever it takes to make one's self happy!

Every penny counts! Luckily for me, our utility has a voluntary program where I elect to only charge my T3 at the low period. It's all automatic. I plug my car in and it only charges when it is off-peak, and I get $30 off my bill per period. I don't have to be on the per-hour plan.

So, I started reporting “bug” by voice command to Tesla about some strange designed junctions near me bc the T3 responds inappropriately. I am getting less of them now. May be you could try to report it shortly after it occurs. Thinking if you report it enough times, they may adjust the programming.

BUT it’s YOUR responsibility as a driver to avoid hitting stuff that is supposed to be on the highway! That Tesla did NOT fall off the back of a truck! Just as it is the responsibility of every Tesla driver to pay attention to their car! It’s NOT a robotic car! You created a fake argument (straw...

I agree with you on both accounts. Hands on sensor on the steering wheel would be better. Rain sensor would be nice too- maybe it matters less on the new higher definition cameras. But camera on face - no, that’s too intrusive. The only time I want camera on face is when it is someone else...

Have you tried reducing the collision risk safety limit? My T3 seems to panic less when cars pull out from side streets into the narrow lanes next to me.

@cwerdna What are you disagreeing about. Some hints, like language, would be helpful! I mean, for a while, the Zero was the top fighter of its time. Additionally, have a Chinese national who was also a superstar celebrity in Asia, Jackie Chan, endorse a Japanese product was akin to MLK endorsing...

I would also like to add that when the red light flashes on a gasoline car, the remaining range can mean anything. If the remaining miles displayed were to go by, I have driven cars with antimatter energy as the fuel zeroed out 10 miles ago, sometimes more, and other times I need to pull out the...

Thanks for the reply. I read up on a related thread that posted a battery discharge curve, and a discussion about the BMS. The book does say to charge it to 100% at least once a month. This would be consistent with the BMS calibration. In the same way, we were advised to fully discharge the...

I agree with you on the poor implementation of "hands on steering wheel". I get so many cautions when my hands are clearly on the steering wheel. It is annoying having to tug on the steering wheel all the time. But, camera on face is just intrusive. What if you are like my friend who insists on...

I read that too. Thanks

Thanks for the info!👍

I saw the old 2013 thread, but am looking for an updated consensus on a 2023 SR. Tesla manual says to charge it to 100% at least once a month, and when I set it to 80-90% bc I heard Musk say so the app warns me to charge it to 100% for battery longevity. 🤔

Have tried a hard reboot? That's a power-down button from the control screen inside car. The other interesting comment you made was about only charging it to 80%. Maybe it is battery type difference. My manual says to charge it to 100% at least once a month, AND every time I set it to 80-90%...

Easy way to show stress in glass. Use a polarizing lens (like your polarised sunglasses). Any stress on the glass will show was swirls or distortions of a different color or shade. This technique is used in astronomy telescope lenses and mirror making. Sometimes, the glass comes out of the mold...

I hope the CT arrives soon. When I told my wife I was taking delivery and bringing the T3 home, she had a smile from ear to ear. When she saw it, her words were, "But I thought it was going to be silver, shiny, and wedged-shaped.." My bad for losing patience over the CT, but now, we are...

I agree with you on all those issues. I used to drive a multi-million dollar vehicles whose autopilot has tried to kill me and my passengers so many times it has become routine. AP drives like an old grandma. Way too conservative, but I am set to "Chill", max following distance, and brake on...

It's interesting that you wish AP could predict traffic like a human does. I believe that it does.. like, my Grandma. She freaks out when a semi passes by in the next lane, doesn't slow down until she is almost up the tailpipe of the vehicle ahead then backsaway (because she couldn't see it...

Wow! Look at all the idiots behind the Tesla causing the accident and pile-up. WiIl the NTSB open an inquiry into why all those human drivers behind the Tesla on why the human software (organic brain) behind all those vehicles failed to stop in time?? Oh right, they already did, and issued a...

Be prepared for when it happens. At a steady 30mph, it was happily aiming for a central curb in a left 70ish degrees bend. I took over controls. When merging from the right side onto a freeway that has a left bend, it took me so close to the freeway wall on my right that I took over control. I...

Road is clearly marked as 20mph and it did slow down from a previous 30mph zone. The speed limit did show up clearly on the display. That particular section of the road has a left bend, so I am thinking that AP thinks the parked vehicles are opposition direction cars and heading towards me...

I stole this cartoon just to point out that you have a vendetta against Autopilot on just about everything I have read you post. It was the cars behind the Tesla that caused the pile-up. Any car can malfunction and stop on a freeway lane, like my good old Buick. QUIT BEING A TROLL< COME BACK TO...

I like that cartoon. I will happily steal it, like everyone else on social media.. ;)

Maybe it is subliminal, people are confessing to trying to break something. Psychologists say that people feel a sense of intense joy or satisfaction when something perceived as great, be it a person or object, breaks or falls from grace. The feeling is amplified if they are actively involved in...