Auto Wipers

[kpanda17]

AP is more than cruise
Tesla Vision has to be able to see
Need wipers to see

 

[Tony Hoyle]

It's not *much* more than cruise.. it follows the white lines and avoids hitting the car in front. Same as every other manufacturer these days.

Also AP didn't need wipers until last year..

 

[kpanda17]

This does not follow the road

If you are talking Merc and BMW and their version following the road, that’s a different price point vehicle
My M3RWD at $38K follows the road and stops on traffic
No one has AP road following, stopping in traffic at $38K

 

[MrT3]

If you are talking Merc and BMW and their version following the road, that’s a different price point vehicle
My M3RWD at $38K follows the road and stops on traffic
No one has AP road following, stopping in traffic at $38K

Toyota is quite behind the European manufacturers with some of these features in terms of performance but sub £32k Toyota's in the UK have:

Lane Trace Assist​

Our Lane Trace Assist System is designed to make motorway driving safer. It keeps you centred in your lane and if you start to drift from it, steering assist will gently steer your car to correct its course.

Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control​

This system keeps you at a minimum pre-set distance from the vehicle in front. If this distance falls, the system reduces your speed and applies the brake, with brake lights activated. It can also bring your vehicle to a complete stop should the preceding vehicle stop ahead.


VW etc all have similar features in vehicles that cost less than a Tesla M3RWD.

 

[UncleCreepy]

AP needs clear windshield to work

Correct, but that's not my point. Apart from the drops running over the camera eye (which they would do in the rain no matter what) my windshield is always clean because of the Aquapel treatment. That's not just an assumption. My car has no problem in the rain with AP on and windshield wipers off, and neither do I.

I'm just trying to figure out if the latest software still insists that auto wipers are mandatory while using AP. If that's the case, I'm not going to update.

 

[Zilla91]

AP is more than cruise

correct, it's a combination of adaptive cruise control and lane keeping. The same thing countless manufacturers offer without stipulating that you must have auto wipers running.

 

[kpanda17]

The are using LiDAR?

 

[yessuz]

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This does not follow the road

If you are talking Merc and BMW and their version following the road, that’s a different price point vehicle

what? well, that is true. 330e was ~10k less than Tesla.

My M3RWD at $38K follows the road and stops on traffic

Like literally each and every other adaptive cruise control.. cars are doing this since 90s?

No one has AP road following, stopping in traffic at $38K

except they do. but hey. copium is strong.

 

[yessuz]

The are using LiDAR?

Some do, dome do not. who cares? even if it has poor gnomes sitting there and doing stuff - who gives a *sugar*, really? fact is that only tesla has a mandatory auto wipers