Picked up new MY Saturday. Was driving today on divided four lane state highway. Median separated the double lanes had trees of all sizes, most fairly large.
Car was on cruise, but not autopilot; 60mph. Out of the left corner of my eye, I caught a decent sized tree leaf beginning to tumble downwards from a tree ahead in the median. It was not a huge leaf, but not a small maple or similar. The wind caught the leaf and caused it to do some type of loop, and about the same time it apparently entered the field of view of the MY camera. The car immediately heavily braked from 60mph to 30 in about 2 seconds. The car then started to re-accelerate, but the leaf again triggered in the camera's field of view and the car braked again, but only from 40 to 30. Needless to say the first brake nearly caused a change of my pants. I didn't understand what was happening, but I did see the leaf and began to comprehend that it had caused the sudden braking. The second braking with the leaf in full view confirmed what my first thought was not able to instantly process.
Needless to say, I was highly surprised and nearly dumbfounded. Did that just happen? I was lucky there was no one closely following as for sure they'd probably have rear ended me (since I braked suddenly for seemingly nothing).
I don't have video of the event. I still should probably inform Tesla ?, but not sure what they'd do with the info, if anything. Thoughts?
Car was on cruise, but not autopilot; 60mph. Out of the left corner of my eye, I caught a decent sized tree leaf beginning to tumble downwards from a tree ahead in the median. It was not a huge leaf, but not a small maple or similar. The wind caught the leaf and caused it to do some type of loop, and about the same time it apparently entered the field of view of the MY camera. The car immediately heavily braked from 60mph to 30 in about 2 seconds. The car then started to re-accelerate, but the leaf again triggered in the camera's field of view and the car braked again, but only from 40 to 30. Needless to say the first brake nearly caused a change of my pants. I didn't understand what was happening, but I did see the leaf and began to comprehend that it had caused the sudden braking. The second braking with the leaf in full view confirmed what my first thought was not able to instantly process.
Needless to say, I was highly surprised and nearly dumbfounded. Did that just happen? I was lucky there was no one closely following as for sure they'd probably have rear ended me (since I braked suddenly for seemingly nothing).
I don't have video of the event. I still should probably inform Tesla ?, but not sure what they'd do with the info, if anything. Thoughts?