Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and am hoping to be able to learn more about my Model Y and - in particular - some tips of optimal configuration of the software. Given I'm in Australia (Sydney), my experiences might be a little different from others, but I'd appreciate any thoughts people have nonetheless.
I've owned a Model Y for about 6 months now. First EV.
While I love the drive of the car - beats driving petrol-driven cars hands down for me and I'm NEVER going back.
I confess however to being disappointed with aspects of the software and associated firmware/sensors. Maybe I played the notion of Tesla being well ahead of anyone else on this front too much in my mind, but at the moment it's interfering with my satisfaction with the product.
First up is the Enhanced Autopilot:
Second up is the connectivity:
These may seem to most others like minor irritations. However, there are enough of them to add up to frustrations and my impression is that Tesla are not spending any time/effort on advancing the intelligence of the car. If they are, then they are looking at additional features rather than 'nailing' the basics. Further, they don't seem to be focused on developing an automated experience that is similar to the way people would drive.
I really want my total experience to be a great one, so any constructive thoughts are greatly appreciated.
I've owned a Model Y for about 6 months now. First EV.
While I love the drive of the car - beats driving petrol-driven cars hands down for me and I'm NEVER going back.
I confess however to being disappointed with aspects of the software and associated firmware/sensors. Maybe I played the notion of Tesla being well ahead of anyone else on this front too much in my mind, but at the moment it's interfering with my satisfaction with the product.
First up is the Enhanced Autopilot:
- When cruising along a freeway at 80/100 kmh, I expect that the car will read the speed limit signs reasonably accurately and have some redundancy associated with it. In some instances - for no apparent reason - over a distance of about 1 km, the car reads signs as 80kmh, then 50, 70, 40 and then back to 80, all within a kilometre or so. When it first detects the drop, if I don't have my foot poised on the accelerator, the car brakes sharply and if someone is following behind me, then they also need to brake sharply;
- Open road travel can be just as dodgy, particularly in situations where another car crosses my car's path (to get to the other side of the road). If the other car was doing this within 50 metres I'd understand, but not within 150m - again, if I don't have my foot poised on the accelerator, the car brakes sharply and if someone is following behind me, then they also need to brake sharply;
- Can't 'disconnect' Auto Windscreen wipers from Autopilot - there's apparently a known issue that the wipers will come on when in auto for no reason...while this doesn't happen all the time, no one from Tesla seems to know when that issue will be fixed. I don't know about anyone else, but if there's a known issue, then a lot of effort should be put in to solving it.
- It would be amazing if I could configure the right hand steering wheel 'button/control' to allow me to turn Autopilot off rather than having to move the gear stick up.
Second up is the connectivity:
- I expect that if I use my phone app to open the car, the car should automatically connect to my phone - it doesn't and most of the time I'm having to do this manually;
- If my wife and I are both in the car and I leave the car, the car automatically locks as I walk away. That's not so bad, but if my wife then decides to get out of the car, it sets off the alarm which can't be turned off easily without her closing the door and using her own app to open it;
- This morning I opened the car up to put some gear in it - my wife subsequently went to drive the car without me in it. Aside from having to use her 'card key' to start the car, she also couldn't connect her phone to the car without stopping it, locking it and then reopening the car with her own app.
- I can't speak for other countries, but in Australia, if someone wants to parallel park, they typically put their turn signal on as they move along the row of cars looking for a suitable space. With the turn signal on however, the 'Autopark' sensors won't kick in and the option therefore doesn't come up. This needs to be done better - without putting turn signals on, people behind don't provide enough room for a parallel park to be performed, rendering the function/feature useless.
These may seem to most others like minor irritations. However, there are enough of them to add up to frustrations and my impression is that Tesla are not spending any time/effort on advancing the intelligence of the car. If they are, then they are looking at additional features rather than 'nailing' the basics. Further, they don't seem to be focused on developing an automated experience that is similar to the way people would drive.
I really want my total experience to be a great one, so any constructive thoughts are greatly appreciated.