Erasing and signaling through life
Have you been blinded by Tesla headlights more than usual lately? That may be true, because Tesla’s autopilot now relies entirely on input from cameras. This means, among other things, that the automatic high beam switches itself on automatically, and that is not positive for everyone.
“Tesla Vision” means that Tesla’s driver assistance and safety systems rely solely on information from cameras. Fortunately, the average Tesla has enough of these, both on the front and back and on the sides. Tesla Vision is not new in itself, but recently entered a new phase. After the radar was previously removed from the various Tesla models, the ultrasonic sensors that also played a role in functions such as Autopilot are now disappearing.
Tesla Vision means in the first place cost savings, because the omission of the expensive extra parts makes the cars cheaper. However, according to the innovative Americans, Tesla also brings improvements for the customer, but most Tesla drivers do not seem convinced of this for the time being.
Since the last software update, Tesla’s automatically switch on the rain sensor and the automatic high beam after switching on Autopilot or adaptive cruise control. This is necessary to give the cameras a good view of the road and would not be so bad if those functions worked flawlessly, but unfortunately that is not the case.
On the internet we see many complaints about high beams turning on too early and turning off too late, unintentionally dazzling Tesla drivers with other road users. That is unfortunately not new with Teslas, because the headlights are often suddenly skewed after a software update. The windscreen wipers now often lead a life of their own and continue to wipe the windscreen for minutes after a shower. Where the high beam can still be switched off after switching on the cruise control (although every time), the rain sensor with the cruise control switched on can no longer be switched off at all.
Tesla has a habit of fine-tuning new features after launch with new software updates, so that may be happening here too. Until then, don’t signal too hard back to Tesla drivers, because they can’t (really) help it either.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl