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I call shenanigans. I have a Tesla. This would be REALLY hard to pull off. you have to be physically close to the car (like within 60 feet I think), you have to

I call shenanigans. I have a Tesla. This would be REALLY hard to pull off. you have to be physically close to the car (like within 60 feet I think), you have to hold down a button, and as soon as the car senses something near it (inches) it shuts down. this is either fake, or set up intentionally done for lulz.

balls187 4y ago
A quick search turns up that Smart Summon has a range of 200 feet, not 60. How is distance between the vehicle and the phone measure, and then provided to the vehicle? Is it possible that the vehicle sensors that are responsible for detecting objects near the vehicle failed? If the sensor didn't fail, how about the control link that shuts the vehicle down? So if anything is near the vehicle, it automatically shuts it down, or just during smart summon?
- sputknick 4y ago
  yup, good looking out, that's new since I last looked (3-ish years ago), and you are right, the sensors are designed for obstacles on a road, so you could probably miss something suspended 5 feet in the air.
ShakataGaNai 4y ago
It's possible the tail of the aircraft was just far enough out of the way for the camera to not see it, but still strike the edge of the MY. But I agree, there is still something dubious about this. At the very end of the clip you three people basically stroll into frame. If you're either the owner of a 3.5 million aircraft or a $60k Tesla and they impact each other ... wouldn't you be moving a little more expediently? An "oh shit!" sort of reaction. The Tesla is also going the wrong direction to get to these guys, theoretically. And yea, you gotta hold down the summon button. The Tesla manual even states " remaining ready to release the button to stop the vehicle if needed.". If was summoning my Tesla and saw it headed remotely close to a Plane, I'd probably release the button. Especially after impact. Not keep holding it down so it keeps pushing the plan for another few seconds.
- sputknick 4y ago
  you are correct, not exactly difficult to stop a summons. yeah the camera by the rearview mirror is not angled up, so could probably miss an overhead obstacle.
- FireBeyond 4y ago
  > The Tesla manual even states " remaining ready to release the button to stop the vehicle if needed.". Tesla also states "have your car come to you while you deal with a fussy child." Apparently that should read "while you deal with a fussy child but maintain full attention on the car"?

balls187 4y ago

A quick search turns up that Smart Summon has a range of 200 feet, not 60. How is distance between the vehicle and the phone measure, and then provided to the vehicle? Is it possible that the vehicle sensors that are responsible for detecting objects near the vehicle failed? If the sensor didn't fail, how about the control link that shuts the vehicle down? So if anything is near the vehicle, it automatically shuts it down, or just during smart summon?

sputknick 4y ago
yup, good looking out, that's new since I last looked (3-ish years ago), and you are right, the sensors are designed for obstacles on a road, so you could probably miss something suspended 5 feet in the air.

ShakataGaNai 4y ago

It's possible the tail of the aircraft was just far enough out of the way for the camera to not see it, but still strike the edge of the MY. But I agree, there is still something dubious about this. At the very end of the clip you three people basically stroll into frame. If you're either the owner of a 3.5 million aircraft or a $60k Tesla and they impact each other ... wouldn't you be moving a little more expediently? An "oh shit!" sort of reaction. The Tesla is also going the wrong direction to get to these guys, theoretically. And yea, you gotta hold down the summon button. The Tesla manual even states " remaining ready to release the button to stop the vehicle if needed.". If was summoning my Tesla and saw it headed remotely close to a Plane, I'd probably release the button. Especially after impact. Not keep holding it down so it keeps pushing the plan for another few seconds.

sputknick 4y ago
you are correct, not exactly difficult to stop a summons. yeah the camera by the rearview mirror is not angled up, so could probably miss an overhead obstacle.
FireBeyond 4y ago
> The Tesla manual even states " remaining ready to release the button to stop the vehicle if needed.". Tesla also states "have your car come to you while you deal with a fussy child." Apparently that should read "while you deal with a fussy child but maintain full attention on the car"?