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I got in a situation like this in my model x a couple years ago. I was going 125 km/h using autopilot on the highway towards Sweden in quite dense traffic and a
by tyfon 2y ago
I got in a situation like this in my model x a couple years ago. I was going 125 km/h using autopilot on the highway towards Sweden in quite dense traffic and a car two cars ahead of me crashed.
When I hit the brake, it was already max engaged by the car, probably .5 seconds ahead of me.
I managed to stop, but the car behind me had to steer into the side to avoid hitting me in the rear.
I figured it that day that a proper emergency brake system in the car is worth the money!
Edit: I always drive with the max distance to the next car when on autopilot.
- jnsaff2 2y ago> I always drive with the max distance to the next car when on autopilot. This. Also the Tesla Model 3 max-distance setting is really not big enough for my taste, especially for winter driving. I have a feeling that it does not even satisfy the legal requirement of 1,5 seconds we have here.
- kwhitefoot 2y agoThat's odd. I've roughly checked my Model S and the maximum separation seems to correspond to the recommended 3 seconds.
- tyfon 2y agoI agree, I have both a 3 and X and the max distance on the 3 is a bit shorter for some reason. I'd like an even longer setting on both cars.