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What is your top Autopilot Feature/Bug Request

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Traffic lights and stop signs
by Korben
Incorporate signals and signs as criteria for slowing and stopping.
 
The MobilEye system already knows about this, so it should be easy. I think a red light or stop ... more
by Ingineer
3
 
Traffic lights and stop signs can be very complicated, with different lanes having different sig... more
by Eric
1
 
Many more details to consider beyond signals and stop signs. Roads with these features can have ... more
by Duma
60
Vote

David_Cary, Ingineer, Martin Lehmann and 57 more

Further ideas

Ideas
Pros and cons
 
Votes
Automatically adjust speed to the current speed limit plus the differential set. This way when it goes from 65 to 50, it will automatically slow down
by Poison Dart Brew
 
Have it anticipate speed changes so you're actually going the lower speed limit by the time you h... more
by Fred
9
 
What in case of incorrect detection, GPS does tend to show sometimes speeds of the road under or ... more
by DannyZ
3
 
There is some danger in automatically changing speed without driver input. Perhaps a way forwar... more
2
 
Instead of changing the speed, I would recommend a chime/visual notification when speed limit cha... more
by Matt
3
 
..or perhaps allow the stalk button to be used as driver acceptance of the new speed shown on the... more
by Bert Leithold
4
 
This seems a logical movement towards autopilot. A warning should be displayed as you enable TAC... more
by Leland Shenfield
 
Provide a user setting for this: Never; Always Decrease; Always Increase; Both Also provide a ... more
by H W Feindel
8
 
Absolutely not. There is a section of highway on my commute where the car reads the speedlimit of... more
1
 
This should be configurable; on speed limit change, do nothing, alert, or auto-adjust.
by Kirk Bauer
3
 
Perhaps the existing feature where you can pull the stalk and hold it to adjust the set speed to ... more
by gpetti
1
 
I know at least one location where the camera makes a mistake by falsely reading a speed limit si... more
by Roberto Di Gento
57
Vote

David_Cary, Supratachophobia, Darren and 54 more

Add eco-cruise control mode where speed can float -3/+3mph
by paulwesterberg
This would allow for more efficient travel in rolling hilly terrain.
 
Possibly tie this to Range Mode?
by Kirk Bauer
 
Yes, also add a slider so the driver can adjust the "slop" amount in speed tracking rather than a... more
by Ingineer
 
Because the efficiency curve of the electric motor is so flat in the regions in question here, ef... more
by Eric
 
This could also help to keep the vehicle speed from surging significantly when you have TACC or A... more
by paulwesterberg
31
Vote

David_Cary, John Hunter, Supratachophobia and 28 more

Lane Positioning
by Kirk Bauer
AP needs to do a better job of favoring the left/right portion of a lane based on surrounding obs... more
 
Autopilot sometimes drifts a little too close to vehicles passing in the left lane.
by paulwesterberg
3
 
Would be great to have a way to control this in car settings as I agree with the details of the s... more
by Bertrand Roy
1
 
It would be good if it cheated to the inside of corners. Most humans do this and it's more energy... more
by Dave85D
1
 
In terms of allowing manual control of lane-positioning some have suggested that a quick tap of t... more
by Kirk Bauer
 
The blinker SHOULD ALWAYS turn on the blinker lights, with short or long blinker TAP, for securit... more
by Pcdefl
1
 
My car loves to HUG trucks - it always wants to go really close to any trucks if Im passing them ... more
by Sindre Langberg
 
It seems, AP needs to do smaller corrections and more often. When it does make adjustments, it ap... more
by KellyGb12
29
Vote

David_Cary, Marcbaier69, Bert Leithold and 26 more

Better detection of slow/stopped traffic ahead
by Kirk Bauer
It still doesn't look far enough ahead for slowing/stopped cars in my opinion. I know the radar c... more
 
TACC/Autopilot seems like it doesn't use regen as much and heavily relies on brakes to stop.
by paulwesterberg
5
 
Not to mention, leaving it late as it does is not a good plan if the road might be slippery!
by Brock
23
Vote

Matt, Amy Lee, Andy and 20 more

Dampened Stopping
by Kirk Bauer
I'd like a little more gentleness in stop & go traffic. Sometimes the car will stop fairly sudden... more
19
Vote

Marcbaier69, Andy, Kaspar and 16 more

When in 'Range' mode, reduce the acceleration when increasing speed in 5 kph increments with TACC
by Bruce McMillan
 
And lighter deceleration, both when dropping the setting or catching up to traffic. Avoid regular... more
by Dave85D
1
16
Vote

Supratachophobia, Andy, Ingineer and 13 more

Integration with Navigation
by Kirk Bauer
so if it can tell the lane splits off into an offramp but you are supposed to stay on the highway... more
 
Autopilot is especially bad with this when traveling on a two lane divided highway with at grade ... more
by paulwesterberg
1
16
Vote

David_Cary, Amy Lee, Salmon and 13 more

Use data from rear camera (if possible) to improve the automatic change lane
by Christophe Lassiat
 
increase the security distance
by Christophe Lassiat
1
14
Vote

David_Cary, Andy, tmh and 11 more

Range mode enables more efficient AP driving behaviors
by Kirk Bauer
Currently the vehicle is too aggressive when following other vehicles in terms of energy usage al... more
 
Also make efforts to not use the brakes in Range Mode unless necessary.
by Kirk Bauer
3
14
Vote

David_Cary, John Hunter, Bennett Silverberg and 11 more

Show all traffic signs as they are recognized, even before AP is ready to act on them, especially Stop.
by Vjargiro
 
Rumor has it, the next software update will have sign recognition. If so, I would rather have a c... more
by KellyGb12
 
Treat stop as if there is another vehicle at the intersection, so collision warning would trigger... more
by paulwesterberg
12
Vote

David_Cary, Andy, paulwesterberg and 9 more

Support European traffic rule: overtake on the left side of the other driver
by Sven
do not overtake on the right side of the other car
 
or indeed set which side you can overtake, as in UK overtaking right side. Undertaking is illegal.
by Austin Burn-Jones
1
 
Very important, since we do not expect a car to overtake on the right side, accidents can happen ... more
by Moreno Weilenmann
2
 
Since the driver is selecting the side to overtake on, via the turn signal, why does the car need... more
by Duma
7
Vote

Moreno Weilenmann, universefromnothing, Marcbaier69 and 4 more

Remove the need to touch wheel when changing lanes and autosteer in use
by Tim Alsop
In the UK, when using Autosteer it is necessary to touch the wheel when changing lanes as well as... more
6
Vote

Denis Vanneste, universefromnothing, Chris Lang and 3 more

Lane Departure Warning - Add Lower Sensitivity Option
by Andy
The current lane departure warning system frequently alerts when the Model S simply approaches a ... more
 
Current system can provide too many false alarms on some types of roads. Ability to decrease sens... more
by Andy
6
Vote

Amy Lee, Ingineer, Chris Lang and 3 more

The default should be straight ahead for those times when going by exit ramps in far right lane of highway or left turn lanes. Can be a default and/or tied in with the navigation.
 
I think exit locations is some of the data currently being learned by the system. And if it isn'... more
by Duma
1
6
Vote

David_Cary, Duma, tmh and 3 more

Show total miles driven under auto pilot
by jason
In trip summary stat, show how many miles were driven in auto steer mode, such as xxx/yyyy.
 
Can be dangerous in promoting AP competition, "can you beat my AP mileage?"
by Pcdefl
1
5
Vote

Marcbaier69, Andy, Chris Lang and 2 more

Slow down for corners. Not sure if there's a force detection system. Autopilot commonly disengages on sharp corners so if it can detect that then should be able to initiate a slow down.
by Lee Jae Morse
5
Vote

Duma, Roy23gold, universefromnothing and 2 more

When using TACC, detect brake lights on car in front and slow down
by Tim Alsop
Often when car being followed brakes the TACC doesn't slow the car down, but I think it would be ... more
 
Radar alone is better, smarter. It will slow sometimes even with no brake light showing. Also wil... more
by Charles Jolley
1
 
This is the same request as dampen stopping or better detection of stopped traffic ahead; except ... more
by jason
4
Vote

David_Cary, Bennett Silverberg, Roy Moody and 1 more

Differentiating audible warning when auto steer fail to engage
by jason
Currently whether auto steer engages or fail to engage, we hear two beeps of similar tone. Sugges... more
3
Vote
Andy
jpet
Sven
Pick me up at my front door!
by Chris Boylan
Beyond parallel parking and even "stall parking," it would be great to get the "pick me up at my ... more
 
I like the idea of fully automated parking, with or without the driver present. It would be very ... more
by Chris Boylan
1
3
Vote
Chris Boylan
John Hunter
jpet
Option To Move "Hold Wheel" Alert Higher On Screen
by Andy
Currently the "Hold Wheel" alert can at times come up without a sound associated with it. If it i... more
 
This would be an option only. People who like the alert exactly where it is would not need to use... more
by Andy
2
3
Vote
Amy Lee
Andy
kim
AP Tech Info
by Kirk Bauer
There is a screenshot out there showing debug data on the left of the instrument cluster with AP ... more
 
Degug info distracts, dangerous for day use
by Pcdefl
1
2
Vote
jpet
Kirk Bauer
Record mode for reporting autopilot quirks. Voice command activated would be nice for this. say" Autopilot record for x seconds"
by Majerus
2
Vote
jpet
Majerus
Recognize a car merging into your lane in front of you earlier and slow down using regen. Currently, AP only responds when the car is already half way in the lane.
by Kkevorkov
2
Vote
Andy
Chris Lang
Integrate with navigation, especcialy when coming up upon a roundabout. Other 'road-ends' also.
by Andre van Dalen
 
I agree, the car's AP & GPS, should be 'aware' of impending road changes, such as round abouts, t... more
by KellyGb12
1
2
Vote
David_Cary
KellyGb12
If 'hive mind' knows route you're on, indicate 'confidence'
by Brock
A color-coded AP indicator, or similar, to show how much learning AP has done on the current rout... more
1
Vote
Brock
It would be a nice feature if the car in front was the correct colour ..
by Roy Moody
I'm sure the camera can recognise colour so why not reflect this in the car in the dash view. It'... more
 
I don't actually think the camera can see color (just greyscale). Using the grey/blue color of th... more
by Eric
0
Vote
Center Stack Revert Back to Pre 7.0
by Supratachophobia
If auto-pilot is not engaged, revert center stack back to pre 7.0 display (Can be optional of cou... more
0
Vote

Comments

jada

when turn signal is engaged, show a camera view on the screen above the steering wheel of the blind spot beside the car. left turn, left camera view or right turn right camera view. turns off when turn signal turns off.

Fri, Nov 3, 2017

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