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Re:Driverless Tesla coasting along mall parking lot causes c... by hughes on Thursday November 07, 2019 @01:53PM (#21476105)
To get a sense of what would be required to "pocket summon" the car, you'd have to:

- pocket unlock phone

- pocket open tesla app

- pocket scroll down to Summon

- pocket click Summon

- pocket select "Smart Summon" from within the Summon screen

- pocket click the target button on the map

- pocket hold down the "come to me" button continuously

All this while being within 200ft of the car.

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Re:Driverless Tesla coasting along mall parking lot causes c... by rosybox on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:09PM (#21476277)
This can totally happen. You might have already had the summon view up and targeted already, ready to leave, when your friend mentions something to you and you just stick your phone in your pocket.
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Re:Driverless Tesla coasting along mall parking lot causes c... by hughes on Thursday November 07, 2019 @05:09PM (#21477853)
That's actually a good point. Even if the tesla app reverts to its default state when the phone is locked, one might pocket their unlocked phone while "come to me" is shown.
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Re:Driverless Tesla coasting along mall parking lot causes c... by gruez on Thursday November 07, 2019 @01:59PM (#21476181)
"pocket summon" probably isn't the most likely scenario. A more likely one is using pocket summon while in the rain, and water on the touchscreen causing the summon button to remain pressed even after the finger's lifted.
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Re:Driverless Tesla coasting along mall parking lot causes c... by Koremat6666 on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:25PM (#21476424)
I was excited for this feature after playing Batman Arkham Knight game. Batman can summon is Batmobile while jumping over the rooftops and jump right into the drivers seat.
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Re:Driverless Tesla coasting along mall parking lot causes c... by iamaelephant on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:26PM (#21476436)
It's a one in a million chance. However there are now millions of Tesla/phone pairs on the market so one in a million translates to inevitability.
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