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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by johnjungles on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:50AM (#22309775)
Thank you for having actually tried it then having a real opinion about it.

I have a Tesla, I usually use autopilot for highway traffic only, summon it like a valet to where I am in my parking lot, and not have to idle in hot and cold weather.

I agree, I wouldn’t use it for local roads and unclear highways, but isn’t this what they tell you? I don’t think they ever tell you that it’s full self driving right now. Also, I’ve experienced it being janky but over time it’s improved dramatically.

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by joncrane on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @01:54PM (#22311589)
>not have to idle in hot and cold weather.

As a car and efficiency enthusiast, I totally try to keep my gasoline powered car from idling unnecessarily.

But what does "idling" mean in the context of a 100% electric car?

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by johnjungles on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:19AM (#22326223)
You can have the car on with AC and/or Heaters without the engine on because there is no engine. In fact they have camper mode where you can camp out in the vehicle overnight with the ac on, and huge batteries allow you to do this without worries.
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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by brokenmachine on Thursday February 13, 2020 @10:28PM (#22323742)
>summon it like a valet to where I am in my parking lot

It can drive by itself from where it's parked to where you are?

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by johnjungles on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:15AM (#22326195)
It sure can. I have a kid so putting him in the car next to another car in a parking garage is painful but with summon everyday it’s amazing
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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by brokenmachine on Sunday February 16, 2020 @08:34PM (#22344869)
After looking into it a bit more, it seems useful in some circumstances as you describe, but hardly "summon it like a valet" when it can only move a few meters.

From your description, I was thinking more of something like waiting at the entrance to a public carpark and the car comes to you.

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by johnjungles on Sunday February 23, 2020 @06:37PM (#22400356)
https://youtu.be/rXbUYoerHAM

This is called smart summon. It can turn, reverse. It’s not perfect and if you know it’s limitations you can manipulate it so that it works 99.999% of the time

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by johnjungles on Sunday February 23, 2020 @06:35PM (#22400346)
No, I have smart summon. It can actually go from the parking spot, turn toward me and pull out up until where I am standing. This is real look it up on YouTube or I’ll send you a link myself
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