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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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