Re:Tesla, electric SUVs get poor scores from Consumer Reports
by photojosh on Monday November 22, 2021 @01:33AM
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The current to move the seat with someone sitting on it is likely not all that different from the stall current as it starts pushing into someone's knees, particularly given it's likely geared down a significant amount so it can move slowly.
Re:Tesla, electric SUVs get poor scores from Consumer Reports
by BoorishBears on Monday November 22, 2021 @10:09AM
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The current to move your seat likely does not change much while you are in it, and the occupancy sensor could help account for that.
In the case of automatic car windows everything from ambient temps to battery voltage is used to detect if there's an obstacle present.
And I think what makes it kind of unacceptable is you can get off the shelf modules that integrate anti-pinch features:
https://www.continental-automotive.com/en-gl/Passenger-Cars/...
It wreaks of NIH syndrome or just trying to shave off some cost.
A quick search shows Teslas even have rear seat occupancy sensors, so that alone should disable the movement if there's a person detected in the back.
The seats in my 6 year old winter beater BMW will stop moving if they encounter resistance.
It's a two-door car so the seats move often too to accommodate my dog traveling in the back seats, I'd consider it a basic safety feature.
Edit: Just tested it again, the moment it encounters resistance it reverses direction for a second then stops
The amount of force it took is fairly low too, yet I've never had this failsafe accidentally trigger.
You'd think this stuff is table stakes for a mechanically advantaged system that can move hundreds of pounds effortlessly.