In one test, the Smart Summoning feature incorrectly considered the Model 3 to be on the public road and automatically shut down. In addition, when the smart summoning function is enabled, the test vehicle has traveled multiple times in the wrong lane of the parking lot.
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According to foreign media reports, the well-known American magazine “Consumer Report” recently shared its test results on Tesla’s recently released “Smart Summon” automatic parking function, and was very disappointed with its performance.
The Consumer Report, in summarizing its views on the smart summoning function, believes that this is a feature that has not yet been fully developed and does not bring much benefit to consumers. But the consumer rights protection organization also admitted that they are the smart summoning function tested on the Tesla Model 3, and the test was also carried out in the early stage of the car production.
The Consumer Reports tester conducted a few days of smart summoning at the Car Test Center in Colchester, Conn., and nearby parking lots. Their conclusion is that the smart summoning function “has a fault, sometimes only works intermittently, without giving the consumer a lot of obvious benefits.”
Jake Fisher, senior director of automotive testing at the organization, said consumers are ultimately not getting well-tested, ready-to-go functionality, essentially at the expense of being a tester to help fine-tune their payments. The technology of purchase. He said: “What consumers really get is the opportunity to participate in some kind of scientific experiment.”
Smart Summon is a feature that Tesla has been developing for a long time, and its CEO Elon Musk has positioned this feature as an important step towards full autopilot. However, during the testing process, the Consumer Report pointed out that the performance of this function depends to a large extent on the detection and interpretation of the car’s surrounding environment.
The Consumer Report mentions that their Model 3 seems to be confused about where they are and will stop “without any obvious reason.” In one test, the Smart Summoning feature incorrectly considered the Model 3 to be on the public road and automatically shut down. In addition, when the smart summoning function is enabled, the test vehicle has traveled multiple times in the wrong lane of the parking lot.
The Consumer Report acknowledges that when the smart summoning function does work, the vehicle moves cautiously, which is beneficial from a safety perspective. However, the organization believes that this will cause the car to take a long time to reach the driver’s location. The Consumer Report also describes the allegedly called by the smartCalls a collision caused by a function, and it has occurred many times.
Ethan Douglas, senior policy analyst for Consumer Reports, described the organization’s perception of the feature. He said: “Tesla is once again committed to providing the ‘automatic driving’ function, but it seems to be misnamed. Tesla should stop using the general public to test its car function, but first test it before launching.”
Although there is still much room for improvement in the smart summoning function, the survey results show that the Consumer Report does not seem to be optimistic about its potential. The organization has repeatedly mentioned “collision” issues, including Posts on Tesla owners on social media.
A slight collision occurred on Twitter, involving a regular car colliding with a Model 3, when the driver did not see the Model 3 while crossing the parking lot, so the collision was hardly electric. The fault of the car.
Having said that, statistics from Tesla about the success rate and failure rate of smart summoning will help the company to clarify. However, Tesla has not responded to the findings of the Consumer Report.