> I've seen it do amazingly well in the rain at night
Not anymore, since they removed the radar. Rain seems to really interfere with the vision based system, and apparently auto high beams are required at night, and they flash constantly.
Not anymore, since they removed the radar. Rain seems to really interfere with the vision based system, and apparently auto high beams are required at night, and they flash constantly.
The high beams are a different story. I only like to use auto-high-beam on rural roads as they tend to be problematic on busy highways in Tesla and my non-Tesla. But requiring them even on highways would be a big problem that I don't foresee them solving soon. I'm worried that this is going to take a long time to fix.
IMO, they actually work pretty well on rural roads.
(Admittedly the reasons why the Subaru impressed me was more for its programming rather than absolute precision. I liked how smoothly it transitioned between following and open road ahead. Much less jerky.)
I think it was on the way out by maybe 2022
Short term: Global chip shortage made supply tight, and it was either remove it and rush out with the no radar code branch, or stop shipping cars.
Long term I think it's a fine decision, but short term it's kind of a big thing to rush.
That said, i want a cool fast BEV that makes highway driving easier. Right now, Tesla is the only option. A few others are close. If someone else beats Tesla to FSD with another system, I will be happy to go that way on my next car. Working FSD is worth a lot to me.