Tesla Releases Smart Summons Technology And Has It's First Wreck Because Of It

That was fast. Just a few days after Tesla put the Smart Summon in wide release, a Twitter user claimed it made him slam his car against the side of his garage. Tesla supporters lost no time in defending the company. They accuse this user of staging the whole thing or simply not being able to use it properly.

AB (@abgoswami) went to Twitter with the following message:

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malba2367 - 9/30/2019 10:30:52 AM

+8 Boost

It is unbelievable that they would release a feature like this that is half baked. I would hope that government safety regulators shut this down before someone gets mowed down in a parking lot. There are a lot more videos on the internet of accidents and near misses due to this new "feature".

SanJoseDriver - 9/30/2019 1:39:36 PM

-6 Boost

The instructions say pretty clearly you have to watch your car and pay attention and that you are still responsible for what the car is doing. You also have to HOLD a button the entire time the car is moving, if it was about to hit the garage why didn't he let go?

I have this update already, it's pretty awesome but I would be very careful in tight places. It did work in my garage.

Is this the only V10 story on Autospies? They released a massive number of new features that no other cars have and one of the best software promo videos I've seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfMtONBK8dY

scenicbyway12 - 9/30/2019 1:47:23 PM

+8 Boost

Well, that didn't take long.

SanJoseDriver - 9/30/2019 9:57:18 PM

-6 Boost

I think we need more details, this could be staged now that I look at the damage. Here is what someone posted on Twitter:

"The problem with this story is that impact wasn’t created by forward movement against a solid object. Notice the scrape marks on the back of the camera and how it buckled forward, not back. Car was backing up if this happened versus a fixed object."

SanJoseDriver - 10/4/2019 6:34:48 AM

+1 Boost

I think it's at least twice as safe on the Freeway, probably more at this point.

Vette71 - 10/1/2019 9:26:13 AM

0 Boost

Tesla's instructions say you must have the vehicle within your sight at all times, and be within about 200 ft. of it. Owners can't walk 200 feet to get to their vehicle and drive it? A silly gimmick.

SanJoseDriver - 10/1/2019 10:58:28 PM

+1 Boost

Agreed it is totally a gimmick unless 1.) it's raining or 2.) you're disabled. The main benefit is you're training the AI in the most complex driving environment for a computer to handle autonomously. The freeway driving in the latest release is damn near flawless, like ready for hands off driving. Parking lots and city streets are much tougher.