Tesla Auto Shift
The new Tesla Model S Plaid is the company's first car to feature the new “Auto Shift” feature; it is a computerized system that uses the Autopilot cameras and the car's neural networks to automatically determine which gear to set, among those present in the car's automatic gearbox - Drive, Neutral, Reverse and Park.This is a feature that Elon Musk has talked about repeatedly over the past few weeks, stating that it will soon become the natural way to drive, to the point where going back to a gear selector would be annoying. Judging by the few videos circulating online, it seems that the function is very simple and intuitive: it is the car itself that tells the driver which gear it is in, through the on-board instrumentation.
In one of the videos published online, the car is parked in a garage and immediately after switching on, she herself informs the driver of the need to move in reverse to exit the garage, automatically turning on the rear cameras to further simplify the maneuver. Should the car go wrong in the necessary gear, it will be very easy to change it via a section of the touchscreen on which to do a "swipe".
In any case, some users have already found a way to circumvent this system and select the gears manually via the car's touch screen or even via the dedicated keys - also touchscreen - under the imposing 17-inch display.
Elon Musk's vision of an increasingly technological and easy mobility is taking an increasingly defined form and - at least judging by Tesla's sales figures - highly appreciated by the market; Auto Shift is just the latest in a slew of features designed specifically to make life on board simpler and safer for all occupants, and represents a further small step towards the release of an autonomous driving system capable of handling the 'auto without any kind of human intervention.
A couple of quick videos – first is AutoShift – as I said, the clear UI won me over. I should add, if you don't want to use AutoShift (ie you need to pull you car up a bit) you can manually shift without needing to belt in – the shifter is on screen https://t.co/MNslOSv4Pi
- Omar #BLM Sultan (@omarsultan) June 13, 2021
Here's how Tesla's new Auto Shift works
© Provided by Roadshow The Model S will shift itself and this man is excited about it. TeslaTesla showed off a new feature of its refreshed Model S called 'Auto Shift' during its Plaid event on Thursday, and CEO Elon Musk's explainer left a little something to be desired when it comes to understanding just how it works, but maybe we can help.
Now, in Elon's description, he makes the system seem borderline magical, like the car just knows what you want to do and does it. In practice, it's both more simple and more complex than that.
So the big question is, how does the car understand your intentions? Well, according to a really great explainer published by Teslarati, it's all about meeting conditions. For example, to automatically shift from Park to Drive, the car must see:
It's similar for Reverse, because the car will sense something directly in front of it and automatically select Reverse rather than Drive. It also incorporates a geotagging system into this to help it remember where specific events happen, to essentially learn your habits.
If you don't want to use the Auto Shift feature -- because, for example, you don't trust Tesla's new feature roll-outs to be 100% bug-free -- you can still use the touchscreen gearshift that has you swipe and press to get Drive, Reverse, Neutral and Park. Finally, there's a gearshift system built into the center console, because, you know, redundancy.
© TeslaThe Model S will shift itself and this man is excited about it.
What happens if you try and do something that doesn't meet the conditions for a shift outlined by Tesla? According to the Model S' owner's manual, the car will sound a chime, and an alert will pop up on one of the screens. Also, it won't shift.
Now, does this sound cool in theory? Yeah, kinda. Does it sound like something that anyone would be mad that their vehicle doesn't have? No, not really.
Tesla finally gave its Model S sedan a much needed refresh.
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