HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH DRIVERS TESTING THE FEATURE IN PARKING
TESTING THE FEATURE IN PARKING LOTS
LOTS LOTS.
LOTS. FOR TESLA, THE RIDE OF THE
FOR TESLA, THE RIDE OF THE FUTURE MAY HAVE JUST HIT A
FUTURE MAY HAVE JUST HIT A POTHOLE.
POTHOLE. THIS MORNING VIDEOS OF THE CAR
THIS MORNING VIDEOS OF THE CAR COMPANY’S AUTONOMOUS FEATURE
COMPANY’S AUTONOMOUS FEATURE FAILING AND FUELLING ONLINE
FAILING AND FUELLING ONLINE CRITICISM.
CRITICISM. >> GEEZ, WHAT’S THE DEAL.
>> GEEZ, WHAT’S THE DEAL. >> Reporter: TESLA’S SMART
>> Reporter: TESLA’S SMART SUMMON PROMISES TO ALLOW YOUR
SUMMON PROMISES TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO DRIVE TO YOU OR A
CAR TO DRIVE TO YOU OR A LOCATION OF YOUR CHOOSING FROM
LOCATION OF YOUR CHOOSING FROM 200 FEET AWAY WITH NO ONE BEHIND
200 FEET AWAY WITH NO ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL AS LONG AS THE CAR IS
THE WHEEL AS LONG AS THE CAR IS IN SIGHT.
IN SIGHT. EAGER DRIVERS SUMMONING THEIR
EAGER DRIVERS SUMMONING THEIR CARS IN PUBLIC PARKING LOTS,
CARS IN PUBLIC PARKING LOTS, AGAINST RECOMMENDATIONS, WITH
AGAINST RECOMMENDATIONS, WITH MOTORISTS SHOCKED BY NEAR
MOTORISTS SHOCKED BY NEAR MISSES, COSTLY CLIPS, AND
MISSES, COSTLY CLIPS, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CRASHES.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CRASHES. WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, THE
WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, THE CAR SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL OUT
CAR SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, STOP IF
OF A PARKING SPOT, STOP IF NECESSARY, AVOID ALL OBSTACLES
NECESSARY, AVOID ALL OBSTACLES AND PULL UP RIGHT NEXT TO YOU,
AND PULL UP RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, BUT WITH STARTLED PEDESTRIANS
BUT WITH STARTLED PEDESTRIANS CHASING AFTER EMPTY VEHICLES,
CHASING AFTER EMPTY VEHICLES, TESLA’S LATEST CUTTING EDGE
TESLA’S LATEST CUTTING EDGE SOFTWARE IS DRIVING CONCERN INTO
SOFTWARE IS DRIVING CONCERN INTO HIGH GEAR AGAIN.
HIGH GEAR AGAIN. ALARMING VIDEOS CONTINUE TO
ALARMING VIDEOS CONTINUE TO SURFACE OF MOTORISTS APPARENTLY
SURFACE OF MOTORISTS APPARENTLY IN AUTO PILOT ASLEEP BEHIND THE
IN AUTO PILOT ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL OF SPEEDING VEHICLES FROM
WHEEL OF SPEEDING VEHICLES FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO CALIFORNIA.
MASSACHUSETTS TO CALIFORNIA. WITH TESLA IMPLORING DRIVERS IN
WITH TESLA IMPLORING DRIVERS IN AUTO PILOT TO FOLLOW THE RULES
AUTO PILOT TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD, FOR THOSE USING
OF THE ROAD, FOR THOSE USING SMART SUMMON, THE COMPANY SAYS
SMART SUMMON, THE COMPANY SAYS YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR
YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CAR AND MUST MONITOR IT AND
YOUR CAR AND MUST MONITOR IT AND ITS SURROUNDINGS AT ALL TIMES,
ITS SURROUNDINGS AT ALL TIMES, BUT WITH SOME DRIVERS HAVING TO
BUT WITH SOME DRIVERS HAVING TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON THE NEW
PUMP THE BRAKES ON THE NEW FEATURE, TESLA IS ALREADY ON A
FEATURE, TESLA IS ALREADY ON A BUMPY ROAD.
BUMPY ROAD. >> WE REACHED OUT TO TESLA FOR
>> WE REACHED OUT TO TESLA FOR COMMENT, BUT TESLA DID NOT
COMMENT, BUT TESLA DID NOT RESPOND, AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO
RESPOND, AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO POINTD
POINTD POINT OUT THAT TESLA’S SMART
POINT OUT THAT TESLA’S SMART SUMMON IS A BETA FEATURE,
SUMMON IS A BETA FEATURE, MEANING THE SOFTWARE IS
MEANING THE SOFTWARE IS TECHNICALLY NOT FINISHED AND CAN
TECHNICALLY NOT FINISHED AND CAN BE REFINED OVER TIME.
BE REFINED OVER TIME. >> IT’S IN BETA, BUT PEOPLE,
>> IT’S IN BETA, BUT PEOPLE, LIKE ANYONE CAN DO IT?
LIKE ANYONE CAN DO IT? >> IT’S BEEN DOWNLOADED BY
>> IT’S BEEN DOWNLOADED BY ANYONE WHO HAS THE SELF-DRIVING
ANYONE WHO HAS THE SELF-DRIVING SOFTWARE.
SOFTWARE. IT’S A PRETTY COOL FEATURE.
IT’S A PRETTY COOL FEATURE. YOU LITERALLY PUSH YOUR iPHONE,
YOU LITERALLY PUSH YOUR iPHONE, HOLD A BUTTON IN THE TESLA APP
HOLD A BUTTON IN THE TESLA APP AND THE CAR WILL COME TO YOU,
