How do you know it didn’t? Unless there is more video, this represents about 8 seconds after you get rid of the slow mo. Maybe everything worked exactly as designed and the car either woke up the sleepy driver or brought him to a safe stop.

Your going to double down on this instead of admitting you were wrong eh?  Unbelievable.  People like you are the problem.

People can say Tesla is stupidly overcomplicated etc. but the truth is that far more people see a pop out door handle and think its neat than think its stupid. They found a small area of a car that’s highly visible but has remained unchanged for decades and put a relatively small amount of money into it and gotten a…

Um, you’re making my point.  11 years is FAR above the average for how long someone keeps a car and in all that time, you’ve not had to change the pads.  You are the exception and not the norm.  Get over it.

*Sigh*. It’s hyperbole. Most owners will never have to have the brakes replaced. Compared to gas cars, the brakes will last virtually forever. Will the be exceptions? Of course-there always are but for the vast majority of drivers, it won’t be an issue. Stop making a mountain out of a...well nothing.

As if anything you drive could stay in front of them.

There are two big stories about Tesla going on at the moment. One is all about the Version 9 software release with videos of the features and explanations of what the long promised “self driving” features are etc. The other is the SEC suite. A real automotive journalist site would cover both...but not Jalopnik.

Well said.  I wish I had more stars to give.

No, Lexus wouldn’t do that because they know that no one likes their cars that much.

“Good to know, in case Autopilot’s not up to snuff that day.”

Except it hasn’t. AP has never killed anyone. There has never been a case of the AP trying to steer into a wall with the driver frantically pulling the opposite direction of the wheel with all his might to counter act it. What we have is a small number of stupid people that refuse to pay attention after AP is engaged.…

Wrong.  Turning on the turn signal with AP on is what triggers a lane change.

Thanks Kristen. Seemed reasonably fair. A couple of comments from an EV owner (BMW i3 and Tesla Model X). First, anyone considering an electric car should have considered where they will charge it. If they don’t, any problems they encounter are not short comings of the car. They are the result of a bad choice. If you…

Pop out door handles and massive screens. Congrats on catching up to 6 year old Tesla features.

How is it so slow?  Small, ~300HP, electric torque, and 6 sec 0-62?!?

What you failed to report (probably on purpose) was that they tore apart a Chevy Bolt a year ago, before ANY Model 3 was available, and magically determined that based on it, the M3 would not be profitable and each car would loose 6k...which they told to all of their investors. Now, after other tear downs have…

What you failed to report (probably on purpose) was that they tore apart a Chevy Bolt a year ago, before ANY Model 3 was available, and magically determined that based on it, the M3 would not be profitable and each car would loose 6k...which they told to all of their investors. Now, after other tear downs have…

Jalopnik is just getting pathetic.

Serious question - Would hitting a drone be the same as hitting a bird? If we abstract the problem away from drones, how do planes and helicopters normally avoid hitting small flying things? From a quick google search, it appears that beyond specifying thick windshields, nothing else is done because it is usually…

It’s amazing how much it kills you to write anything good about Tesla. Literally the first paragraph of your review tells us to ignore everything your about to say because you only had 90 min with the car so it doesn’t count...yet a lunch time drive was enough time for you to determine the iPace was the best EV out…