Smart Summon in 20 ft segments

Saturday night I tried to get a single, summon to bring the car. But all I could get were short segments:

• Model 3: V2.5 hardware
• Firmware: 2019.32.11.1
• iPhone 5s (in water/shock resistant case)
• IOS: 12.4.2
• WiFi - OFF
• TSLA App: Version 3.10.0

In all cases, I held the iPhone button down constantly and the car stopped on its own after 20 ft. I have basic AutoPilot.

This is the parking lot for testing:


Testing was done on a dark and lightly stormy night:


There are two ways to activate with the simple button:


There is also a sub-menu:


In the sub-menu, we have the basic and advanced summon:


Here is the advanced option but I didn't try changing the destination. Regardless, it shows we were within range:



Independent dash cam:

Tesla dash cam video:

I bought basic AutoPilot and sent an e-mail to Tesla support asking if this is an AutoPilot limitation or a problem seen in the car logs. There is an extended AutoPilot but for an additional $6,000, the 20 ft segments are good enough.

Bob Wilson

 

Not that I’ve found. It is almost as if Tesla releases the software with a thin introduction and we owners race to find out how it actually works ... a crossword puzzle for technologist.

Bob Wilson