Autopilot Tutorial, Review and Mistakes to Avoid | Tesla Model 3/Y (2021)
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- Ever wondered how Tesla's Autopilot feature works? Hands down, it is one the BEST features that the car has to offer! Driving on the highway has just gone to a whole new level! In this video I will go over the differences between Basic Autopilot and the Full Self Driving Package offered by Tesla. Then we get out on the highway and I show you how to use Autopilot properly, what my thoughts are on its use and finally some mistakes to avoid doing with Autopilot. This feature, along with FSD, is a HUGE step forward in the world of autonomous driving vehicles!
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I love Tesla! I love all electric cars! I’m saving up for my all electric Chevy Silverado or Tesla, I have cerebral palsy I use a walker and wheelchair! Electric cars are better for your health Especially me with my cerebral palsy
One of the best tutorials on AP I've seen. Succinct: Tells me what I need to know without the talking-head story-of-my-life preface. The camera placement for the highway segment was perfect-- shows the highway and the screen clearly. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!
You’re welcome!! I’m glad this was helpful and thank you for the kind words!
Excellent video Mike thanks so much! I just took delivery of my 2022 blue M3 LR and it is amazing. Still trying to get comfortable with the standard autopilot and your video helped a lot. Enjoy the car and keep up the great work!
Thanks for watching and congrats on taking delivery of your 2022 Model 3!
I have watched at least eight autopilot videos and thus far yours is the best and the simplest. BIGThanks 👍🏾
Thank you! I’m glad this helped and that you enjoyed!
Best tutorial on this subject ever!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it
Nice job Mike. Thanks for the AP intro.
Gret video. No fluffl Straight ot the point. Articulated and simplified.
I appreciate you going out your way to make this video. Really helpful
You’re welcome! I’m glad this helped and you enjoyed!
Super helpful. I've been driving my Tesla Model 3 LR 2022 for 1 week and I love it. Yesterday for the first time I used the cruise control and it was amazing!! I'll get more comfortable as the days go by.
Does it feel weird to use at first?
It does. The sensation of something smooth is outstanding
@@Luis-xe9og which model and package did you get?
@@umbra9273 it does. It is super clean and everything is digital like a computer on wheels
@@javi3830 model 3 Long Range
Best video I've seen on this topic. Answered questions I didn't even know I had
Thanks for watching! I’m glad this helped you!
By far the most clear and useful introduction. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed!
Like your concise explanation covering every important point! Thank you 😊
Thank you!!
Great video - very clear, crisp and informative!
Thank you!
Very helpful tips and suggestions, thanks!
Your intro
Explaining the difference was perfect
Thank you!!
As a new owner, your video was extremely helpful.
Thank you! I’m glad this was helpful! Enjoy your new Tesla!
Nice Video. I’m so excited to use autopilot to use on my model 3 and model y vehicles that should be arriving in January-February.
It's great!
I recently bought a M3LR and the only thing I don’t like on it is the Autopilot AND the regular cruise control. After a few instances of phantom braking, the fear of getting rear ended and the steering inputs needed every 15 to 20 seconds I doubt if I will ever use it. The regenerative braking also effects the regular cruise control to the point that it is either on or off, it cannot coast. My GMC truck’s cruise control is much, much more user friendly. It has a temporary shut down of the cruise control which can be re engaged with the resume button. It will coast when disengaged. It has a lane keeping feature that gently steers you back into the lane if you drift out of it. My point is if I have to keep my hand on the wheel the GMC system is far superior and makes for a more relaxing cruise control experience. Other than that the Tesla is absolutely the most fun vehicle I have ever owned and I have had some fun ones.
Thank you！Your explanation is comprehensive.
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed!
Getting ready to buy a used 2021 Model 3 AWD and this video was very helpful
Congratulations! I’m glad this helped! Enjoy your new ride!
Hey Mike:
Just found your channel and find this video very informative. I live in Florida as do you and can totally identify with the inclement weather issues you spoke of. My current vehicle a 2021 Kia Telluride has problems during severe rain and will disengage. Personally I think in severe rain it is better to use our own skills until auto and self driving are perfected. I am taking delivery on my Y performance in 10 days. The anticipation is making me crazy.
The other issue we have here is people cutting in at the last second for exiting. Oh well I need to learn to cope with these folks but wish they would be more careful and plan appropriately. Thanks and look forward to more content from you.
Hey thanks for the kinds words! I’m glad you enjoyed! I agree, in usual hurricane season fashion when it rains, I take over from autopilot! And the people cutting in is definitely a big factor to be careful of! Enjoy your Model Y! I remember the last few days before I got mine were tough but then when you get it, it’s amazing! The first ever video I posted was about my delivery day!
Harold, full selfie driving will probably NEVER be usable during heavy precipitation, as the car needs to be able to see the road!
Hi, I just watched this video and saw your comment. Interested in what your experiences and thoughts have been now that you've have the vehicle for some time and have likely utilized the autopilot a fair amount.
Just got mine today. It's beautiful
Great Video Mike. My confidence in Autopilot just went up by another 80%. Mate, may I ask where is the camera mounted in your car to do the video you did. Many thanks Mike. Excellent content. You're a natural... Paul
Great video!
Perfectly explained 🤘🏼
Appreciate it! Thanks!
they are one of the safest video on the road
Great vid man
I live rural and noticed Autopilot/Cruise Control works best on main Hwy/Freeway. The smaller highways seem to have issues, Phantom braking and false alerts. I still need to figure out how to use basic cruise control, it freaks out around corners and with oncoming traffic. Yesterday the Tesla flashed some warning and thought a parked car was about to side swipe us.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Good information. I am a new owner, so I appreciate this.
BTW... were you driving I-75 Alligator Alley ?
Great vid Mike 👍
Thank you!
Thanks for the info 🙏🏽
Very cool, Subscribed 👍🏽
Excellent video - thanks
Great content Mike!
Thank you!!
Very helpful, thanks.
You’re welcome!
thanks for the tips
Would love to see you make a video on hot your car handles with this Florida weather. Is the glass rooftop bad in this heat? What about your battery life ?
Thank you, Mike for the tutorial. I'm wondering, you compare only autopilot to the FSD, isn't there another intermediate option and what are your thoughts about those additional features and whether it's worth the price.
Thank You for the excellent video. Does automatic emergency braking and Blind spot assist require automatic pilot to be on?
I learned TWO things!
Had Tesla Model 3 LR 2022 for a month now..
Right scroll wheel adjusts speed while in AP!
Lane change kills AP but retains Cruise Control.
Hey Jim! Thanks for your support! I'm glad this helped! Congrats on taking delivery of your '22 Model 3 LR!
@@MikeAmiel Question, do I have auto park? I can’t seem to figure it out by looking at Google. I haven’t tried it on the car yet, but is that part of the full self driving?
@@chezchezchezchez If you purchased the full self driving package then you should have it. If you just have the basic autopilot then you don’t have it. Do you have FSD?
@@MikeAmiel no fsd. I don’t need it. Thanks
Good content and delivery. I expected this video would include comparisons between Autopilot and Full Self Driving. Would love to see that, if you make the $200 payment for a month subscription. One particular concept is the visual distinction between the ten modes. FSD shows a single blue line, and Auto shows the two lanes as blue lines. Can be hard to distinguish while driving.
Thanks for watching! I definitely think I will make a video comparing Autopilot and FSD eventually! I think it would be a great comparison video! Thanks for the suggestion!
Omg I finally know how to use it
Great job of explaining the autopilot. what is the half a circle near the tires sometimes appearing near the front or rear tires means when on autopilot?
That is indicating that there is something near that tire or that there is a wall/curb close.
Must say using cruise control on tesla i have always found the greater the distance to whats in front of you the better, i do have had the problems that my car doesnt slow down if i have a distance of 2-3, it only keep going at speed set til abrupt stop, also i have never actually had the problem that cars switch lane and only 3 car distance in front of me even if i have at distance of 7, it does detect but it doesnt sudden break, unless i have on standard instead of chill
Great video, very informative. When I engage auto pilot on the motorway, with very clear white lane markings, my auto just show, ‘auto pilot unavailable ‘ in a small banner behind the image of my car on the screen. I’ve tried several times, but doesn’t seem to work. Have you ever seen the same ?
I believe you need to engage it in settings still.
hey Mike, can you please tell me when wheel caps/lug nut covers you bought? Looking for some for my car getting delivered in a week or so. Thanks!
Sure, these are the ones I got! Great fit and the lug nut caps are tight!
RSZX Tesla Model 3 Y S X Wheel Cap Kit Center Cap Lug Nut Cover (4 Hub Center Cap + 20 Lug Nut Cover) Silver Tesla Accessories www.amazon.com/dp/B07VQHL576/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_M0YKND6X2Y0MH1Q2BP1K?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
The square steering wheel for tesla is perfect 👌😁 i know where can you get it in a great price 🤩
Can we engage lane keep assist without using cruise control?
I'm a newb so bear w/ me ... there's a stretch of road where the speed limit changes from 55 to 45 but it's not marked with a road sign - I only know because I'm seeing the speed limit change on the screen near the SoC icon. The car will slow to 45 while those behind me (usually in darkness) end up right on my tail. Is there a setting where I can tell the car to not regard speed limits while in autopilot? 22M3RWD. Is this "phantom braking"? Thanks.
I have a Jeep srt it loves gasoline I’m thinking about purchasing a 2nd car I’m seriously considering a Tesla . One thing I’m not so sure is changing it .Is it going to be expensive on my electric bill?
I think your mistaking by saying it doesn't recognize objects lile tires or big trees on the middle of the road. I will say it does recognize everything and steers away from them from my experience. Im sure its same for all Teslas!
At 0.33 seconds in the say driving bro your not driving the car the car is driving its self 😂😂
Great video Mike, but what happens when the auto becomes confused...no visible lines, etc., and just stops working? Does it continue to move along or does it react by suddenly braking? What warning do you get and how do you avoid being rear-ended?
If the autopilot can’t see lines due to rain and turns off, I have to imagine it’s the same for missing or barely visible ones. If the car can’t see them when you try to activate autopilot, I believe it just won’t engage. I haven’t tested this yet, but it makes intuitive sense to me.
Hey John, thanks for watching! In the situation where the autopilot no longer can see the lines whether it’s due to the lines no longer being visible(faded), or due to weather such as heavy rain, the car displays a warning on the screen. The two that I’ve experienced are: 1. A red warning telling the driver to take over, accompanied by a loud alert chime. At that point the car doesn’t automatically slow down. 2. If visibility is poor due to heavy rain or a camera being blocked, the car will display a warning on the display stating that visibility is poor-driver should take over, and in severe circumstances the car will slow down but it’ll be very gradual and not abrupt. However, in those situations I have, and would recommend, taking over from the autopilot.
Neither of those instances have caused the vehicle to brake hard where I was worried about a rear end impact. I think you’re referring to “phantom breaking” but that’s improved significantly and I almost never experience that anymore. With the over-the-air updates, Tesla continues to update software and safety features. I hope this answered your questions.
@@MikeAmiel Thanks Mike, appreciate your response.
I can't see any advantage to lane keeping or hands-free driving over regular adaptive cruise control. . With regular adaptive cruise control, I can change lanes without losing ACC. It doesn't care if lanes are poorly marked. Also I don't have phantom braking problems. And if someone pulls in front of me, it doesn't overreact. I may just wait for FSD to be perfected.
Rumor has it phantom braking has been greatly reduced since 2023.20.7 update. Can you speak to this at all?
So his review was covering the basics that come with a vehicle and not either the $6,000 or 15,000 upgrades? I haven’t upgraded and just purchased a new Model 3 and I’m a little confused about the differences.
Yes that’s correct. This is a review of the basic autopilot that comes standard with a Tesla. The $6k upgrade includes navigate on autopilot, auto lane change, auto park, summon, and smart summon. The $15k upgrade includes all of that plus traffic light and stop sign control. (And eventually auto steer on city streets)
So is it better to auto piolet at 3/5 oh highway left or right lane?
So autopilot set speed for you without having to push acceleration pedal? How do you slow down for red light for exp? Press brake? Would it disengage autopilot?
You can preset how Autopilot sets the speed. It can be based on your current speed, an offset of the speed limit or a set speed. If you press the brakes, autopilot does disengage. If you do t have full self driving the vehicle won’t stop for red lights.
little question from a novice: in order to avoid phantom braking, is it enough to deactivate the automatic braking option?
probobly, but be prepared if you gonna change the settings too much, once you dont realize you change certain stuff, and you expect it to interven in a near crash, or a crash
Seeing how good autopilot is here , i dont think FSD for 15k straight up is THAT worth it . Assuming you did the monthly $200 fee for it every month then it would take me 6 years to reach 15k. And Considering i can gain acces with a subscription model as well, then i can kinda pick and choose what months i want to start and end the subscription. Idk maybe theres a catch or something but that at least my thought process behind it.
Nice review btw! Hoping to be in a tesla next month and this is really selling me!
Any updated video on Tesla Autopilot? My experience is abominable...speed change with mystery unseen speed limit signs or off-ramp speed limit as the freeway speed...slowdown where concrete transitions to asphalt. Thought Basic Autopilot doesn't auto change the speed other than for TACC. Autopilot is more of a nuisance than an aid. Could be a problem with my 2023 MYLR as I noticed yesterday a blinking max speed at the traffic light with Autopilot disengaged.
So I’ve noticed that sometimes when OTA updates come out I notice the car braking randomly. But it usually corrects itself within a few days or with an update.
@@MikeAmiel Inconsistent speed limit change from 55 to 35 in this particular section of the airport viaduct. Sometimes AP is good and speed stays at 60 (with 5 offset) and 55 speed limit today, but yesterday AP was changing the speed limit from 55 to 35 to 55 to 35 back to 55. And yesterday, late at night, AP recognized the 25 school speed limit...but not today...ignored the 25 school speed limit sign. Why one day AP does this and another day AP does that? Maybe AP is trying to be too smart...or maybe we are too dumb to understand the AI (gremlin) behind the AP.
Thank u
While I like Autopilot, it’s pretty easily confused by things like flashing yellow traffic lights, deep shadows, and changes to road colorations. P
Does Autopilot show stop lights and stop signs on the map while driving? Does it also have the feature that gives and audible tone if the light turns green and you don't go?
I can confirm there’s an audible beep when a light turns green. It makes this sound almost immediately after the light turns green.
This works like flying a commercial aircraft.
Good
what is the difference between pressing once vs twice gear level on autopilot?
Pressing once activates cruise control. Pressing twice activates autopilot.
what is your tint % on all your windows, I like
I believe they’re 25% all around
If you opt for $200 month can you cancel and comeback any time? Example only need FDS 3 month out of the year.
I can’t say for sure but I would have to think that you could cancel and then resign up since it’s a monthly subscription that you can cancel at anytime. I’m sure Tesla would be happy to get someone back even if they’ve cancelled the subscription in the past.
How to disengage autopilot with driving stalk ? Do you push it towards you ?
You push it up
Using the buttons on the steering wheel to show you are paying attention doesn't seem to work for me. Maybe it's been changed so you can't "cheat" like that anymore?
Basic Auto Pilot is good enough for me. FSD now costs 15,000 dollars or 199 dollars per month subscription. Still too Expensive for me. Same goes for EAP which is 6,000 dollars.
I have my other personal reasons why only BAP but won't get into them.
I'm confused - does basic Autopilot drive/steer in cruise control?
Basic Autopilot will keep you in your designated lane at the cruise control speed you have it set to (currently 85mph is the max speed you can use for Autopilot and 90mph for just cruise control). Basic Autopilot will steer through most curves on highways.
With the basic autopilot, will the car slow down when there is a sharp turn ahead?
Unfortunately basic autopilot will not slow down for just a sharp turn. If there’s a car in front of you and they slow down, autopilot will also slow down based on the cruise distance the car is set to. I typically limit my use of autopilot to the highway where the curves in the road are more gradual.
How do you know if you have the full package ?
Dumb ass question, you get what you pay for so you’ll know if you have it or not
Can autopilot follow roads with a curve pathway?
Autopilot does take curves on the highway. On regular roads it will take moderate curves but not full 90° turns.
How to set up auto pilot
Thank you, this is a great video! But...How to stop autopilot? Lol
To turn autopilot off you tap the brake pedal or push up on the right stalk.
Do you need to press the gas?
Do you mean when autopilot is engaged?
Is this without enhanced auto pilot
Yes, this is just the basic autopilot.
Lots of electric motor rolling resistance (regenerative braking) on these cars, 98% of the time I don't need to use the brakes.
Inside Autopilot setting, there are two "offset" settings. Do you know how each one works? I have basic autopilot and I am trying to configure it to adjust the car speed depending on the current speed limits, either slow down or speed up according to the speed limit sign. So far my Model 3 does not do that. Thank you.
So it appears with the new update(new screen design), they changed these settings. I had mine set up to go 10mph over the speed limit and when I went in to my autopilot settings it was set to current speed. If you click the “Autopilot” tab, then “Speed Limit”, then “Fixed” or “Percentage”, you can change the setting to what you want. The “Fixed” offset will adjust the speed based on a specific amount over or under the current speed limit. The “Percentage” offset will adjust speed based on a % over or under the speed limit.
@@MikeAmiel
It used to go up or down depending on the percentile offset and the speed limit zone. It does not do that anymore.
@@cmmui3597 Did you go into your settings to change it back to percentage offset?
@@MikeAmiel
It's always percentage
Does your Model 3 do the speed change while in autopilot? Mine used to do that but not anymore.
You are supposed to keep your hands on the wheel! You don’t have to move the wheel, just put a little force on it. Slowing because a car is moving towards your lane is not phantom braking.
Ok but does it stop at light for you?
The version that I have doesn’t stop at traffic lights. But I have driven one with that feature and it’s pretty good, but a little weird at first.
@@MikeAmiel oh okay, so I’m buying my first Tesla this week, can you tell me which model comes with the feature?
@@WONDERFUL99942 I believe you need the Full Self Driving package to get the traffic light and stop sign control. You can pay in full up front but it’s $12,000 right now. Or you can subscribe for the monthly plan which is $199/month.
Great stuff I definitely now know how B.S auto pilot is on a Tesla it's non existent or may as well be I'll stick with other car companies thankyou for your in-depth review.
Video starts at 3:10
Is that miami
So, autopilot a little bit more then cruise control
Lol ‘needs clean lane lines’ *crys in San Antonio*
I have the full self-driving you got to be careful otherwise they put you in autopilot jail for a week
Yeah I’ve heard about that. Haven’t had it happen to me. Have you?
@@MikeAmiel yes
That’s heavy traffic? 😂😂😂😂 I’ll take it any day.
2024 mustang gt does the same stuff lmao
My Ford F150 Tremor has auto pilot blue cruise and it’s far superior than my Tesla autopilot.
Why would anyone with any level of common sense think it's okay to get behind the wheel of a car and expect the car to drive itself at high speed, without having hands on the wheel and any intervention from the person behind the wheel which is what people who have this system in their car seem to expect it to do? Isn't the whole point of being the driver to drive and control the automobile?
Based on what I see my Volvo auto pilot is better than basic Tesla autopilot
I hope no1 is driving 80 mph in a torrential down pour !! Sheesh
You’d hope not but it happens!
lol why are you doing 75 or 80 in pouring rain? lol
So the tesla tryna defend its self ok
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