What I like, don’t like and the three biggest letdowns after 2 months. Keep in mind: I am a first time EV & Tesla owner. #tesla #teslamodel3 #model3highland
Around here (rural mid Minnesota) Autopilot doesn't recognize speed limits on local highways. It's partly a signage problem (very few signs in some areas) but often speed limits are totally wrong unexplainably (like 10mph or 30mph in a 60 mph zone). My Garmin is almost always correct, maybe Tesla should use the same maps as Garmin?
It's a long range model with black interior, the standard white paint and I took the Photon rims for winter and Nova for summer. No trailer hinge or enhanced Auto pilot
I only learned recently you can press the wiper button then use the left or right wheel (I forget which) to adjust the interval. Quite a good workaround until they sort it, as you at least don't have to look at the screen to change the mode.
I have found the autopilot to be great. It should ONLY be used on dual carriageways… I agree about the wipers. The behaviour seems to change on every software version.
Also 1000% agree on the signal indicators needing a larger surface area where they're clickable. The deadzone on the sides/corners was the biggest issue I had during my test drive. If you're gonna remove the stalks, at least make sure that the UX for your replacement is at halfway decent. They clearly just half-assed that part
Great video! Your English is actually good! Reminds me a bit on Christopher Waltz :) At the end of the vid tho: each time you said: I can show you this and that, just put in extra effort and show it while talking! Greets from an Austrian guy that also speaks English (or tries to) on his channel, Mario
How are you getting on with the lack of indicator stalk? I’m expecting these buttons could be difficult to use here in Europe where we have lots of roundabouts.
It's absolutely not a problem..I'm from Germany and I drive roundabouts all the time. People try to make this a big thing, but it really isn't. I'll make a short video next week
@@andreaskayyda bin ich absolut bei Dir. Typisch deutsche Mentalität. Aber ohne radikale Veränderungen gäbe es auch kein iPhone, keine Elektromobilität etc. Allzeit gute Fahrt!
@@raffaelrudolfCars, unlike phones, are weapons on wheels and operating them should be as intuitive as it gets. 8:12 shows the perfect reason why you don't change isht that works. And it works only because we kept improving it over the last 100 years. German "Mentalität" used to be built on common sense. Your comment seems to suggest that this upsets you and you prefer the anglosaxon way of YOLO.
I have a new Model 3 and after driving it for a few days I went back to drive my other car and was so irritated with having to use stalks to signal turns. I live in a rainy area and the auto wipers work perfectly.
As a european who's watching a ton of car vids I'm always annoyed by people exclusively using mph. It really feels like I somehow don't understand the english language anymore when they do. I really appreciate you putting that small "mph" conversion every time you mention km/h so they understand what you're talking about. I just wish our american and british friend would also start doing do the same :)
@@z00h do you hear a guy say "134 miles" and instantly think "215 km" without pausing the video? Because if you don't, then especially these range tests imply tens of video pausing to do this conversions or just give up and not understand anything anymore.
A recent Tesla video with the designer and engineer revealed that the top speed reduction was done only because of the new type of tire they are using. It has something to do with optimizing the trade-offs between lateral grip and low rolling resistance with new rubber compounding technology.
Absolutely. Believe it or not, this car has more space than my previous bmw 5 series. Also, my kids love the entertainment screen in the back (they connect their BT headphones and watch Netflix). It does not interfere with whatever media you are listening in the front.
Nice review! We ordered one in blue, won't be here for a few weeks. Would love to see the matrix headlights video! (We don't get that feature here in the USA).
Not sure if it'll work but for the app not opening the car problem you can try disabling battery optimizations on your phone for the tesla app. Really nice car btw, I've been thinking of taking off the aero covers too
Thanks for the review. I've had a Model 3 for 2 weeks now; so can definitely concur with many of your comments. Living in Los Angeles, I don't have some of your issues, but agree wholeheartedly on turn signals buttons, and auto wipers. Could I ask you for any info on the wheel center caps you purchased? I would like to remove the aero covers as well. Haven't seen any options here in the US yet; probably because the car is so new here.
If you have an iPhone and the Tesla software 2024.2.3 update you can upgrade your iPhone key from bluetooth to UWB which will communicate with greater accuracy to more responsively lock, unlock, and open Automatic Doors. Also the auto wiper function will soon be improved thru software update.
I recently started driving the Model 3 Highland. A nice car and it drives well. There are a few user points that I don't support. - giving direction with buttons on the steering wheel is ridiculous and dangerous. According to support you can have stems installed, costs (of their design error) are yours - Speed warnings and warning of activating autopilot can only be turned off once. This action occurs every time you drive (and yes, everyone drives 1 or 2 km per hour too fast sometimes). - Speed cameras are on the map, but have no notification. Why not?
I have matrix headlights on the older (pre-highland) model 3. You can set the speed to current / manual and ignore the speed signs. Autopilot works great in Australia.
2018 M3 LR owner here. Automatic wipers have alway been horrendous unfortunately. Sometimes the auto feature does actually work tho. Maybe like 15% of the time lol.
Wipers.... was exactly the same on 2020 Model3 SR+. Also, the safety systems get spooked by a blade of grass / overgrown hedgerows on rural roads which means you're constantly trying to avoid certain death with it steering you towards oncoming traffic.
Thank you for your honest comments about the Autopilot. Tesla has many engineers, scientists, and programmers, and billions of dollars. But after years of effort, Autopilot and FSD are still big disappointments.
@@majordelays4909 Elon has said that he will have 1 million people on Mars in 26 years (year 2050). Even though Mars has no food, no water, no oxygen, no energy source, and has a poisonous surface. And sending 1 million people to Mars will cost trillions of dollars. Elon has said that soon, households will have his Optimus android, and it will be affordable. Elon has a warped sense of reality!
@@majordelays4909Elan has said that he will have 1 million people on Mars in 26 years (year 2050). Even though Mars has no food, no water, no oxygen, and no energy source. And sending 1 million people to Mars will cost trillions of dollars. Elan has said that soon, households will have his Optimus android, and it will be affordable. Elan has a warped sense of reality!
What’s annoying is that the FSD neural network update doesn’t apply to Autopilot, which still uses hardcoded rules. They need to scrap the autopilot code base and use the FSD system for autopilot.
Never had a problem with the door not opening (ever). My ride is beautiful but I use 18 inch wheels exclusively. My wipers are fine but I never engage auto wipers (what for). You just press the icon on the steering wheel, when required. I use my frunk every day. Its great to lock in shopping that could roll around in the back. Great for smelly takeout as well.
Have mine for a month now, i completely agree on all letdowns. Especially the wipers, how can they be talking about self driving cars if they can't even get a wiper right.... And the cruise control/autopilot are just plain dangerous to use. In Belgium we have traffic signs indicating that trucks above 5 tons are prohibited. It reads this sign, which says "5t" as a speed limit of 5kmh every time
I live out in the country and drive on a lot of dirt roads. What happens when your Tesla cameras get covered in dust. My truck backup camera hardly ever has a clear view because it's covered in dust. I wouldn't want to have to clean multiple cameras multiple times a day for the car to work properly.
The rear camera can get a bit dirty, which can affect park assist. The from camera's are behind the windscreen wipers so they stay clean. The 4 side camera's stay pretty clean just from rain. They are pretty high up and I installed the Tesla mudflaps behind the front wheels, which seem to reduce the amount of mud getting on the side of the car.
Very nice and honest video. I can relate the issues that I experienced during a test drive of my colleague’s 2021 Model 3 LR with the advanced autopilot option here in Belgium. Even the full driving assistance of my “old” Mercedes E-Class of 2019 works much better!!!
Thank you for your take on your car. This helps a lot. It's funny I noticed that when I went on the test drive the other day I pressed the indicator and nothing happened, like you , it was because I was on edge and not on top of button. The wipers agree 100 percent. Because I fell in love with the car I ordered the M3 LR a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to take delivery🎉🎉 my first EV. Stealth Grey black interior. United States Aaron
Big congrats! Stealth gray looks awesome from the pictures I saw. It's also a lot less care intensive than white, which basically always looks dirty (like in the video) 😂
The doors work best with some phone brands than others. Xiaomi is for example unstable. Samsung works great. The wipers where even worse before. Autopilot works great on my tm3 rwd 2022. It even has parking sensors. Love driving on autobahn. I been driving ev cars since 2002. Much have change since Citroën Saxo came.
Greatly appreciate the honest review of your experience. I’m debating on whether I want to get a model 3 this year or wait to see the of model Y gets updated next year.
Completely agree with you on the Autopilot - wow, it's so bad now. It was a bit better before the 2023.12 update - but it's hopeful that updates can potentially solve this. Also another thing, I'm sure you probably find this annoying on the Autobahn in Germany - the Cruise Control can only go up to 160km/h... Great review - cheers from Portugal from a fellow Data Engineer :)
I don't drive that much Autobahn so it's not a big deal for me. I wish though that the autopilot would not be lined up 140 and that it's not automatically re-engaging if you do a manual langee change
Tesla wipers has been shit since 2018 when I got my first Model S. They've been shit on my 2020 3 and are still shit on my 2024 MYP. I don't think they'll ever fix it. I'll use intervals or just click the button. Autopilot works really well for me though, but phantom braking does happen and it's terrifying every time. I'll still buy a Tesla next time which is why I'm watching this. Thinking about upgrading the 3 to the Highland 3.
My i3 has adaptive cruise. It works as expected 90% of the time, it can get confused and applies the brakes for no reason and rain can be an issue. I came close to, in fact ordered and cancelled a Tesla. I really have no reason to change, the i3 is otherwise so well engineered, comfortable and economical.
Interesting review. I have a white long range on order. I have heard that a fix for the wipers is imminent (fingers crossed). For indicators and roundabouts, I hope Tesla adds auto indicate out of roundabouts if you have your destination in Navigation ... the car will know where you are, where you are going and when you need to indicate. Should be easy enough.
Roundabout driving is absolutely not a problem once you get comfortable with the buttons for a few days. For me it now actually feels like a strange stretch to use the indicator in our "normal" car. It would actually be super cool if the car indicates based on the configured destination
@@andreaskayy yes let's remove what works and is intuitive, i.e. stalks, because it costs too much to have them there, and let's introduce completely flawed gimmicks that will cost a ton of money to develop and will not work right, e.g. the indication on the configured destination rather than spatial awareness. 👏👏👏
@@louisyoko2723 It's more ergonomic to have buttons right next to your thumb, than stretching for a stalk that is somewhere there, behind the wheel. Really, stalks are flawed. Imagine a computer mouse with its buttons on a keyboard. Also, I'm constantly messing stalks-related actions when switching between my Tesla Model Y and Nissan Leaf, because the operation logic is very different.
@@NitroZakis "Really, stalks are flawed. Imagine a computer mouse with its buttons on a keyboard. " What a silly analogy. There's a limited number of positions you can hold a mouse, so OBVIOUSLY buttons make sense. Whilst steering wheel... does this really need explaining? Not only that, the buttons on Mr Smelly's steering wheel are in a wrong place for where you should hold your hands, if you know how to drive that is. So if you knew how to hold the steering wheel and you held it like it should be held, you'd have to constantly reposition your hand down to hit the buttons, whilst remembering to press them in the right way. Whereas with stalks, they are always where they should be allowing your muscle memory to kick in without you having to think about it and allowing you to operate them regardless of at which angle your steering wheel is. "Also, I'm constantly messing stalks-related actions when switching between my Tesla Model Y and Nissan Leaf, because the operation logic is very different." Are you making a low key joke here or are you lost in space?
@oko2723 Wow, you're so toxic! 🤦🏻♂ No jokes at all. If you think of any stalk-related action besides turn signals, you'll see my point. Well, if you drove any Japanese car. And even turn signals aren't identical, though the general logic is similar. Personally, I hold the wheel at 3-9, as has been recommended during my education. It is a perfect position for my left thumb to always be right at those buttons, no matter in which position the steering wheel is. It works perfectly for me. For you?.. I'll let you be the judge of that.
I have a 2019 Model 3 with autopilot (not full self driving - FSD). I'm looking to change to the new Model 3. I completely surprised about this review. My current 2019 Model 3 has no problem with Autopilot. It always keeps the route, even with rather sharp turns, it never fails, unless the route lines are completely confusing. Is this real ???? Also it never failed with auto cruise function. Since a few months the auto-wipers work much better. It is now set at auto wipe, and rarely have to intervene manually. Are you sure that your new Model 3 cameras are calibrated correctly? Even without autopilot on, the car warns you when you deviate from the lane. My son has a Model Y (only vision based), he drives 80% in autopilot. Especially on the highways. I had even a case a person put one of his feed from the walk pad onto the street, to avoid an obstacle, my car went fully on the brake automatically before I reacted. If a car stops in front of me and didn't see it immediately , the car warns quickly. If your Model 3 highland can't keep the lane, there must something completely wrong. In the service mode there is camera calibration function (I never had to use), only when the car is new, it calibrates when you do your first ride. Maybe your car was confused by somebody in the first miles driven.
One more thing. My model 3 has HW3, today the new Model 3 has HW4 hardware, and Elon Musk told that autopilot is optimised for HW3. HW4 optimisation will take longer to get done, since 95% of the Tesla cars are HW3 based. These HW3 cameras have less resolution and have a different angle to view the road. So the AI learning is different. The optimisation for HW4 will take another 6 months to be completed.
I had issues in the Netherlands too. Dropping to 30km/h in 50 km/h zones. I can still use the gas pedal to speed it up to 50 km while the car keeps self-driving, but it is annoying, especially because some days it works perfectly on exactly the same route. I hope the long awaited FSD v12 improves on this.
My autopilot works perfectly I have a Model 3 2024 LR Highland. Agree the autowipers awaiting a firmware upgrade hopefully soon...there is no Rainsensor it goes by vision....grrr
You say the rear screen is completely useless for you because you don't go on long drives with this, you've got another car for that. Why get the long range then? Save your money get the standard range, seems silly paying extra for a bigger battery that you'll never use.
It's not something I care about. I used the pre heating and unfreeze a lot since I have it. I writes protocol for drives and charging right now. The average over the past 1500km is 20kWh/100km
😂 I'm guessing a lot! With sentry mode on all the cameras are on all the time. Also I think they are sending some data back to Tesla. (You can also send back manually if you use the voice command that an error has happened)
I feel like you’ve had the worst auto pilot experiences I’ve heard of. My only complaint about auto pilot is ghost breaking. Other than that, it’s flawless. And the cruise control on small roads, that sounds about right as the cameras are detecting the closeness in the cars and doesn’t feel comfortable with it. You just had to adjust and not using it on super tight roads.
Why do people talk about the handles and the port being froze over like that's a unique problem to Tesla lol? This happens with regular ass door handles and the regular ass flap for fuel fillers? Those freeze shut all the time and can be an absolute pain in the ass.
It is pretty hard to see, only smalls sections of the beam are switched on/off and the switch does not seem to be instant. I know it works because I have not had any car flash back at me. It also automatically switches to low-beams in "rural" area's. This detection 100% vision based, not on map data, and has a similar "inconsistency" as the auto-wipers. But it is nice to just leave it on auto all the time, as it will remember the setting across trips.
