Consumer Reports Recommends Tesla's Model 3 After Braking Fix (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @07:30AM from the all-good-now dept.

Consumer Reports said on Wednesday that it now recommends Tesla's Model 3 sedan after its latest tests showed that a firmware update improved the car's braking distance by nearly 20 feet. From a report: The magazine last week flagged "big flaws" in the car, including braking slower than a full-sized pickup truck, while also highlighting many positives. In a tweet, Mr. Musk said he really appreciates "the high quality critical feedback from @ConsumerReports. Road noise & ride comfort already addressed too. UI improvements coming via remote software update later this month."

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Re:Some good news for Tesla? by AmiMoJo · 2018-05-30 10:24 · Score: 2, Interesting

I have some experience in this area.
There must be some limit they were up against. Presumably heating of the brakes or something like that. So they adjust the limit to allow more consecutive hard stops.
Testing for that kind of thing takes more than a week. You need a good number of samples. Talk to the manufacturer. Do accelerated testing to destruction.
It's probably fine. Probably.

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