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Elon Musk Wants Teslas to Automatically Call a Tow Truck When Something Breaks (techcrunch.com)
An anonymous reader quotes TechCrunch:
In September of last year, Elon Musk promised to make fixing service times a priority. On an earnings call, he outlined two ways they're working on it: more spare parts at service centers, and giving Tesla cars the ability to automatically get the process started by calling a tow truck as soon as it detects an issue. Said Elon on the call:
The next thing we want to add is if a car detects something wrong -- like a flat tire or a drive unit failure -- that before the car has even come to a halt, there's a tow truck and service loaner on the way.
False alarm? Don't want a tow truck to show up? You'll be able to cancel it through the in-dash display.
Musk didn't provide a time frame for when this feature would become available.
The next thing we want to add is if a car detects something wrong -- like a flat tire or a drive unit failure -- that before the car has even come to a halt, there's a tow truck and service loaner on the way.
False alarm? Don't want a tow truck to show up? You'll be able to cancel it through the in-dash display.
Musk didn't provide a time frame for when this feature would become available.
I would be very unhappy if my car decided it may be unsafe to drive, pull over on its own, and call tow operator.
How about if your car decided that you are too drunk to drive, pulled over, and called the police . . . ?
Hmmm . . . also . . . your Tesla knows exactly where you are driving, and the speed limit on that road. If Tesla built in an on-board printer, it could print out speeding tickets for you.
Or just send an SMS to the local or state police.
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