Using just a smartphone, you can “summon” your car to you from a maximum distance of 200 feet, as long as the car is within your line of sight. Tesla has released its Smart Summon feature to owners who bought the firm's Full Self-Driving option for beta testing, causing confusion. The autonomous parking feature, deployed as part of a recent software update, allows cars to drive themselves from a parking space to another location, up to a maximum distance of 200 feet (61 m). Some users reported minor accidents, including damaged bodywork, as well as near misses. In an email sent out on Monday, Tesla said that it had "temporarily disabled this feature" and would be re-enabling it.
Tesla has released its Smart Summon feature to owners who bought the firm's Full Self-Driving option for beta testing, causing confusion. The autonomous parking feature, deployed as part of a recent software update, allows cars to drive themselves from a parking space to another location, up to a maximum distance of 200 feet (61 m). Some users reported minor accidents, including damaged bodywork, as well as near misses. In an email sent out on Monday, Tesla said that it had "temporarily disabled this feature" and would be re-enabling it.