TeslaThe famous EV manufacturer is led by notorious fanatic And billionaire Elon Musk, tend to struggle to meet self-imposed deadlines. In another egregious example of this, the company’s latest software update makes “Really Smart” Recall”, or ASS, comes into effect after initially promising owners the feature would be available by September 2022.
Once you know it’s simple like smart summon, This technology gives the owner the ability to recall their vehicles through the Tesla app to automatically navigate to them in a parking lot, or owners can use it to send their car to a nearby location of their choosing. Tesla has also released Dumb Summon, which allows owners to remotely move their car backwards or forwards as of Hyundai Smart park.
Smart summon used to be a feature on fully equipped Teslas, but it was removed in 2022 when the company stopped putting ultrasonic sensors in its cars and decided to rely entirely on cameras instead. After several delays, the feature is finally back to cause havoc in a parking lot near you. To use ASS in a Tesla, owners must have the latest version of the Tesla app and the latest software update for their car. In the app, owners go to the summon tab, where they have the option to have the car come to them or they can send it to a destination like a remote parking lot.
Once the car’s desired destination is selected, the owner must press and hold a button in the app, and as long as that button is pressed, the car will run without anyone inside. The owner is 100% responsible for their car the entire time it is in motion, and they can see what’s around the car through a series of camera feeds displayed in the app.
In Software Update Notes 2024.27.20 enabling Tesla’s ASS, it reminds owners that both ASS and Dumb Summon should only be used in parking lots or driveways, and to watch out for pedestrians, cyclists, and other cars on the car’s in-app camera feed. Next time you’re visiting the trendy yuppie shops in town, keep an eye out for any Tesla owners using their car’s ASS.
When Tesla owners use their cars’ ASS in a parking lot, the cars slow down, but there’s no visual indicator other than an empty driver’s seat to signal that the car is unoccupied and being remotely controlled. Sure, owners are supposed to monitor the car’s camera feed, but we know that many Tesla owners trust their cars too much and ignore safety warnings. I’m talking about Lululemon, Erewhon, Alo, and Sweetgreen parking lots; if you frequent these yuppie stores, be wary of any owners using Tesla’s ASS.
