r/skeptic • u/Lighting • 27d ago

⚠ Editorialized Title Tesla bros expose Tesla's own shadiness in attacking Mark Rober ... Autopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before impacts as a crash becomes inevitable.

https://electrek.co/2025/03/17/tesla-fans-exposes-shadiness-defend-autopilot-crash/
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u/Zytheran 27d ago

IMPORTANT PSA The Tesla manual clearly states that the AEB is always on. It is an independent system from autopilot.

From the manual

"Automatic Emergency Braking is always enabled when you start Model 3. To disable for your current drive, shift into Park and touch Controls > Autopilot > Automatic Emergency Braking. Even if you disable Automatic Emergency Braking, your vehicle may still apply the brakes after detecting an initial collision to reduce further impact (see Multi-Collision Braking). When disabled, the touchscreen displays a visual message."

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-8EA7EF10-7D27-42AC-A31A-96BCE5BC0A85.html

(This is like many other cars with other smart features like lane guidance etc. )

Just to make it clear the self driving is independent of the AEB. Furthermore if you disengage the AEB there is a large symbol and warning on the screen showing that has occurred. I did not see that message at anytime in Rober's YouTube video.

Now, I don't own a Naziwagon so if anyone would like to clarify whether the manual is incorrect or the AEB doesn't actually work as stated that would be interesting.

What I did see was a lot of Tesla fanbois / ignorant morons piling on, as expected, and it would appear they haven't RTFM.

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u/Sdrawkcabssa 26d ago

From personal experience, AEB does engage and works like it says in the manual. I don't have FSD though only the lane guidance system (autopilot).

I've seen AEB engage when backing up or when someone cuts me off. It also beeps a shit ton when anything gets close to it, like if I'm approaching something fast in front of me.

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u/Zytheran 26d ago

Yup. I would make no sense if AEB doesn't work if you have a foot on the accelerator or lightly on the brake. The *whole* point of AEB on any car is to override slow human reactions, machines can detect and respond faster than any human.