May just be a question of firmware tuning, in which case can be solved by an OTA software update.” If there is vehicle variability, we will figure it out & address. “Model 3 is designed to have super good stopping distance & others reviewers have confirmed this. Musk made a similar claim in the wake of the report, responding on Twitter to a certain shareholder. ![]() In her response, the Tesla spokeswoman made the puzzling claim that, “Unlike other vehicles, Tesla is uniquely positioned to address more corner cases over time through over-the-air software updates, and it continually does so to improve factors such as stopping distance.” (Note: this isn’t the first time Tesla and Consumer Reports sparred over a review.) When contacted about the braking results, a spokeswoman cited a panic stop distance roughly 20 feet shorter than what CR averaged after several tests of both a Model 3 test vehicle and a privately owned loaner. As Tesla disciples circled the wagon (one created a list of “bad journalists”), Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to CR‘s findings.Īctually, Tesla disagreed with CR‘s findings even before publication. The social media brouhaha was a result of Consumer Reports‘ less-than-glowing review of the Tesla Model 3, which was found to have the worst braking performance of any contemporary car in the publication’s testing catalog. However, if public battles between an automaker and the media is your thing, coupled with exasperating (and disturbing) displays of tribalism from the manufacturer’s fan base, Monday was a gold mine. ![]() If you weren’t on Twitter yesterday, well, you picked a good day to stay away.
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