Stop light

Last night I documented a new feature that was part of the latest Tesla software update, traffic control device awareness.  In a nutshell the car now sees and reacts to both traffic lights and stop signs.  Prior to this update if you were approaching a traffic light or stop sign and were not behind another vehicle that was stopping, the car would not stop on it’s own. Now it does, the problem is it will stop at EVERY traffic light, even if it’s green, unless you interact with the car to let it know it’s clear to go.  It’s an annoyance but I assume it is part of training Tesla’s “neural network” to help shape how the car should behave in various intersection scenarios.  The car was flawless in identifying lights and stop signs.  The only bug I saw was when you approach an intersection with a flashing yellow light it will continue prompting you to react.  Your only option is to keep your foot on the accelerator until you are through the light.  Regardless, it’s a cool next step towards the ultimate goal of a full self driving vehicle, which originally was supposed to happen before the end of last year.  I think they still have a ways to go.

My shoulder still hurts.  Yesterday I said to myself if it still hurts significantly today I was going to call someone about it.  Today I I repeated that mantra.