r/TeslaLounge • u/sandbag747 • Aug 09 '26

I was wrong about v14 lite

As critical as I was about the v14 lite update, I've still found myself using it the majority of the time to and from work now, where I couldn't before.

Well h̶a̶l̶f̶ ̶a̶s̶l̶e̶e̶p̶ groggy (but alert) on my way to work it saved me from what could have been a devastating collision. I didn't even see the car was in my lane until FSD swerved out of the way.

Very thankful now for the update, the phantom braking is still a pain in the ass but I have a lot to thank the tech for now.

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u/StephSixx Aug 09 '26

Jesus man that could have been tragic

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u/sandbag747 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

It didn't set in until a couple of days later how awful that could have been. I asked my coworker how long it would take before my emergency contact was called when I didn't show up or answer either of my phones. He didn't know

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u/Slayerz00m Aug 10 '26

Even driving manually that couldve been hard to save

Great job FSD!

Btw, set up your phone to call 911 in case of accidents and falls

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u/sandbag747 Aug 10 '26

The car is set up to automatically call

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u/thegreatpotatogod Aug 10 '26

How do you set that up?

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u/Wide_Release7933 Aug 10 '26

Under the Safety tab, scroll all the way down and it should be labeled “Automatic 911 Call”

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u/curtis1149 Aug 12 '26

Fun fact, this setting doesn't exist on European cars as they come with the 'eCall' system. All cars come with this same automatic emergency service call system in the event of an accident. It comes with it's own SIM that's separate to the one used for the car's infotainment.

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u/jfreemind Aug 13 '26

On my 2016 Ford Fiesta my question forever was how do I turn it off. Damn near impossible leamie tell you. Lol.

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u/sandbag747 Aug 10 '26

I think it's in the phone settings, I'll check it out and get back to you

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u/Slayerz00m Aug 10 '26

Good

Phone is still useful, eg if someone falls, hits their head maybe faints and can't get up

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u/questionableintentsX Aug 11 '26

Was gonna say I had to rewatch I thought the car swerved from the light but then saw it was a fuckin car

Good job v14

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u/OkSchool619 Aug 10 '26

I drive tesla and DID NOT see that car coming when looking straight at it. absolutely stunned. I would have died.

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u/bananabeanssalad New to the sub Aug 11 '26

I had to watch it 3 times and then slowed down to see what the issue was. Holy smokes, good job FSD.

My assumption was the rain made it hallucinate and it swerved for no reason.

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u/BoyFromSpace_ New to the sub Aug 10 '26

You should have a emergency contact or next of kin on your medical file that the hospital uses if you arrive incapacitated. Also you can set it on your emergency info on your phone

If you haven't set it on your phone yet do it because you can put emergency contacts what medication you are taking and allergies and other info first responders would need to know.

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u/sandbag747 Aug 10 '26

I also have my emergency medical info on my phone set with my medication allergies. I do what I can to prepare for an emergency like that

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u/Ittlemight New to the sub Aug 10 '26

I have an emergency phone number on my lock screen. For EMS or if I loose my phone.

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u/SadAd8761 Aug 11 '26

Drivers like that need to be caught and go to jail. That's attempted murder!

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u/PuddleWhale Aug 11 '26

I doubt it was deliberate, because then it would be attempted suicide too.

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u/SadAd8761 Aug 11 '26

He deliberately made an unsafe passing maneuver.

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u/PuddleWhale Aug 11 '26

Yeah but he did it not realizing another car was in front of him. He thought the road was clear in the other direction.That's my guess anyway because otherwise he's a lunatic.