Tesla Software Update Takes First Step In Protecting Children Left In Hot Vehicles

Brilliant. But MDarringer will still criticize it.

Well 105 degree is still pretty darn hot... This is just a first step from them. I would expect a lower cabin temp to follow after they figure out how to not kill the battery.

This is a safety measure - battery is the last thing one would care about in this scenario. Not that leaving young children (in some areas, even pets) unattended in a car is legal to begin with.

Software and sensors should be smart enough to detect presence of living things in the cabin and turn on AC when conditions are met.

Can the car automatically stream and turn on the Disney movie "Frozen" on the central 'big screen' so the kids can be entertained while being locked in the car while the parents goto the store/bar/doctor/romantic rendezvous, etc? THAT would be a feature!

The human driver didn't see it either.

More like $70k for a $100k car or $140k for a 5 person sedan that can take take on Ferrari's and Lambos.

Someone's on the payroll!

Tesla's are 'bargain-basement' incentivized now. So, no one is paying $150,000 for what in fact is a $40,000 car.

Anecdotal evidence indicates that Tesla's routinely go out the door at 20% off sticker at this point. They are completely dirt cheap if you get one "pre-owned" from Tesla (who tries to control the resale market to mask how much they plummet in value from new).

My friends with Tesla's say that every 6 months (and this is before this current and constant barrage of Tesla 'discounting')they would get emailed (and then called) by a Tesla rep asking if they wanted to 'upgrade' their Tesla at a ridiculously cheap rate.

My best friend, who may be Tesla "user zero" started with one of the first Model S, Tesla gave him a great deal on a higher spec Model S, 18 months later (which had its share of problems and may in fact have been a lemon)and then 6 months after that car was sorted, Tesla talked him into an early Model X (also may have been a lemon but which is now fixed and generally functioning).

My friend said that Tesla made the upgrades so cheap, they were almost irresistible.

The end is near for Tesla and that is even before the tort lawsuits start for the autopilot, falcon doors, and other known quality problems.

I cannot access the article from this computer.
But, is this an automatic default feature built-in, or will the driver be responsible for activating it?
I do think it's a brilliant idea, but 105* does seem like it's still a bit on the high side.

thanks, runbuh. Yes, the image of the tweet was blocked also.

Why are children being left in hot cars? That's bad parenting.

This is really the dumbest safety system, why are chidren left in cars in first place.. those who can send so much on this car don't need to and shouldn't need to leave chidren by themselves in a car. Shouldn't tesla try to fix their autopilt first..