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The Tesla mistook Mum for a child

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We left Mum in the car, while we dashed into Fountain Gate shopping center. The Tesla bombarded me with “Child detected in car” alerts. I think it also flashed the slim orange light on the boot.

Perhaps Tesla needs to correct their child detection algorithm.

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  1. Andrea Dacey via Facebook ↗
    Did your mum get alerts on the car screen too?
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping
      Andrea Dacey Good question. I don’t think so. I’ll check next time.
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  2. Anthony Mestre via Facebook ↗
    Next time leave it on Dog Mode.. lol... I did that with my wife... funny stuff!
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  3. Gavin Cooley via Facebook ↗
    Still good that it worked, I think i would rather have it than not have it. Not available on HW3 along with a few other things like ultrawideband for the phone.
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  4. Beto Leal via Facebook ↗
    Tell her she looks very young. Very.
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    1. Beto Leal via Facebook ↗
      And she was listening taylor swift… def she is young
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    2. Tesla Tripping eTripping
      Beto Leal smooth! 😉

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  5. Cyril Touchet via Facebook ↗
    Perhaps you need to learn how to use your car (dog mode)
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    1. James Mackness via Facebook ↗
      Cyril Touchet this may be a massive stretch on my part, but isn't Dog Mode for, I don't know, dogs? 🤔
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      1. James Mackness via Facebook ↗
        James Mackness I can confirm it works for parents too!
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      2. Andrew Perry via Facebook ↗
        Andrew Perry sure you can leave them with the AC on, but it disables various controls, such as the doors and windows I think. If you're leaving humans it should be on Camp Mode.
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      3. James Mackness via Facebook ↗
        James Mackness thanks, that’s very important to know!
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  6. Luke McInnes via Facebook ↗
    Mine goes off if I leave a backpack on the seat. It’s quite frustrating that it can’t be turned off permanently
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  7. Aidan Vogt via Facebook ↗
    Mine did it over a drink bottle on the centre console
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    1. Aidan Vogt via Facebook ↗
      Aidan Vogt its radar I think not camera

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  8. Sonia Ryan via Facebook ↗
    Your mum looks a good sort!
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  9. Kylie Gilroy via Facebook ↗
    Why did you have the car locked and Sentry on if someone was in the car?

    That's why you got so many notifications 🤣

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  10. Stephen Sizer via Facebook ↗
    You can turn off the child detection btw. Not permanently - it re-enables on the next drive
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  11. Scott Wang via Facebook ↗
    New feature of dog mode is live feed.

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  12. Lee Hope via Facebook ↗
    Next time, pop the car into camp mode. And seriously, can you place the fifth icon on the app? Looks off without it. 😉

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  13. Rocco Rocky via Facebook ↗
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  14. Luke Godfrey via Facebook ↗
    What a fantastic safety feature.
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  15. Kwabena Ernest via Facebook ↗
    Leave the car open next time

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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping
      Kwabena Ernest It was raining. And open doors make it difficult for a car next to us to move.
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      1. Facebook visitor via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping I meant, if you were using phone key, you walk away and the car locks itself, so you unlock the car on the tesla app on your phone.. or use the card key, the car won't lock itself
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  16. Dheeraj Siddha via Facebook ↗
    Camp mode and lock the doors
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