My FULL Tesla Model 3 Review is up now: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l311maWQc6y8oso.html

Thanks Mark learnt more in this 3 year old video than lots of the latest vids

It’s a very good demo that makes the function auto pilot very clear. Many thanks for that.

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you’ 👍

Really good to see this working in the UK!

@MBrown

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear, thank you

Never turn Sentry off!

Pretty impressive tech. Thanks for your M3 series, very very informative for UK prospective buyers.

@MBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Chris, glad you're enjoying the videos

Another Epic video showing us what we want to see and not including a bunch of worthless fluff! Looking forward to your full review!

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks so much, really appreciate that love the video! Welcome to the channel

Very nice detailed and balanced video. Didn't try autopilot on my test drives and wasn't that interested as it always looks more stressful than not using it but some interesting points about using it in queues and the potholes problem👍 Have to remember that when I get mine.

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, yes it’s really really great on a long journey, and great for traffic, however I wouldn’t use it on a journey like this to be honest. Plus the Tesla is too much fun to drive

Love the videos Mark, appreciate the effort that goes into these! My model 3 gets delivered on the 24th! I've gone midnight grey but the black looks so good!

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Andy, thanks so much for the comment, glad you’re enjoying the video. I’ve been trying to film some more but it’s just been raining every day. Good luck with your Tesla, I think you’re really going to enjoy it, let me know how you get on during pick up

@andym8131

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown I will! I'm getting home delivery, but heard good things about the new MIC models! I'll maybe record some videos myself, travelling around Scotland - we have a pretty good charging network here so planning a little whisky/golf tour on the west coast and islands.

Seems abit stressful at the moment, its like watching over a learning driver. Can't wait for what the future has to bring. I have high expectations.

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does seem to get better and I feel like I have to trust it more as it does do a great job on motorways

Cheers for this! Was under the impression AP was severely nerfed in the UK and only worked on motorways! Nice to know you can use it on and off on city streets too without forking out £8k!...

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I think the basic included AP is really good! I don’t think I’ll ever upgrade it any further

Dangerously exciting

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yes it is first few times you use it!

Remember you have to enable auto steer as it’s disabled by default. I just found that out as I never knew till I watched this video. Will try this tomorrow cheers mark!

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey yes it’s strange that everything is enabled in the back end, I bet a few people will have the car for a year and not even realise they have it

HI Mark - thanks for the videos!! I also have M3LR but living in Spain now, not able to try the FSD or EAP on subscription, so this is very interesting. I absolutely love driving the car - best car ever!! I’m interested in the Model Q being a smaller car, but if there is no steering wheel or pedals, I won’t buy it.

@MBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tracy you’re welcome! Yes its a fantastic car isn’t it! Yes I don’t think I would ever buy a car without a steering wheel! haha

Hi Mark - really great video informative and without irritating music!! I have just ordered my AWD LR M3 - I am worried about the build quality compared to my German/Range Rover cars... how are you finding it? I am picking it up in the March Tesla promotion of them paying the £2500 OLEV grant which has just been removed. You do seem to love the Autopilot which will hopefully make my trips to Manchester from the Midlands easier! :-D - Thanks again Mark and I wish you success with your channel :-)

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Alan thanks for the comment and sorry to hear you didn’t like the music. Yes overall the build quality is actually really good... one down side is the paint seems very thin and I already have a couple of marks after 3 weeks. Planning to do a full review this week!

Daily city centre Free parking is a massive benefit in itself, let alone the FREE charging! Look forward to seeing the full review in due course...

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah 100% the pay and display on the same street (the car in front) is paying £2.50 per hour, so I’m essentially getting £10 free parking and £30 of petrol (in electric) free

Nice video and nice Chinese-made Model 3! It's handy using AP, especially in traffic jams as you mentioned ... providing you don't have other drivers cut in on you. Here in HK, if you leave a slight gap (and, quite honestly, Tesla AP leaves quite a large gap even at it's shortest proximity setting), then you allow the wolves in! 😅

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment, yeah loving the MIC Tesla! Yes I can imagine people would cut in, I turn it off sometimes as the gap is a little big especially if loads of people are behind you at a junction!

@Macfilos

3 жыл бұрын

I agree that the gap is a bit too large. I find it rather embarrassing in heavy traffic because cars creep up behind and you feel guilty for leaving so much space. I suspect it's ok in, say, the USA where roads are wider and there is generally more space, but here in the UK (and in HK as I know) it's the opposite. I find I have to override the stop and edge a bit forward. Another problem is that the car doesn't start off quickly enough when the car in front moves, thus creating even more angst. I'm gradually getting used to feathering the throttle to overcome these problems.

@tooflesstesla

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown Thanks Mark. The only place (here in HK) I really feel secure in using AP is inside the tunnels because they have double solid white lines! 😊 Looking forward to more of your videos.

@tooflesstesla

3 жыл бұрын

@@Macfilos Thanks for your sharing. I know exactly how you feel about unintentionally blocking other road users. My AP blocked someone behind me (when there was plenty of room in front of me), and this caused the female driver to flip me the bird as she eventually passed me (all caught on video!). 😂 Yes, I sometimes have to "feather the throttle" but this kinda defeats the purpose of having AP! I'm sure things will improve in the near future.

I went for the enhanced Autopilot. Looking forward to see what it does

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey cool, let me know how it is! Tempted to go for it

NEVER try and use either Autopilot OR TACC when passing a bike....your car will have a real trauma even if you are steering and 3 feet away from the bike. It’s odd how the car reduces speed in lowered speed gates but hardly ever speeds up when they increase speed.

@911Locksmiths

3 жыл бұрын

Yip. You have to notice the bike and put your foot on the accelerator or the car does a near emergency stop. I was passing a bike that was on a separate bike lane beside me, it was a national speed limit and the car slowed to 30 instantly.

Wow this is some high quality stuff for a brand new channel! Where’d you get so much experience in this? Is there a class? Also what equipment do you use?

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Brandon thanks so much! I actually run another channel all about filming and editing! kzread.info so had a few years experience there!

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

I'm actually planning on doing a few 'KZread' tutorials on this channel, kind of showing what I've learned growing the other channel to 100,000 subscribers

Nice video and thanks, not sure about autopilot currently, if it doesn't work for 20% of the journey then surely it doesn't really add any value as you need to remain in charge all the time..? I guess in traffic jams etc it would be great

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ian yes I think for smaller journeys like in this video it’s not worth putting on, but great for traffic. Autopilot will be great for those longer journeys for holidays or trips

So Autopilot is not really designed for single carriage way driving. It’s not going to navigate junctions or navigate around cars. That’s going to be what FSD is for. Just be careful of using AP on single roads. Lots of people have had accidents thinking that the car will drive for them.

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ross, yes , I mean it does work, but at the moment I standard autopilot doesn't seem to like driving around cars, (sometimes it does just not every time.) Yes I'd never take my hands off and to be honest I wouldn't use it for single lanes, just motorway journeys

@RossMalin

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown I don’t think Autopilot will ever work like that. That’s the whole point of having FSD as an upgrade. I treat AP as a more advanced adaptive cruise control. The think the name should be renamed as it can misleading to the uninformed. Just go on the Tesla owner forums and you will see new owner reporting accidents where they have clipped park cars or not taken a corner correctly when they have used AP on a single carriageway! On a motorway/dual carriageway I love it, makes monotonous journeys much more enjoyable.

I have a Mar 21 Model 3 LR and didn't know that I have AutoPilot at all without upgrading the Full Self Driving. I do wish it had basic Summon as standard (I have a very narrow driveway). With lockdown I've hardly had a chance to drive it, and can't wait to get on open roads and long drives.

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Richard, yes I wish it had summon and parking features really. The upgrade is so expensive, but I'm pretty happy with the basic autopilot.

@RichardStevens81

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown I'm looking forward to testing autopilot now - thanks for the insightful video on it. I'd love to test Summon and AutoPark too. Tesla are offering FSD on a monthly subscription from Q2 2021 so you'll be able to test it out - (your YT channel is a good excuse to treat yourself to it!)

Out of curiosity, does the autopilot act any differently at night? less visability Etc.

@MBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Larry, no to be honest it seems to work just as well. Occasionally I have seen it sort of switch off when there are no road markings.

2:36 «Roundabout here» no...lets skip it🤣

when the battery is cold or full you don’t get regen - does that mean the amount of braking force you feel when you life off varies? Is that confusing at all, not being able to predict how it’ll slow?

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey it’s hard to tell, you do get a little message saying you will get less region, however it seems to feel the same to me. I can’t tell if it’s less harsh or not to be honest, it’s very very similar

@HarryNinetyFour

3 жыл бұрын

It’s sometimes a bit sudden and completely off, like if you are coasting in a manual car. Rare it’s like that though and a lot of the time it’s just reduced

the basic auto pilot seems to work well here, so why would anyone pay for the upgrade to enhanced or even the full self drive option

@MBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s not worth it in the uk

Great stuff, Mark. I took delivery of my M3 LR (blue, white interior) on March 1 from Thorpe Park in Surrey. I've had similar experiences to you and I'm enjoying Auto Pilot. I did order FSD but that could have been a mistake, I feel, given the few additional tricks. Traffic light recognition is neat, though, and it means the M3 will stop even if there is no car in front. Interesting that you are using public chargers only and it will be good to hear how you get on long-term with this. I'm lucky enough to have a home charger and I'm using Octopus GO, so I get night charging for four hours at 5p per kWh. I've done 500 miles in two weeks at a total cost of £6.25. This is bargain-basement motoring. Like you, too, I'm enjoying driving (without driver aids) more than I thought I would. This car is very comparable with a well-set-up A4 or 3-Series and, if anything, the steering is better. My last car was a Jaguar I-Pace which, in general, I loved. But the public charging network on long distances is total crap and that's the main reason I swapped for a Tesla. Keep up the videos. I've linked your collection video in an initial review for my blog, Macfilos, which will publish on Sunday, March 14. Mike

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael oh great, I love the Blue colour too! Ah great how do you find the FSD, would you say its worth the upgrade? I noticed they do Enhanced for half the price, so I'm seriously considering that. Yes so far the public charging has been good, however I think after lock down it will get harder and harder for me to charge my car, but as long as I can charge once a week that will be good. Yes £6.25 for 500 miles is incredible! (and often overlook part of the savings I think.)

@Macfilos

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown Mark, As far as I can tell, the extras currently included in the FSD pack are traffic light and stop sign recognition, auto lane change and on/off motorway slip roads, summon and auto park. All these features work well, although Summon is a big of a gimmick. Parking is much better than with most modern cars where you are prompted to change gear. The Tesla system does everything, including selecting drive/reverse as necessary. I think most of these features are included in the new half-price package, although presumably the full FSD could be worth it for the future. However, the subscription service which is coming mid-year is possibly the best bet of all, especially if you don't keep a car for long. I'm aware that I've paid £6,000-odd for something that I'm unlikely to get full advantage of, considering that I change cars frequently. As for colour, when I saw yours I wished I'd ordered black. Then when I see red I wish I'd gone for that. Blue seemed to be the unusual choice and it does look good, especially with the white seats, so I'm happy with the decision.

UK roads are very confusing to us Americans

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are confusing to us too sometimes 😂 can be very narrow!

Does autopilot use the break to stop, or regen braking?

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Richard, it can use both most of the time it will use region, however I have seen use the break quite heavily car in front brakes hard

@keoghrichard1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown ah ok! So it probably isn’t running as efficiently using autopilot, if it has to use the actual brakes.....I’m currently saving up my deposit to buy a model 3, as my current vehicle is on lease and will be going back in a few months

@Jonathantuba

3 жыл бұрын

@@keoghrichard1988 Tesla Autopilot will only use the brake if it needs to stop rapidly, so will be just as economical as manual driving, maybe more because it accelerates more gently than I would manually

@keoghrichard1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jonathantuba thanks for the info!

Nice video but AP is even worse than normal Adaptive cruise control. I can change a lane and ACC is still on not like in Tesla where have to be press on after every lane change. Bit shame but overall its a great car.

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matus, which car do you currently have? That sounds good. Does it steer you within the lane and slow down for cars etc?

@matuskubis2058

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown hi Mark. I have Skoda Superb Sportline with ACC and lane assist. I love it and Im using it for most of the times. Also I can set the distance between me and the car in front of me. Its working between 0-100mph so that mean its stopped too and then moving again. And it is 2017 model by the way. But anyway I like Tesla a lot, just this AP can works lets say far better I think.

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

@@matuskubis2058 that’s great! It’s good to hear it’s working in other cars as I think a lot of people assume autopilot is only on a Tesla

@matuskubis2058

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown Didn't you have adaptive cruise control on your jag?

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hey no it didn’t have any cruise control at all, which was annoying for long journeys

Manchester!

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Sure is our kid!

2:38 drives straight through the mini roundabout: Rule 188 The Highway Code. Yep, Road Traffic Act 1968 sect 36. Wonder if police watch these clips? 😉

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Shhh Bob don’t tell them 😄

@B0BHW

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBrown Sorry Mark, I couldn't help myself!! I'm a driving instructor with a Tesla M3 Long Range. Mine has Full Self Driving... just to see if it is likely to put driving instructors out of business anytime soon. Spoiler Alert: It isn't. And on the subject of roundabouts (oops sorry again Mark!), I've challenged Elon to demonstrate FSD successfully negotiating The Magic Roundabout in Swindon without hitting anything or coming to a complete standstill requiring manual drive to extricate it!

@MBrown

3 жыл бұрын

@@B0BHW yes it’s defiantly no where near good enough yet, decent for a long motorway journey but not much else 😂