Tesla releases firmware update that shortens Model 3 braking distance by six meters

Tesla has released new firmware for the Model 3 that fixes an identified braking performance issue. The American Consumer Reports previously reported that the braking distance from 100 to 0 km/h was too long. This braking distance now appears to be six meters shorter.

According to the American consumer organization, the braking distance is still 40 meters after the firmware update, while the car only came to a stop after 46 meters before the new firmware. That was considerably longer than the average braking distance of other contemporary cars. Consumer Reports reports that with such emergency braking, the Model 3 now also consistently reaches this new braking distance of 40 meters. The previously observed inconsistency, in the form of different braking distances at the same speeds, has also disappeared. Based on this, Consumer Reports withdrew its previous negative opinion and made a recommendation for the Model 3 after all.

Tesla informed Consumer Reports in an email that the software for the ABS system has been improved to better respond to variations in how the brakes are applied and different environmental factors. A Consumer Reports employee involved in testing the Model 3 says he’s been with the consumer organization for 19 years and has tested more than a thousand cars, but has never seen a car that could improve its performance on the track. with an ota update.

Recently, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said that the Model 3 will the first half of 2019 will appear on the European market. In 2013, he said the car would go on sale no later than 2017. The automaker has been having trouble meeting Model 3 production numbers for some time, although things are slowly moving in the right direction. The company said in early May that it is expected to roll out about 5,000 units of the Model 3 weekly in a few months.