It started this past January with a tweet from Elon Musk: "No more stalks. [Cars guess their] drive direction based on what obstacles it sees, context & nav map. You can override on touchscreen."

 

Along with the steering yoke and insanely fast acceleration of the new 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid EV, we've now had a chance to try Tesla's predictive shifting, and we're pleased to announce it works. Kind of. Most of the time. And when it doesn't work, the car doesn't seem to do anything dangerous, and it rarely does anything truly stupid.


What Tesla's Predictive Shifting Does And Doesn't Do

The system's official name is Auto Shift Out of Park (Beta), and that's an accurate description, as is Musk's use of the word "guess." The idea is that when you power-up the Tesla (there's no ignition key or power button; you just step on the brake), the car will know whether to shift into forward or reverse for your departure. One automated direction choice is all you get, as once the car moves, direction choices are all down to you.

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