At Select Car Leasing weve created an interactive mini-game to see if you can beat the reaction time of Teslas world-famous Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system! The game places you in the driving seat of a Tesla. Your job is to watch out for the hazard and stop the car as soon as possible once you see it! You can start the game by clicking here.
How to Play?
Click the button to begin your journey!
You're in a Tesla with its Autopilot and AEB disabled
Use any key (press on mobile) anytime you see a hazard to stop the car
At some point during the journey a hazard will appear - your reaction time to that hazard will be compared to the average reaction time of Tesla's AEB System (0.3 seconds)
Remember to watch for distractions along the way
AEB What is it and how does it work?
Since Elon Musk and Tesla released the first iteration of the AEB system back in 2017, its been met with a huge amount of acclaim. The system is powered by Teslas Autopilot technology and is designed to detect objects that may potentially impact the car and automatically apply the brakes to ensure the vehicle doesnt crash.
There have been many viral videos and moments shared online showing the AEB system saving the occupants of a Tesla from a collision. One of the most notable was in February 2020 when, due to Storm Dennis hitting parts of the UK, a giant oak tree fell in the middle of a busy road in Dorset, southwest England.
'Miracle' as falling tree narrowly misses killing families in two Tesla Model Xs because the cars have automatic emergency brakes https://t.co/d1GLV5IOZl pic.twitter.com/aTgiLOqQ1y
Bournemouth Echo (@Bournemouthecho) February 17, 2020
As the tree fell, a Tesla Model X was passing equipped with Autopilot. Luckily for the driver, the AEB kicked in and stopped the car with the tree landing on the bonnet just shy of the drivers windscreen.
The driver subsequently credited the Tesla for saving him and his familys life as he wouldnt have been able to react in time and stop the car himself.
How We Calculated The Reaction Time
Tesla tends to keep its cards close to its chest and hasnt released official information on the exact reaction time of its AEB system. To get the best estimate on the reaction time of the AEB, we carefully selected 10 viral clips of the AEB in action, slowed each clip down and analysed how fast the Tesla was to react to the hazard on a frame by frame basis.
Our research showed the average time of the AEB in those clips was 0.3 seconds, thats faster than it takes Usain Bolt to run 11m, a sky diver to fall 40m and an indicator to flash. Think youve got what it takes? Try your luck take on the Tesla and see if your reactions beat one of the worlds fastest braking technologies: www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/tesla-reaction-game/
