After the extra hour in bed this morning, we made our way to the Golf Club this morning: Kathryn had some work to do on the Ladies' computer and I wanted a few words with the Pro Shop. The courses were looking good in the autumn sunshine, but not a day for golf today.
I wanted to get on the A3 as soon as possible... for, overnight, the latest version of the software that powers my Tesla (version 7) had downloaded and I wanted to test it out! As well as a redesign of all the dashboard and the control panel, this version includes the first steps towards the driverless car: Autosteering.
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Wimbledon here we come..
on AutoPilot |
As long as the on-board cameras and sensors can recognise the white lines on the left and right of the car, and you are travelling over 24 mph, you can engage the Autopilot and the car will drive itself, following the road's contours and managing the speed within the constraints imposed by fellow-drivers and, if you choose, the speed limit.
It was a bit nerve-wracking when I first engaged it, but it seemed to work just fine. It was a strange experience though oberving the car drive itself, as I kept my hands on my lap... The next thing is to trial the automatic lane changing... but that's for another day.
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| A pre-shopping aperitif |
We drove up to Wimbledon to give some parental input into The Wedding Dress Choice, and it appears that our views had some merit as a deposit was paid.. one fewer decision to be made! Afterwards, we headed up to London for lunch with the birthday girl herself and Paul, her fiancé. They had chosen a favourite restaurant of theirs,
NOPI, just off Regent Street. We hadn't been there before but were very impressed: good decor, fine service and delicious food. The idea is to choose plates for sharing and, unusually, the portions were actually generous enough that this worked just fine with the four of us.
Fully replete, now time to go home to see if the Pumas can achieve an upset against the Wallabies. I doubt it, but who knows?
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