British Airways were on top behaviour today: the flight was on time, early if anything, the cabin staff attentive, the food very good and I actually got a few hours sleep (though it does help when you have a flat bed to lie down in...). We landed on time too, though as we approached the Gatwick terminal, the weather looked anything but inviting: grey, rain and chilly... yippee...
The first thing I did when I got a phone signal was to turn on the heating for the car remotely then, as I had no luggage with me, zipped through the airport, called up the Tesla driver to bring my car to me (great service!) and, as I picked up a coffee and croissant at Costa, was able to see on my iPhone that the car was just approaching the meeting point. It's great when technology works.
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| Improved Autopilot sensors |
It was a real treat to be back in my car: whilst I had been away the autopilot software had been updated and this was my first chance to test it out. The dashboard display is improved and you can now better see the vehicles around you. I allowed the car to drive me all the way from the M23 to my M25 junction and it did a great job, with a noticeable improvement in the smoothness of the drive. And, as a bonus, when I approached the house the car opened the garage door automatically without being asked to - great!: I wasn't sure whether or not that feature would work. The one that is not yet sanctioned for use in the UK (though it is in the US) is the
Summon function, whereby the car can be called to come to you from where it is parked..not yet anyway!
The house was very cold when I arrived and it took all day for the heating to warm it up...brr.... I spent a couple of hours wrapped in a quilt watching some of the Test coverage before heading off to Burhill for a meeting with the Vice Captain: he can obviously see D-Day approaching as he arrived with a long list of questions. We spent a useful 3 hours or so together and I think that we are in good shape going forwards.
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