Tesla unveiled its refreshed 2024 Mannequin 3 final week with an up to date face and barely redesigned interior, however the actually huge information right here is that the Mannequin 3 is lastly getting one thing that’s been obtainable in less expensive vehicles for over a decade now. That’s proper, now you can get a Mannequin 3 with a blind spot indicator. Woah.

Tesla integrated the little purple/orange mild into the higher speaker grilles on the motive force door, CarScoops stories. It’s slightly unusual when you think about the actual fact most vehicles put these kinds of indicators within the mirror themselves, however what do I do know?

Oddly, Electrek stories that the Mannequin 3 proprietor’s guide solely specifies the driver door. To date, the one time we’ve seen this technique in motion was in this European YouTube video, and it’s the motive force’s door. Which means there’s an opportunity that solely the motive force’s aspect of the car will get a blind spot indicator mild. I imply, positive, there’s an even bigger blind spot on the motive force’s aspect of the car, however that’s such a bizarre option to make.

Anyway, owners will be capable to activate the blind spot indicator from their new Mannequin 3 by touching:

• Controls > Lights > Blind Spot Indicator

To be truthful to Tesla, this isn’t the primary time the Austin, Texas-based automaker determined to sort out the difficulty of blindspots. For years, Teslas used aspect cameras to show a picture of what was subsequent to your automotive when the flip sign is enabled. It’s an identical system to what Kia/Hyundai and Honda have achieved.

Tesla additionally sounds a warning chime for those who try to alter lanes whereas there’s a automotive subsequent to you. Nonetheless, all of that’s reasonably difficult, and cameras are identified to not be essentially the most dependable factor, so it’s most likely good to have slightly mild to remind you to not crash into the man subsequent to you. On high of that, solely having a single display screen within the middle of the Mannequin 3 means drivers can’t take a look at the place they’re going and if one thing is within the blindspot on the identical time. It’s lower than best.

Electrek factors out that issues are slightly totally different in Mannequin S and Mannequin X land. These visuals are displayed within the driver’s gauge cluster, very similar to Kia and Hyundai.

That is simply one of many many modifications made to the brand new Mannequin 3, because the automotive now comes with ambient lighting and ventilated seats. To make room for such luxuries, Tesla determined to take away the flip sign and equipment selector stalks. It’s a transfer that’s shitty however does convey the Mannequin 3 consistent with its different merchandise.

Proper now, we additionally don’t know if Tesla has added any new sensors to the automotive. Electrek says that possible means it’s utilizing the automotive’s Autopilot cameras to detect vehicles in blind spots. We additionally don’t know if this characteristic goes to finish up in the remainder of Tesla’s lineup.