Man Uses 'Smart Summon' to Get Tesla Out of Locked Parking Garage

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A particularly resourceful Tesla owner used the company's "Smart Summon" feature to retrieve his Model 3 from a parking garage that had already closed for the night, leaving him stranded outside.

The feature lets owners direct their cars to drive to their location, pulling their vehicles out of tight parking spots or retrieve them in lots. But as Vancouver-based Tesla owner Jacky Heshi demonstrates, the remote control feature may have plenty of other use cases as well."No fucking way," Heshi's friend exclaimed in disbelief, right before the Model 3 triggers the parking garage's gate sensor from the inside, allowing Heshi to regain access to his car.Videos shared back in June show a more robust Smart Summon experience, with cars more confidently backing out of spots and navigating parking lots.

But as always, Musk should never be taken by his word. We've yet to hear of an actual rollout of the feature four months after the release of the promised smart wiper software, which lets users

 

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