Open Trunk/Lifegate with Visual Gesture

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Description

When the fob or phone key is detected, allow a leg swipe behind the rear camera to automatically release the trunk or liftgate.

Competitive/Pricing/Notes

Enables convenient opening when your hands are carrying stuff and you cannot easily grab your keyfob, phone key or trunk button.

Some automakers include this feature in some models.

Moderator: It would require the AP processor to remain on, but it is already on if Sentry Mode is enabled. The AP processor consumes about 1 mile of range per hour of use, so it may better to design a separate, low power system.

Status

Unknown.

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     Created 21-Aug-2019
tc
915

5 Comments

This is NOT a disability feature as commented.

This is a convenience feature, a real big convenience.

Approaching the car with hands full of grocery bags, it is a pain to have to stop and put them down to push the trunk handle. Especially when bags get dirty or wet.

It seems strange for Tesla not to have this, when many competitors do, also on cheaper cars (sensor-based and not camera-based, but camera-based seems the Tesla way).
    Created 4-Mar-2023
Fred
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It is not a dublicate of the Kick to open Feature. The other one requests a new sensor. This feature here would work with the existing camera.
    Created 6-Jun-2021
tc
915
Same for the frunk plz
    Created 18-Nov-2019
Disability feature
    Created 3-Sep-2019
duplicate of https://teslatap.com/desired-features/kick-to-open-the-trunk/
    Created 3-Sep-2019