TESLA SMART SUMMON – IDEAL FEATURE FOR HANDICAPPED DRIVERS

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For most Tesla owners, Smart Summon is fun and occasionally useful. For many handicapped owners, however, Smart Summon can be that but also a uniquely helpful aid for using our Tesla cars
EveryTesla has it built-in, so this is a powerful feature that costs you nothing extra. And...you never have to worry about gas stations – Tesla doesn't use 'em!
I've found Smart Summon to be most useful if I am a bit more careful in choosing where to park. The distance from the car to you summoning it should be no more than a couple hundred feet. More importantly, consider curbs, other cars, obstacles that may  the car or make it hesitate out of caution.
My most frequent problem is getting into a situation where the car wants to go around in some manner rather than come directly to me. Then, if it gets where I can't see it because of other cars I have to stop as it is unsafe to use Smart Summon where you can't have perfect and safe control.
Still on my Tesla wish list: a key or app-based rear hatch open and close feature. I've seen the hacks advertised in the Tesla blogs but the cost seems unreasonable....over $700.. It is something I want because while I can get the hatch open I can't reach high enough from my chair to close it, and it won't close itself. The car comes with an app and screen unlock feature but that's a marginal convenience...not a solution
Special: here's a Model X wheelchair owner's video.