---
title: "Elon Musk Alarmed That Teslas Beep Constantly in Drive-Thru Lanes"
description: "Elon Musk says he's \"looking into\" making a Tesla feature that turns off proximity sensors while people wait in drive-through lanes."
date: "2019-11-07"
modified: "2019-11-07"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-tesla-beep-drivethru"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Future Society"
  - "Tesla"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "tesla"
  - "the digest"
  - "transport"
---

# Elon Musk Alarmed That Teslas Beep Constantly in Drive-Thru Lanes

![Elon Musk says he's "looking into" making a Tesla feature that turns off proximity sensors while people wait in drive-through lanes.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/elon-musk-teslas-beep-constantly-drivethru-lanes.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Olivia Bang/YouTube\</em\>*

## Close Quarters

The close confines of a drive-thru lane apparently mess with Teslas' parking sensors, resulting in a cacophony of annoying beeps and alarms.

Parking sensors can help drivers avoid annoying dings and dangerous collisions as they try to back into a spot. But now Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he's looking into providing the option to turn them off, *[Business Insider ](<https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-mulling-drive-thru-friendly-tesla-after-sensor-complaint-2019-11>)*[reports](<https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-mulling-drive-thru-friendly-tesla-after-sensor-complaint-2019-11>), to spare hungry drivers from annoyance as they wait for a burger.

## Crowdsourced Features

Musk's announcement comes after someone [complained to him on Twitter](<https://twitter.com/uhaveanygrapes/status/1192104525622120450>) about the noise her car makes while detecting hazards in the drive-thru lane. [Musk replied](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1192112037347749888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1192112037347749888&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Felon-musk-mulling-drive-thru-friendly-tesla-after-sensor-complaint-2019-11>): "Looking into it."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1192112037347749888

Of course, given the propensity for new Tesla features to [cause accidents](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/smart-summon-teslas-crash>), crashes, and [other forms of damage](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-smart-summon-crash>), it might be best to keep the alarms on for now.

**READ MORE:** [Elon Musk said he will look into launching a 'drive-thru mode' for Teslas after a driver complained the car's parking sensor 'beeps like crazy' while she waits for fast food](<https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-mulling-drive-thru-friendly-tesla-after-sensor-complaint-2019-11>) \[*Business Insider*\]

**More on Tesla:** *[Video Shows Tesla Autopilot Steering Toward Highway Barriers](<https://futurism.com/tesla-autopilot-shown-steering-towards-highway-barriers>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/danrobitzski>)