Tesla has released a new over-the-air software update for the Model S, X and 3, said to be the most substantial the brand has ever released.
The new ‘Version 9.0’ software upgrade brings a raft of new features, including new hardware functions, simplified menus and additional 'Easter eggs'. Alongside this, a new mobile app update function allows owners to initiate a software update remotely without being in the car.
Most notably, a new Dash Cam function has been added to Model S, X and 3 vehicles built from August 2017, allowing owners to use the forward-facing camera to record and store captured video. Tapping the new dash cam icon allows a clip of up to 10 minutes to be stored, or recording to be paused.
Additionally, all eight external cameras from Tesla’s full self-driving system have been activated, enabling what it calls “better situational awareness on the road with a 360-degree visualisation of surrounding vehicles”.
Blind spot monitoring now relies on the side and rear facing cameras, alongside the previously used ultrasonic sensors, to detect vehicles and display them on the car’s screen. If there is a vehicle in the car’s blind spot when the driver indicates, it shows the lane as red on the digital display. New types of vehicles, including bicycles and large trucks, are also displayed to aid safety.
A new application launcher simplifies the applications on offer by bringing them altogether in one place, and allowing quick access to the last-used app. Owners can also access the controls for cold weather features, such as rear seat heaters and the steering wheel heater, all in one place.
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Alongside the more practical software updates, Tesla has added in some new ‘Easter eggs’, or hidden features, to its models’ large central display screen. Classic arcade games from Atari are now discoverable when the car is in Park. Finding them changes the controls on the steering wheel and touchscreen to that of a games console.
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Yep, it'll be well worth waiting for. I ended up cancelling my reservation to spend the money on Tesla shares instead... Even more of a gamble @ Aussierob! The idea is to get the car later than everyone else, but with a slightly higher spec. Now it's all up to Musky to stop tweeting while on the drink, and my decision might not seem so idiotic. :-)
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Still waiting for you to post something with any real meaning and insight...now that WOULD be worth the wait...sigh. TwIT
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That’s not a record! I was 8th in the queue at Sydney Tesla which opened exactly 11 hours before the UK order book opened!
FYI we won’t be getting ours until 2020 so that’s a 4 year wait! There have been, and still continue to be, times when I’ve thought of getting my $1500 deposit back. When the “shorters” in the US market conspire to bring the company down, when our Elon says something even dumber than usual and when the SEAC prosecuted him for false statements. Will I ever get mine? It’s a gamble, but I’d say the odds are about 60/40 as of today.
Robbo
No runnerbean
That’s not a record! I was 8th in the queue at Sydney Tesla which opened exactly 11 hours before the UK order book opened!
FYI we won’t be getting ours until 2020 so that’s a 4 year wait! There have been, and still continue to be, times when I’ve thought of getting my $1500 deposit back. When the “shorters” in the US market conspire to bring the company down, when our Elon says something even dumber than usual and when the SEAC prosecuted him for false statements. Will I ever get mine? It’s a gamble, but I’d say the odds are about 60/40 as of today.
Robbo