Recent content by BitJam

Good point but I think this is something different. Tesla would write code for micro-controllers which I'm sure abound in the car. But they probably wouldn't write low level code to interact with a usb controller. That is usually done with a driver in the Linux kernel. The kernel uses the...

Replacing the computer worked for at least one person: I've mentioned before that Tesla almost certainly uses different usb controller chips in different vehicles and even in the same vehicle. Each controller chip can use a different software driver. If one of the drivers is bad the problem...

For me v12 was a big step up from the v11 I tried last summer. I plan to subscribe. But one place v12 seems to fail big time is turning left using a center turn lane. We have a lot of those here in my part of rural New Mexico. I felt I had to take over almost every time FSD needed to turn...

Possible Easter egg? Perhaps just a coincidence. When I've been playing music from the usb and it is disconnected the next time I get into the car, it defaults to playing the Musk biography from Audible.

Thanks! That seems to work here.

Here is a shared link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/03/world/europe/ukraine-destruction.html?u2g=i&unlocked_article_code=1.xE0.34F3.HbFMFNMb0Vfj&smid=url-share

Nonsense. About 40% of the population is nearsighted. Nearsighted people wear corrective lenses while driving which bring road signs into focus causing things nearby, like the screen, to be out of focus. Likewise, farsighted people need glasses to see things close up clearly but they...

I imagine the service person was clueless about how the Linux operating system works, which is fine.* Linux auto-detects hardware such as usb controllers using their PCI ID. It then loads the correct software drivers for the hardware it has found. It is likely that Tesla gets its hubs from...

I'm sorry for your rough introduction to Teslas and AP. Bummer! My 2021 MY LR has ultrasonic sensors. Autopilot hit an orange cone while driving on the highway. I figured that if the cones were showing up on the display then the car knew about them and would not hit them. I was wrong. I...

If you are only doing one month of FSD then you could consider getting premium connectivity for that month so you don't need to use your hotspot. Thanks for the heads up!

Between firmware updates 2024.8.7 and 2024.14.6 my car finally figured out how to take me to the grocery store. I had long ago given up on this. I tried it again because some new roads showed up on a route I take once a week. I was very excited that FSD might finally take me to the grocery...

I hope someone else can answer your question. FWIW: I wash the roof and back window when I wash the car using car soap. I dry them with a squeegee and then by dragging a large microfiber towel over them. No sticking.

Your leap from Nate saying "If I just needed a car and money didn't matter I would 100% buy the Cybertruck." to the CT being a half-assed product that is bad for owners eludes me. It is also amusing that one person complains the publicity is bad and therefore hurting Tesla while another...

I see mostly tons of great press about the CT and people very happy with it. Tesla is getting millions (tens of millions? hundreds of millions?) of dollars of free publicity. Clearly, they have created a free publicity flywheel. Whether this was dumb luck or part of a plan, it is obviously...

Would one of those Lithium Ion jump starters work just as well? If so, they have the added benefits of not needing a 2nd car (perhaps a moot point if you were towed), and possibly being helpful to others who need a jump.