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This sounds promising. Could it be possible I'll eventually be able to get my 2015 Model S eMMC failure fixed (the last update that would load was in late 2019, no navigation since then). We hear of fixes being implemented in the US but not available in Oz yet, if ever. Just waiting for the car...

My flash memory in my MC1 has been dying since 2019 when I got my last update (all updates since fail at 10% requiring a re-boot). I booked a service to get the MCU1 to MCU2 service or pehaps better yet the new Nvidia card to replace the one in MCU1 but a consequent SMS informed me neither was...

Sounds like a good idea. Not that I think that Tesla cares a jot for its customers or their petitions but some of the less scrupulous members of the business community (big oil maybe, Toyota perhaps, commercial TV stations that get zero advertising dollars from Tesla but plenty from their...

Hi, I've no idea what that MCU1 is worth but to me it would be worth $120.00 just to play with, see if I can remove the offending memory IC and read it. If I can do that I'd try the same with my low Fi audio MCU1. I haven't played with electronics like this for more than a decade so my...

Does anyone know if the MCU1 to MCU2 is available in Australia ? My 2015 pre-face-lift Model S has been showing signs of failure (i.e. all updates fail at 10%), no navigation capability, very slow to go from Off to P after getting into the car to drive it. I'd ask Tesla but my experience has...

Your experience exactly mirrors mine but I'm desperately trying to not denigrate Musk himself although I know Musk is 100% in control of what happens in Tesla. I've never had any high hopes for level 4 or 5 autonomous driving, show me when it works 100%. As to the staff attitude it's what you...

It is all down to our Lord and Saviour Mr Musk. I can't think of another company where the CEO is so personally responsible for the good and the bad. I noticed a marked change in attitude after he decided it would be a good idea to close the most if not all of the sales outlets and let the staff...

“Due to excellent performance as head of paint operations in Fremont, Richard Miller is hereby promoted to overall head of Fremont Production. Congratulations!” the email said. "The paint is full of dirt, I don't know why its got that orange peel...Mr Musk really needs to do something about...

Not that tweet (which I had not previously seen). I'm not part of Twitter. I was thinking of a much more concrete and recent statement to the affect that linux log files would no longer be stored on the eMMC. It claimed that particular fix had been implemented in the latest over the air update...

Tesla has been a serious if small car company for a decade, not the century that most others have had to understand their craft. In that that time Tesla have made 3 mistakes that have stuck out to me. (i) There was the door handle design where instead of mounting the micro-switches on the...

As things currently stand every one of those 8GB flash memory chips (the eMMC integrated circuit) fitted to Tesla cars from 2012 to 2018 is going to die, the majority within 6 years. Musk talks of aiming to make million mile cars, employing these chips that were intended for low cost tablets...

I did buy the car new in September 2015. Thank you for the clue as to where to find out if my car has premium connectivity, it is not mentioned in 'vehicle configuration' but perhaps that was not a thing they mentioned back in 2015. Many thanks.

Tesla has come up with an upgrade plan whereby they will replace the MCU1 (Media Control Unit) and IC1 (the binnacle display screen) with an MCU2 and an IC2 for a fee of $2,500 USD. Apparently according to this article: Tesla Offers Model S & X Owners Infotainment System Upgrade For $2,500 |...

Out of warranty by 6 months.

I have a 2015 Model S with a lot of problems. Some appear to me at least related to a failing eMMC flash memory IC. Another problem is an apparently delaminating IC1 screen which looks bad but is still functional (I'm not talking about the 17" touch screen here, which is perfect). I have a...