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Performance Model 3 in the FSD Beta. I installed the new firmware and immediately went to Light Show. The show began with lowering the windows. But then nothing. I tried a few times and the same thing happened. Then I tried Spotify. And Netflix. And Caraoke. And normal streaming. No audio...

I have an early Model 3 LR (from January) and a new Performance 3. The original has the full IR reflection on the rear window, which gives a cool orange glow to water droplets. The Performance 3 only has an orange glow on the top window. Now, I understand the new rear window has similar...

Today, my Model 3 stopped showing lane markings. The cars, however are still visible. No gray lines, no blue lines. And Autopilot won’t start. (I get that familiar double beep when I try.) I tried rebooting with the thumb wheels and parking. Still won’t work? If the display didn’t show all the...

Hey, Can anyone confirm a Diano Radian car seat will fit in one of the two 3rd row seats and still allow enough room for the other seat to fold flat? I'd love to be able to fold it or use it without having to move the car seat. Thanks in advance.

So, with all the discussions about the Model 3's 12V frunk opening system, I thought it would be interesting to see what would happen if you didn't use a 12V portable jumpstarter... but rather a standard 9V alkaline battery.

Hey, I made a quick video giving a demo of how you can open the frunk on a Model 3 if the 12V battery goes dead:

This afternoon, I opened my app to check on the Model 3's charge status. I noticed it wasn't updating and hadn't updated since before 7am, about 9 hours earlier. I went out to the car and it was completely "dead." By that I mean unresponsive with no lights or activity. Tesla was originally...

So, I installed 2017.50.13 550ee35 and don't see anything different. (Was the "screen cleaning mode" there before on the settings?) There were no release notes. When I returned to my car (which was plugged it), I saw an interesting message: "Unable to Charge. Supercharging Option Not...

I took delivery of my 3 on Monday. It’s apparently the 10th black Model 3 in New Jersey. I’ve been driving a Model S P85D for almost 3 years, so I thought I’d share initial thoughts from that perspective... and probably put together a video comparison. (I’ve also driven a recent P100D, so when I...

I took delivery of my Model 3 today. The navigation seems to think I’m on the other side of the country. It’s not stuck... it moves as I drive, only it thinks I’m in Danville, CA while I’m in NJ. I’ve tried rebooting but that didn’t work. Any tricks or thoughts on how to get the navigation to...

Hey, When I told my daughter Tesla is offering a free kid's Model S if someone uses our referral code, she was excited about possibly getting one. I was like: "Well, you need to earn it." Over the past two years, she has come to quite a few charger openings, EV meetups, green fairs, and...

One of the most glaring pieces of the puzzle missing for me is the ability for Autopilot to be, for lack of a better term, a courteous driver. I feel like this could be achieved with both HW1 and (definitely) HW2. Specifically, I find most of my manual disengagements are because a car is in...

So, I had a $1,000 credit from the original referral program. I logged into MyTesla on January 3nd and saw it expired 12/31/16. The thing is, I was never told of this expiration. I didn't receive an email that it would be expiring. I even searched through my emails announcing the referral...

Is it too early to begin speculating how the Model S might be able to convert seats (including the second row) to support a more comfortable sleeping setup? And what about optional built-in toilet or suction hoses? I mean, we're talking cross country and overnight trips. Seems like a "Long...

So, today, the car was in the Service Center. While there, they upgraded it to 8.0 (2.40.21) from 8.0 (2.36.108). Earlier tonight, I got a notification that an upgrade was available. So, I set it to upgrade... ...and now it's on 7.1 (2.36.31)! Has anyone heard of anything like this happening...

This is a bit of a PSA for people who use Autopilot often. See the dashcam video here (I kept it private until Tesla was able to review the logs and confirm what happened): From the description: IMPORTANT: This was user error and NOT an Autopilot malfunction and AEB did activate as intended...

So, today, the annoying "handle won't present" struck my driver side rear passenger handle. It's a P85D with ~15,000 miles. I called service and they'll take care of it, but it's going to be over two weeks. Seems like a long time to wait for a 1-2 hour fix. Gotta say, it does concern me that...

All, While testing app functionality on 2.12.126, I noticed there were changes made to the API that can allow you to bypass the password requirement of Keyless Start, requiring only the token. Before .126, driving away in the car required a secondary authentication: Your Tesla password (or...

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Hi all, I just added a video demoing the new Summon Features in 7.1 (2.12.22). My favorite new feature is the ability to double-click the park button and simply get out of the car to automatically park the car in your garage. No keyfob or app required. I also demonstrate how you can adjust the...

All, For those of you who aren't following Remote S development, Allen recently added "Summon" and "Homelink" features to Remote S for iOS. But, to make things more fun, it also works with the Apple Watch. For my first attempt at using the feature, I took a quick video: Tesla Model S P85D...

All, I saw some people wanted to see 7.1's Perpendicular Parking in action, so I made a video: Tesla Model S P85D 7.1 Perpendicular Parking Demo - YouTube It works pretty well and it's very similar to the parallel parking function. It works most of the time, but it does take longer than I...

Hey, I just uploaded a video of 7.1's summon feature. In it, the car uses Homelink to open the garage and backs out, then closes the garage door when it's done. It's a small 2-car garage with one door. There's another car parked in the driveway on the other side and it didn't have any problems...

The Model X Design Studio for Production Models has been released. In it, they list the "Autopilot Convenience Features" which are identical to the current Model S. No stereo or tri-focal cameras, no additional sensors noted. I've believed Autopilot 2.0 hardware is further away than many of the...

Much has been said of the Tesla's Autopilot being similar to that of an airplane. As I drive with Autopilot, I find myself wanting to nudge the car slightly within a lane. I know this can be done to a degree with the steering wheel, but it easily disengages. I'm proposing something more subtle...

Hey, I was driving today listening to Slacker when a loud repeating "click" sound started from the front left of the car. It seemed like a speaker or sound system glitch because the other systems (like hvac, air suspension, etc) had no effect. Interestingly it only came from one of the front...