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I'm with you OP. When my S got wrecked, I ended up in a Y rather than buying the 'improved' S with the yoke and no stalks. Another one of Elon's dumb ideas like saving money on the rain sensor. Tesla knew this was a problem because they weren't giving S test drives when they only had the yoke...

I have a big skinny dog that loves hanging out in the trunk, but the trunk surface is a bit hard for him for long drives. I put a blanket down there but he ends up balling it up into a corner. Does anyone make a custom bed/mattress that is sized to fit the Y trunk? It wouldn't have to be very...

It's the same company that's been telling customers that FSD is 6 months away for six years and telling customers that Robotaxi is coming in 2020 that's now telling customers they are going to deliver this new feature in a reasonable timeframe. Even if Tesla do deliver it, it will likely be...

I suggest refusing delivery if you need this feature. Tesla's delivery timeframe on features like this are often years, not months or weeks. I'm still waiting for the FSD I bought six years ago, and it's been "coming soon" ever since then. I'm glad I dodged this bullet because I'd be in a rage...

It's hard to understand how a company can be so revolutionary and so boneheaded at the same time. I use the ultrasonic sensors all the time, and I have exactly zero confidence that FSD will be able to deliver this functionality. Anyone following Elon's long history of FSD promises over the...

Picked up the Y today, the process was pretty painless. I spent 30 minutes checking out the car and it's in excellent condition, a couple of minor chips and a fog lamp that needs some attention but otherwise, very happy and a great deal. Definitely a different driving experience in the Y but...

The only reason I looked for a Safeco approved shop was to make the process simpler. I’m aware I can go anywhere but all Tesla shops are busy here. The $7k estimate had a caveat in case they discover further damage, and of course I’d be waiting til November to find that out. The car isn’t really...

Seems like the Uhaul renter was the wife and the uninsured husband was driving. Pretty clear they don't have any money based on my cursory analysis, not worth the hassle chasing them for me. I assume my insurer will go after them for the $7k. Grateful for the Tesla cameras which showed it was...

I'm waiting to see what Tesla offers me on the trade-in. I don't really have room for two cars but I may end up doing just that. Also discovered today that there are exactly zero Tesla approved body shops on the Liberty Mutual/Safeco authorized body shop list. 🙄 Undamaged trade-in value to...

Got sideswiped by an uninsured idiot in a Uhaul making an illegal right turn from the left turn lane. My S saved my life, it could have been a lot worse. Entire driver door is crumpled inwards, car is barely drivable but it did a great job protecting me. I got some mild whiplash but nothing...

Congrats on the new car! EAP was a wise decision. Your experience with the yoke is exactly why Tesla no longer offer test drives for the S.

This happened to me as well. Went away after a reboot but came back, then went away for good with latest sw update 2022.20.6. Hoping it doesn’t come back. It’s extremely annoying and unsafe.

Tires seem fine but I'm still getting that same problem at speed. I had them balanced and aligned by a shop that's one of the top specialists in the area (the lot was full of fancy cars) but it made little difference. The only saving grace is I haven't been driving a ton.

Thanks. My noise went away, but I'll keep that in mind in the future.

I've heard from someone who knows that Tesla doesn't plan to offer test drives of the S/X going forward. It's not a backlog issue.

There is no way to test drive a Plaid here in Seattle, more than a year after they launched the Plaid. Despite a heavy concentration of Tesla customers around here, the sales manager at Tesla just rolled their eyes when I asked about a test drive and said there are no test drives planned anytime...

Not only is the yoke annoying to drive with, it's cheaply made as well! Sometime I think the new Model S is some kind of sick experiment.

Voice control also doesn't work if you have an accent.

Moving the seat heaters and front/rear defrost to a submenu doesn't make a lot of sense. Can I turn off the 'recent apps' and use that space for anything? Also, where did the audio sources menu go to? Of course Tesla's UX designers don't drive. Most millenials in SF don't drive.

Eh, that's not a terrible subset of features. No complaints here. I'm keeping my 2017 S until Tesla offers an alternative to the yoke, or until I pull the trigger on an AMG EQS. Recent reviews of it look very positive.

Based on the notes from NotaTeslaApp, looks like pre-Palladium Model S gets a reasonable selection of some of the new features. We don't get the light show, blind spot camera, automated seat heaters, car wash mode or Live View sentry cameras.

Elon's single again so he probably didn't get the message.

That option doesn't exist on the pre-2021 refresh Model S.

I don't think it's necessarily hardware. Maybe it's related to bandwidth costs. Cars older than July 2018 have free connectivity. Newer cars pay a $10 monthly fee. Maybe Tesla doesn't want to pay for all that "free" bandwidth streaming the Live View for older customers?

Seems very unlikely pre 2021 Model S will get many new features going forward because of the work required to adapt to the legacy screen format. I noticed we were omitted from the Sentry Mode Live Streaming as well. I'm just glad we finally got Tidal a year after Elon announced it. That's been...

IDK if it's just the winter months but my rear camera is pretty useless again as well. It worked amazing with MCU1, went bad with my MCU2 upgrade in summer 2020, service came out November 2020 and replaced the camera to no effect, then a firmware update earlier this year definitely helped. But...

This is correct. Sentry Mode Live View for Model S is only for the 2021 models. I suspect pre-2021 Model S are going to be a legacy vehicle pretty quickly given we have the older vertical display. I doubt many of these Xmas release features will be backported for us either.

Yeah, now you mention it the invoice says 'balanced' but doesn't say alignment. Because of course for $1500 who expects an alignment? :rolleyes:

I got Tesla to install new MXM4's on my 2017 Model S 90D. They installed and balanced them. When I'm on the freeway at 70 mph and above, the front end feels very light and floaty. Previously it was rock solid. I took it back to Tesla Service and they said it's fine. Any thoughts on what else...

The $10k you spent on FSD was already wasted. There is no way Tesla is shipping FSD on any current model in the short or medium term. The endless delays and shifting stories around FSD are evidence enough that Tesla are just out of their depth and it's only Elon's delusion keeping the Level 5...

I didn't say he was long on Tesla. But I can guarantee a guy who's been in a management position for a decade with a fund that has over $600B in assets under management is quite wealthy. Especially if he got into BTC in 2014 which the press implies.

Here's why the owner has a celebrity lawyer. The owner is a wealthy investor. https://nypost.com/2021/07/02/model-s-plaid-that-burst-into-flames-owned-by-exec-of-tesla-backer/ I notice the fanboys on the Tesla subreddit have suppressed all discussion of this. :rolleyes:

You already know what the answer to this wish is. Tesla will do nothing. Elon has already dug himself into the mother of all holes with his long term FSD fantasy.

Still love my Model S but fell out of love with the company. I doubt I will buy another Tesla. I like luxury cars with options and Telsa doesn't really fit that criteria. Telling me I can't have a solid roof and I can't have the color I want is a non-starter if I'm spending six figures on a...

Hey, it could be worse. People who ordered a Model X in February are going to be waiting til October! All Model X Orders Delayed Oct-Nov

Yes, I saw her speak in 2019 at an investor conference and spoke with her briefly. She's clearly running the show even if her official title is COO and President. She is also one of their first employees and on the board of directors. They asked her how involved Elon was and she laughed the...

@jdeskins Have you considered open sourcing the Javascript so it can be integrated with marcone/teslausb TeslaUSB is a Pi powered project that hosts a local web server for the videos as well as automatically uploading them etc.

I wonder when Tesla is going to start calling 911 on that drone pilot? What they are doing is clearly illegal in CA.

But FSD was feature complete in 2019! SpaceX delivers on time because they have a very competent CEO calling the shots and presumably she doesn’t tolerate Elon getting too involved.

August of which year? ;)

There's no way v11 arrives before July at the earliest IMHO. Their software release schedule has slipped pretty badly in the last six months. They missed half of the "hot" features Elon promised for the holiday update, FSD is of course late as always and they are struggling to get the new Model...

Yeah, I was thinking of updating my S but the half-assed the launch of the refresh and then screwing me out of a measly few bucks has soured me on Tesla. Thank god I didn't drop $10k on FSD back in the day. My wife saw the EQS launch video yesterday and has been peppering me with questions...

Why do you think Elon fired the entire PR department? It must be impossible to work with someone like him as CEO. A verified user! Posting from Mt Twitter to us lowly mortals? Praise Be Unto Him! :rolleyes: Bless the Blue Check and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage...

My guess is many Tesla customers are trending younger, this is their first new car and they are "digital natives" that prefer to deal with everything via app. They don't have a history of car purchases to compare the Tesla experience to. For anyone coming from a luxury car brand, used to...

Yeah, Tesla told me to pound sand today. I got the MCU2 partly because the repair option was backlogged weeks and the car wasn't safely drivable.

I doubt very much Elon cares. Games are good for press and buzz. Personally in a house full of gamers, game consoles and gaming PCs, our total lifetime use of games in the car is less than five minutes.

Judging from the responses on Reddit, no.

Same here. Paid for the Infotainment Upgrade because my eMMC died, the car could not be driven and the SC told me the eMMC replacements were back ordered two weeks. If this isn't just a simple oversight by Tesla, then I'm going to be extremely pissed. The eMMC failed due to their own poor...

Elon keeps convincing me not to buy. Anyone who has experienced the joke that is the Deep Rain AI (vs the $5 rain sensor in my BMW) knows better than to pay for the privilege of being a beta tester.

Isn’t that just a rebadged Porsche? The usable range of 200 miles is pretty disappointing at that price point. Looks kind of cool I guess?