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What version of FSD are you on? Edit: Duh, I see it in the subject line! The exit behavior has varied quite a lot over time. It used to be fine, and then it wasn't. I think 12.3 was probably the worst of all, but either 12.3.3 or 12.3.4 has in fact made the exit more tolerable (almost...

You will need to adjust the settings on the wall connector. It will not be able to detect that it is connected to a 50A breaker (and thus limited to 40A for safe operation).

I don't recall the add-on ever being that expensive, even at it's recent high point. When I bought my car in 2018, EAP cost $5K and I think the FSD add-on was $4K. It did then go up and down a few times. I think until just recently it was $6K and $6K, right? Edit: I think I misread your...

I too am a little confused about what you are saying. But if I take your statement at face value and you paid full price for FSD on the purchase price of a new Model S in 2016. I do feel sorry for you and anyone else who was duped into paying so much money for a "promise" of something to exist...

Well, that was my thought process back in 2019 or so when Tesla offered a $2K fire sale upgrade to FSD from EAP. My current thought is that it's still basically a gimmick. Above and beyond what EAP gives you, it doesn't really serve any useful purpose (i.e. around town). You pretty much have...

I just don't see that there's huge money in charging, so I'm not sure what "locking out the competition" will achieve. Sure, they will break even and maybe earn 10% profit margin. Plus, EA already DOES have a 4 stall site in Quartzite! You would know the area better than I, but it looks like...

It's probably hit and miss. One of my own personal complaints is that Tesla thinks that we want to communicate only with our phones and not deal with people at all. You schedule your service appointment using the app and all communication is done via messaging in the app. Even when you drop...

I'm not quite where you are in regards to my opinion of Tesla (although I'm not too far off), but I can't disagree with anything you've said. I think where my head is at is that they they really believe that FSD is the bees knees and that it's truly going to be autonomous "by the end of the...

We drove from NC to my in-laws in northern NY to watch the eclipse. I remember the hoopla in 2017 about long waits at Superchargers in the vicinity of the path of totality, so my strategy was to mitigate that risk. First of all, we drove halfway on Thursday and the rest on Friday, giving me...

It will generally go as straight as possible. If you come to a T, it will usually take a right.

I think your expectations (or understanding of what FSD is) are incorrect. Despite the acronym, FSD is not Full Self Driving. It is a driver assistance aid (the level of assistance it provides is debatable). It's behavior is not limited to driving from point A to point B, even...

It does not have a specific destination in mind. You have always been able to use FSD without a destination entered, in which case it will basically just try to go as straight as possible, and if it comes to a T, it will (usually) take a right (I suppose at a slant T it might go in the...

The 11.1 is the base software version, not the FSD version. Think of them as two different things.

I had a chance to get some good practice with FSD 12.3.3 (or whatever it is) on some rural roads during a trip last week. These were a good test bed because there was little traffic, and there were some good straight sections in addition to curvy sections so I could observe its behavior. Also...

If you are mostly surviving on a domestic 15A circuit, a 240V 30A circuit will definitely meet your needs, even if you have to charge to 100%. A 24A EVSE will replenish approximately 25 miles of range per hour, so well within the ability to receive a full charge in an overnight 10 hour charging...

Not entirely (in my opinion). Sure, if you are confident that in a year (or maybe two) you are going to do that service upgrade, then you should probably just do it all at once. But I suspect the more likely scenario is that you will find that you can get by with 30A (we have two EVs and have...

From what I heard (and keep in mind this is at best a third-hand anecdotal report), the Supercharger in St. Johnsbury, VT was even worse. Only 4 (out of 8) stalls were working, and the remaining 4 were suffering from overheating issues.

Not sure if this was serious or sarcastic, but hopefully you are aware that the power output of those nuclear batteries is miniscule. Their applications are not high power devices such as vehicles, but rather very low power devices where changing the battery is impractical (i.e. satellites and...

This might sound like a snarky response, but it's actually a serious one: turn off Sentry Mode. Clearly it is overreacting and not working well for you, so I would just turn it off anyway as it's likely not going to give you any real events anyway (likely overwriting any that may in fact be...

You are probably talking about this site: Frontier Town Gateway (2) | North Hudson, NY | EV Station North Hudson, NY

Elon doesn't use TACC, so neither should you.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by the "GPS didn't update the map", since GPS is simply position. The map data (roads and satellite imagery) comes via the cellular connection. But I'll assume you mean that. They supposedly "fixed" this (the transition from WiFi to cellular), but for me at...

Does the car even lock when you walk away if you've left your phone in the car? I wouldn't think it would (because it wouldn't detect loss of the Bluetooth signal), and I'm pretty sure it doesn't (I leave my phone in the car when I go to my mailbox and it's never locked on me). And it would...

Geez, don't do anything now. Aren't all Tesla vehicles in the US supposed to get free FSD for a month?

No, this is just another "software glitch" that they will probably fix in a patch or new release. I thought they tried to "fix" this by making the transition from WiFi to Cellular more seamless, but it looks like they actually made it worse. Prior to the last update I would get maybe 100 yards...

AND have chosen to share their software version. Not all TeslaFi users do that (although most probably do).

Well, to be honest, if you wanted to be truly objective I would think you'd give it a couple of days' experience before declaring it a game changer. But hey, that's just me. I did convince the wife to let me engage it in the neighborhood to see how it handled a few of the turns, and she was...

You likely have a payment method attached to your ChargePoint account, and whatever payment method you have set up there is what will be used. Log into your ChargePoint account and see. ChargePoint does use both a Pay as you Go and Stored Balance payment systems. Maybe you are really on the...

I don't really have a horse in that race as I'm rarely in that part of Richmond, but let me ask: what do you think the biggest need is: travelers passing through on highways (US-60, US-360, I-64), or local users that have no home/work charging options? That will help dictate where and what...

I'm not sure a zoo is a good fit for typical Supercharger use models. You have road trip use (where a quick in and out is desired) and you have use by locals who have no ability to charge at home/work and would ideally like to combine their periodic (weekly, or perhaps more often) charging...

It may not be perfect, but it's at least another set of "eyes" on the road. I do use it in this fashion quite often, with good results. That said, I'm backing it up (or is it backing me up?) with my own set of eyes and understanding of what lanes it should be in in those situations, but it's...

I hesitate to comment here because it boils down to religious arguments, but here's where I stand on this: These driving assistance aids can make driving safer if used properly. The problem is that most people use them improperly, which actually makes them more dangerous than not using them at...

The auto setting basically just maintains the set temperature. So if you have it set to 17C it will heat or cool as necessary to maintain 17C. It also directs the heating/cooling air to the appropriate part of the cabin (the floor if it's calling for heat, or the head/face area if it's calling...

I wouldn't go so far as saying it will defeat the purpose of fast charging...there are a lot of unknowns and variables: maybe the extension will use thicker conductors that will result in less losses and thus less heat (although a 6-9 ft cord would be pretty heavy and unwieldy, not to mention...

Yes, but it's anybody's guess what that cost will be in the future. That said, my opinion is that useful FSD is still quite a ways off, so I wouldn't worry too much about that, and even then the subscription model may work out better for you. The only reason to buy (if you were not satisfied...

I would agree with that assessment, unless of course the fears of many are realized and Superchargers are suddenly swamped and those owners find that they themselves are unable to charge because there aren't 2 or 3 empty parking spots available to them. Then they may be willing to fork over...

I went and read the thread...I'm not sure what you want me to reply to, other than to agree with everyone else who was correcting you about how a heat pump operates and how most of what you were asking for is already more or less optimally achieved by the current system. The one thing I will...

What change are you talking about? And are you just saying that Superchargers don't show up (by default) on the map? Or that the number of open stalls no longer display? If the former, you do need to click on the map and click the lightning bolt to get the Superchargers to show up (yes, I...

Oh goodness no, they will certainly find the next most critical hot-button issue to rant about. And if they do want to continue to bring up the topic of how charging your EV costs the same (or more) than buying gas, they will find one of the dealerships that don't want people using their...

All that may be true, but we don't know what Tesla's policy is for oversubscribing a site. If the transformer is rated at 750KVA, do they allow 750kW to be pulled at the site? 1000? 1500? Is there a time factor applied (it's allowable to over draw by X kW for Y minutes)? Without knowing...

How about we "encourage" Tesla to build their sites with islands, which not only will make everyone happy, but also Tesla drivers that have bike/ski racks or are towing? (Ideal charge port location is a religious war, not to mention there are technical (vehicle design) reasons to locate it in...

Well I have a 2018 Model 3 (LR RWD though) and it's been gone for years (unless they just moved it somewhere and I can't find it). Odd that it would be an option on a very specific model!

First of all, I think you mean the next couple of years might not be good ones to be a Tesla user. Why should this be anything other than an improvement for other EVs? Even so, I think this is 90% FUD. The Supercharger network is expanding rapidly. Opening up to other EVs will only fuel that...

Is this even possible any more? It seems like they removed the "standard" and "low" regen settings years ago.

Probably just added this morning. So again, I'm a little confused about what you mean here, but I think what you are saying is that if you click off "Superchargers Oen to Other EVs", the "Moses Lake" and "Quincy" superchargers disappear. I would not necessarily interpret that as being they are...

I'm shocked! Actually I just had my Tesla in for an inspection myself just the other day and the guys there kidded around with me asking if I needed an oil change, telling me they'd have me out in 45 minutes, and letting me know they found the problem with my car: it had no gas in it. They...

Well, I think Tesla is tracking this, and shows it on their findus map. Is that what you mean by this question?

Somewhat timely post for me... Yesterday we were driving home from our son's on I-95 and I-85. Weather was fine (sunny, dry). But on the second leg of the trip, after the sun had set, my wife kept getting a beep and a popup saying that FSD was degraded due to possible occlusion of one of the...

Yeah, but after 12K miles? If the brake pads/rotors actually need replacement that soon, then something is seriously wrong (probably a warranty issue). I would definitely take this to Tesla for a second opinion. It's either a warranty issue or the inspection shop is trying to scam the OP...

I believe it's a temporary loss of Autopilot/FSD for one or two weeks. So more than one trip, but not permanent either.