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I also have a 2016 AP1 car. Would love to hear your experience before updating myself. Many of the updates and experiences posted here have been for newer cars, but many of the features that are talked about (such as eye tracking) are not applicable for older cars. Please do share your...

Exactly. Have been driving a Tesla with “Autopilot” (not FSD, just lane keeping and adaptive cruise control)on most roads since 2016. I always pay attention and know when to take over, and I feel it has actually increased my safety as it reduces fatigue and allows me to be more alert of my...

I honestly think that would be the best solution. It give me the most flexibility and upgradeability and that way I can also use a different electric supplier with a better rate for charging. The only problem is that I am told by a number of people that my local electrical provider, PECO, does...

I probably will start with just using the 5-20, charging at 16A and see how that works for me. I can then potentially look at upgrading to 6-20 in the future if it is feasible in my setup. If I can get to 6-20 that would be ideal and would be sufficient for me, I am just not sure how feasible...

That would be ideal for me, but not sure if it can be done as it is unclear where the conduit is and whether we can pull another wire. I would expect to run into the same problem I have with a level 2 charger: the house is too far from the garage and we would need to add a 95ft long trench...

That occurred to me, but I cannot think of another location to install it considering the layout of the house, garage, driveway and street. In my case, it makes more sense to use level 1 charging in the garage overnight for the days I am home and spend 20 minutes to top off at a nearby...

Thank you all for your suggestions and feedback. This community always impresses me! I managed to study the electric panel today. Luckily everything is really well labeled so it was not that difficult to figure out what was going on. I found three breakers for the garage: A 20A breaker for...

Interesting idea. I don’t think trees will be a problem. Would I be able to put a Level 2 charger on such a system? May be cheaper in the long run than running the cable from the house!

I don’t know yet, but fair question and I will try to figure it out. I fear it is only one circuit considering the very limited electrical outlets in the garage.

Thank you for everyone making that suggestion. I did not know that the 6-20 might be an option and that sounds as if it may possibly be a much cheaper upgrade. It won’t charge as well as a level 2 charger, but may be sufficient for my needs.

I looked earlier today based on your suggestion and unfortunately I do not have a nema 5-20 receptacle in the garage. The garage has very few outlets - two sets of two regular outlets (without the notch). Apart from those two outlets, there is an electrical garage door and a light. That’s about...

I honestly was also shocked by the quote. It is the only company I can find around here that is willing to do it and even then I have to wait about 6 weeks before they can come by. I asked a couple of other companies and they said no as soon as it was more than 40feet. I was expecting a quote...

Unfortunately not - I checked that. There is really nothing nearby except for four regular outlets in the garage, the lights in the garage and the automatic garage door. I haven’t managed to figure out the breakers yet.

I appreciate the feedback. Admittedly, I did round up a bit, but the breakdown was about $3,200 for the trenching, $4,950 for the electrician (supposedly three days worth of work) and $750 for a chargepoint charger. Even if I get another electrician to come down by $1,000-$2,000, we are looking...

Thanks, I will check. I am not an electrician, but would it not be pretty straightforward to upgrade a breaker? If I find a 5-20 receptacle, do I need to do anything to get that increased amperage or will my mobile charger just take care of that?

I have been a happy owner of a 2016 Model 90D S for the last seven years. After 110,000 miles the car is still doing great and I have had very few issues with it. I had a 240V NEMA 14-50 socket installed in my garage as soon as I got the car and have been charging my car with the mobile charger...

Havent tried the lemon law, but I am also wondering about the stability of the new eMMC. I had mine upgraded a few months ago on my 2016 Model S but currently keep on having problems with maps just not refreshing. I can still route, but most of the time, the map either only shows a blue line on...

I plan to take the leap and do the Infotainment upgrade next week. From what I have read elsewhere in this forum, I do think it will come with the latest firmware upgrades and with that the latest functionality, including Tidal.

I haven’t been on this forum for a while so may have missed some relevant information. It is nice to be back! I am currently using Spotify, but plan to cancel my service and switch to Tidal. I was excited to learn that Tidal now is available on Tesla. However, on closer inspection it looks like...

I have never experienced any downtime on streaming on my 2016 model S apart from when I don’t have connectivity. It always works and I do use it regularly. Is that a problem related to the newer MCU’s?

I want to clarify what you mean by the statement "the AP functions won't work with AP/HW1". Presumably, you mean the FSD functions won't work with AP/HW1? I am assuming that after upgrading to MCU2 for those cars we still have auto-pilot, just not the full self-driving functionality? My...

I agree that the voice recognition is significantly worse than it used to be. I was always impressed how good it was in the past, especially compared to other voice recognition software I used. However, I have been struggling since I did the update. The car does not seem to recognize what Is say...

Indeed - my car is a MCUv1 and got all these features.

Here is the release notes on my 2016 Model S:

On my 2016 Model S, this software release brings some great new features, most notably being able to have your texts read out to you in the car and being able to respond with voice. Below are the release notes on mine. Some newer cars may already have had all of this, but on my car, these...

Is the text reading part of this release? A colleague told me about this feature on his Model 3, but my 2016 Model S did not get that release. I do think it is a great feature.

I totally agree. Pushing the button is faster and more convenient than saying something that the car may or may not hear and the idea of having Tesla listen to everything that is said in the car all the time seems really creepy to me. If they ever would implement this feature, I sure hope they...

Thanks for the detailed update on the improvements. I am still running 7.1 (firmware 2.32.23 to be exact) on HW1. When 8.0 came out, I just did not see any reason to upgrade. The UI improvements did not seem like improvements (e.g., the map covering the icons at the top, less clear icons...

Really nice to see a review that is very positive about AP 8.0. Most of the comments I have read on this thread (and I read most of the thread) have been what appeared to be a much worse experience than 7.1. It is great to see that there are also people with a significantly positive experience...

You don't have to upgrade just because it is offered. I am still sticking with 7.1 based on all the comments I have read here. I generally love new gadgets and functionality, but it seems like in this case 8.0 brings mostly disadvantages so I just don't see the point of upgrading. The only...

That is my biggest concern. It's one thing to miss out on features. As others have said, it may take a while before fully autonomous driving really become a reality. It's another thing if there is a significant impact on the value of our cars as it doesn't have the hardware to enable autonomous...

I believe you are correct. There is no incentive for Tesla to add features to AP 1.0, unless it somehow helps them to improve AP 2.0. In fact, I believe that the main reason for the changes in 8.0 is so that Tesla can collect the data they need to get AP 2.0 to work. I haven't upgraded from...

Mine is 3 months old, so I can very much relate to how you feel. I did read the forums quite a bit before ordering and did not see this one coming, at least not at this speed. One of my concerns is - will the introduction of this new hardware significantly negatively impact the resale / trade...

This is very impressive and amazing if they can pull it off by December. I have the impression that many of the features will only be available for the new autonomous driving hardware, though. With the new sensor and camera hardware being so different, I am somewhat concerned that Tesla will...

Do we know that 2.40.21 is indeed an improvement / upgrade? From what I have been reading on this tread it seems to be a slightly different version for outside the US, but not necessarily an improvement as such. Did I misunderstand that?

Couldn't agree more. I really enjoy the functionality of AP adjusting to the speed limits automatically as the speed limit changes. Not being able to adjust the speed limit to a higher number takes that functionality away. I also fully agree that disengaging AP should set TACC to the current...

Thank you for sharing. This was really helpful. Another confirmation that for now I should not upgrade and stick with 7.1 until they remove some of these dangerous bugs.

I am with you. I do not really see any reason to upgrade. I am very happy with 7.1 and there seem to be some significant shortcomings to 8.0 at the moment, including some very dangerous bugs. I am going to sit this one out a while longer.

This is what really scares me about 8.0 and why I haven't upgraded yet. I have seen multiple people on this thread mention that AP was suddenly and for no reason veering towards the right towards another car or, more frequently, truck. I do not have this type of problems in 7.1 and this seem...

Thank you for those insights. I am going to follow that advice for now. I see too many people reporting significant issues with AP such as swerving out of their lane and suddenly slowing down, which I would consider dangerous. 7.1 works well for me, and I havent seen much reason to upgrade until...

Thanks for sharing. I have chosen not to upgrade yet and I think I will wait a bit longer based on your experience. I notice that different people are reporting very different experiences in the different comments and threads. Some report better lane keeping, others worse. Some report AP 8.0 is...

I do not find the torque sensing that sensitive. I frequently find it hard to convince the car that I have my hands on the steering wheel, even when I am explicitly trying to let t he car know I am there because a warning showed up. It is quite common for me to get an audible warning on 7.1...

Thank you all for your feedback. @cpa I am not not sure about some of the terms you use as I am new to American taxes. I am currently paying taxes in Switzerland and would expect to do so until I move in a couple of months. I would then expect to pay taxes in the US from the moment I am a...

Thanks, Max. Understood. I would expect to move in the May-June timeframe and would expect to still owe more than $7,500 in taxes.

Hi everyone, I am about to move to the US and intend to get the Model S as my car. Very excited about it! I am not entirely sure when exactly I will "officially" be in the US from a tax perspective as it depends on how long it takes to get my visa and such sorted out. I would expect it to...