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  1. brianman

    European specs for M3P motors?

    A friend of mine is scouting a used Model S Plaid so that got me looking around at various things (as I'm quite out of date on Plaid developments/upgrades since introduction). Anyway, that led me to this article...
  2. brianman

    Track report - Circuit Area 27

    Greetings. I don't frequent the forums much these days, but thought it might be worth sharing another track report. I think my last report was here: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/track-report-i-need-a-bigger-battery-cooling-and-brakes-were-fine.208841/ Looking at the specs at the...
  3. brianman

    Thoughts after test driving Ioniq 5 from a Model 3 LR owner...

    An hour to supercharge? Even on 1500+ mile roadrips we don't stay an hour unless food is involved.
  4. brianman

    Thoughts after test driving Ioniq 5 from a Model 3 LR owner...

    Not quite "no one". https://thedriven.io/2020/03/05/fisker-ocean-electric-suv-has-solar-roof-that-adds-free-1600km-a-year/ Putting that all together the marketing speak from March 2020 maps to 80*1000/300 => 266 kWh / yr. Today, their website grows that a bit So being generous the...
  5. brianman

    [updated with *] P85D 691HP should have an asterisk * next to it.. "Up to 691HP"

    To which the obvious response is "Why does anybody care about what matters to you if you don't care about what matters to anyone else?"
  6. brianman

    Phantom Braking theory...need help to test this out

    I really wish Tesla offered a setting for normal CC when you want it. There are times when TACC is useless precisely because it's failing at being a good CC.
  7. brianman

    Me thinks the Feds are about to start putting Elon in check a bit..

    She's assuming every car has the same hardware, firmware, and feature set. From repeated explicit statements at shareholder meetings, it's more realistic to think of every car as a unique combination of features and a supply chain that shifts hourly.
  8. brianman

    Me thinks the Feds are about to start putting Elon in check a bit..

    "it‘s relatively easy to make sure all OTA-equipped cars get updated" Incredibly naive comment.
  9. brianman

    Safety Score

    I wasn't the first, but I did try it out. You lose (TA)CC while in Track Mode, which made it annoying enough for me. So I tried to calibrate myself a bit using Track Mode and then turned it back off.
  10. brianman

    Safety Score

    As one of the stubborn (with score) and lucky (with no significant drama in roll-out and download) ones, I have some early thoughts. They really should roll out the new visualization to all FSD owners. I have no idea why they feel the need to hold that back from those not in the "limited"...
  11. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    Update: Got second email. So the sequence was: 1. email (for car 1) 2. download for car 1 3. install for car 1 4. download for car 2 5. email (for car 2)
  12. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    Update: Car 1 finished downloading. Car 1 finished installing. Car 2 is downloading now. Did not get a second email.
  13. brianman

    Prep for being off-charger for 2 weeks

    It's always a good idea to leave the 5-15 ("normal wall plug") adapter attached and show them how to use the UMC. Five minutes out of your time that comes in handy if they end up having it for longer. Also, if you want to be a "helicopter parent" check that state-of-charge (SOC) on the phone...
  14. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    They're both 2018, months apart. The newer delivery with the older VIN is the one downloading.
  15. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    In case it's helpful information... Both our cars have 100 safety score. I got the email (which did not specify which VIN), and 1 car is downloading. The other is not (yet?).
  16. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    It's a lot easier if you don't within rush hour +/- 6 hours. ;)
  17. brianman

    Model S REST API

    I switched to this library and it hasn't been working for me for roughly 2 months now.
  18. brianman

    Safety Score

    I think you misunderstand either the post I replied to, my reply, or both. Because your reply has nothing to do with what I said.
  19. brianman

    Blog Tesla’s FSD Beta 10.2 Coming This Friday

    Nitpicker's corner: Hours after the "last second". Elon failed to even deliver the delay notice on time.
  20. brianman

    Safety Score

    So, this kind of makes you a sadist and terrible person. My sympathies to those around you on a regular basis.
  21. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    The key point is whether the feature or product is schedule-driven. Elon made this particular thing schedule driven 3 times now. So far failures is 2 out of 3 on delivering to schedule. This isn't an aspirational "we're building some hard tech that takes N years" (FSD generally) or even...
  22. brianman

    Cancelled my order today

    No idea if it really matters, but in your shoes I would make a special point of requesting that it officially states the reasons for cancellation. Perhaps Tesla might listen and care, perhaps not. It's a bit like voting on referendums.
  23. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    No, it's not. Not delivering on time when you're schedule driven is a sign of failure. And you have weird rituals. I've "only" been in the industry 25+ years though, so maybe it was different before your retired.
  24. brianman

    Safety Score

    After the assertive statement at the shareholder's meeting and then the follow-up, I kind of hope the power and internet goes out at the house Elon is staying at until he stops moving the goal posts. Having a delay in the software is fine (IMO) but playing with people on the cut-off for...
  25. brianman

    Wiki MASTER THREAD: Actual FSD Beta downloads and experiences

    Honestly that should have been done last Friday to avoid lying in his previous tweet about 7 days.
  26. brianman

    A sincere effort from a hater to adapt to living in a world with Teslas

    Why did you ever consider that okay behavior to do to anyone? It's not just being a bad driver or a zealot, it's simply being a bad human.
  27. brianman

    safety score multiple drivers

    Good. Teenagers probably shouldn't be using a car enrolled in the program.
  28. brianman

    Safety score broken

    Reading comprehension problem. "Rate of Forward Collision Warnings per 1,000 miles" right below the red.
  29. brianman

    Safety Score: parameter dependence

    I think you're actually in agreement but missing each other on phrasing. The "1000ish" people that get the download at midnight PST tonight are not "getting what they purchased / paid for". It's less than was paid for. I think the argument you're trying to make is that "people that paid for...
  30. brianman

    Safety Score

    Sounds like you should limit your speed to 49mph if you're having issues and want to optimize for score. https://www.tesla.com/support/safety-score
  31. brianman

    Safety Score: parameter dependence

    Speaking as a previous owner of AP1 (traded in), previous owner of FSD with AP2.x hardware (traded in), and now current owner 2x FSD with AP3 hardware... I'm pretty sure there's no way they would be willing to properly "show respect" for how early I "invested" in AP and FSD with Tesla. "But...
  32. brianman

    Safety Score

    Incentives are backwards: Official statement "My spouse is the most comfortable, safe driver I've ridden with. You should really consider him for early access." Motivation "He/she needs that FSD to maybe make him/her at least 1% safer."
  33. brianman

    Safety Score

    Between two cars, I have a few "perfect as reported by the app" (100 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0) days for 20-100 miles but keeping that up for two weeks is beyond my skills/patience.
  34. brianman

    Safety Score

    (1) Where did you see it stated it would be a midnight release? (2) It comes from stating an official date and then stretching it as far as you can: 11:59:59pm.
  35. brianman

    Increasingly Frustrated with Oregon Supercharger Situation

    Biggs Junction and south from there seem like obvious places to improve the situation. I already gave feedback to Tesla on that, twice. No action or response. The Dalles quantity (5) and generation (150 kW?) is underserving demand and pretty much has since it's opened. I think it's had the...
  36. brianman

    Major Yoke concerns from Consumer Reports initial review

    The original S had what a (A) cavity that was later dubbed (IIRC) "Opportunity Console", which was carpeted. The aftermarket filled the void with various options. Later the (B) optional "Tesla Center Console" was introduced. (C) "Yacht Floor" was also a cavity but the surface was shiny...
  37. brianman

    Major Yoke concerns from Consumer Reports initial review

    Nitpicker's corner: You might want to revisit your S history.
  38. brianman

    Major Yoke concerns from Consumer Reports initial review

    Thanks for your thoughts here, Boza. I'd love to see this as a configuration (hardware) or adjustable (settings) consideration by Tesla.
  39. brianman

    Safety Score: parameter dependence

    https://www.tesla.com/support/safety-score
  40. brianman

    2 members have trashed my reaction score...

    Since I haven't seen it stated yet, I will: Nobody deserves this treatment, especially from (apparently) a small number of users providing the feedback. If you were truly a "bad egg", moderators would already have removed/blocked you from the forum. @doug @danny Is there any mechanism in the...
  41. brianman

    Blog Musk Gives Details on FSD 10.2 Beta Release

    It's been mentioned before but is likely worth reiterating: A useful strategy to mitigate can be to use the scroller to adjust the set speed for autopilot -- either in small (1-5) or large (10-20) increments -- very quickly. If the car "thinks the gap is enough" only to discover later "it's...
  42. brianman

    Blog Musk Gives Details on FSD 10.2 Beta Release

    This is a great way to make it more likely nobody gets in for months or years. Make sure that aligns with your priorities before moving forward.
  43. brianman

    Blog Musk Gives Details on FSD 10.2 Beta Release

    Information gathering... How far ahead of you was the mattress when you first saw it?
  44. brianman

    Safety Score

    Speaking to this point... In the last week I've been hyper-sensitive to cars in neighboring lanes and conga lines in adjacent lanes. Previously I was aware of them from a "be ready for evasive manuevers" but with the scoring it's pushed more toward "slow down even more when there's congestion"...
  45. brianman

    Safety Score

    Elon apparently never really guarantees anything. I wasn't talking about guarantees. I was talking about what he asserted. It's pretty clear: "If driving behavior is good for 7 days, beta access will be granted." The software availability date has nothing to do with this statement...
  46. brianman

    Safety Score

    1. You don't know what you're testing. So you don't know either way. 2. You don't know what score they are gaming. So you don't know either way. 3. You don't know how stressed they are about the ticket and/or if they are overcompensating. So -- without additional information -- your...
  47. brianman

    Safety Score

    For those actually using the beta that's plausible. The previous comments about were using that with vehicles/drivers as part of Safety Score. Doing so without explicit consent would be a really bad move on Tesla's part, especially when excluding it form the Safety Score page.
  48. brianman

    Safety Score

    That's odd that he wants to include "average" drivers in the program. Even worse when "scored average" (80%) is likely off from their model because of score awareness and driving behavior changes.