2017.50.3.f3425a1 is out!

[lunitiks]

I'm confused, isn't auto wipers already a feature? I've been using them on my AP1 S for a long time...

Not on Autopilot hardware 2.0 cars (Oct '16 ->) - until today.

Our AP1 cars have a dedicated rain sensor from Hella. It's that black, round thing you see above/beside your forward camera from outside of your windshield.

AP2 doesn't have that sensor. Instead they got a bunch of new cameras and new compute.

Tesla was 'ballsy' and dropped the Hella sensor, and tried to do rain sensing with the new camera setup. Looks like they've succeeded. We'll see.

 

[Gwgan]

Probably because there is no need to wipe if there's nobody in the car to look out the windshield.

Didn’t the early cars continue wiping during driver exit so they stopped that to avoid splashing the driver half way out with the door open?

 

[boaterva]

Sensitivity is supposed to be by the two selections on the stalk, as it says in the Release Notes. Are we expecting other adjustments?

 

[lunitiks]

Sensitivity is supposed to be by the two selections on the stalk, as it says in the Release Notes. Are we expecting other adjustments?

 

[boaterva]

Lol.... we’ll have to see how it goes. My BMW had a variable adjustment but only one setting (if that makes sense). I can’t remember the last time i had a car with two fixed sensitivities.

Wonder how it works in snow, which is what most of the country will see (in the way of precip) for some time!

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

This. is. so. huge.

Elon tweeted 'Coming very soon' on Dec 27. Nicely done

It's not huge if the (beta) leads to complaints that it should be (alpha).

 

[lunitiks]

It's not huge if the (beta) leads to complaints that it should be (alpha).

You're saying it's supposed to be alpha?!

 

[Asterix187]

It is real and the number is 2017.50.3. I just posted a photo

Great news thanks! Just can't believe the beta is being rolled out!

 

[NAALSET]

Lol.... we’ll have to see how it goes. My BMW had a variable adjustment but only one setting (if that makes sense). I can’t remember the last time i had a car with two fixed sensitivities.

Wonder how it works in snow, which is what most of the country will see (in the way of precip) for some time!

That’s how it is on Mercedes

 

[Asterix187]

It's not huge if the (beta) leads to complaints that it should be (alpha).

From a programmers perspective the difference between an Alpha and Beta is that an Alpha is tested internally, a Beta is tested externally. Therefore any releases we see will always be at least Beta releases.

 

[boaterva]

That’s how it is on Mercedes

Sorry, meaning the two choices?

 

[run-the-joules]

From a programmers perspective the difference between an Alpha and Beta is that an Alpha is tested internally, a Beta is tested externally. Therefore any releases we see will always be at least Beta releases.

What? No. An alpha is not feature-complete. A beta is feature-complete but not fully tested, at least traditionally. The recent "getting the public to test for free" trend does not dictate the phases.

 

[NAALSET]

Sorry, meaning the two choices?

Yep.

BMW is as per what you describe, but this is ditto per Merc.

 

[boaterva]

Yep.

BMW is as per what you describe, but this is ditto per Merc.

Interesting, thanks! Guess they copied Merc’s setup because they already had the two options on the stalk!

 

[Asterix187]

What? No. An alpha is not feature-complete. A beta is feature-complete but not fully tested, at least traditionally. The recent "getting the public to test for free" trend does not dictate the phases.

I have to disagree. Either way it’s not a final release.

 

[lunitiks]

it’s not a final release

You're right.

You might be right forever.

 

[HankLloydRight]

I'm hoping... I added to Upgrade Tracker (manually) but it doesn't show up yet... Have to wait for @HankLloydRight to wake from his slumber

I'm now awake. The tracker has been fixed.

BlueRocket you should be the one to name this extremely important update. @HankLloydRight don't you agree?
Tesla Firmware Upgrade Tracker Web App

Yup. Until I get a name from BR, I called it "I can see clearly now"

 

[run-the-joules]

I have to disagree. Either way it’s not a final release.

So every beta has external testers, in your thinking?

 

[lunitiks]

I'm now awake. The tracker has been fixed.

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[BlueRocket]

Wouldn't it work even if it's freezing outside? Take some warm water!

Oh... Thanks a lot for the suggestion. Now I'm ICED until Spring