Adaptive Volume for Audio system and GPS Voice

[sorka]

Haven't had that feature on any car I've ever owned..from Kias and Datsuns to Lexus and other high end cars. Not a feature I need or care about. If Tesla wants to add the feature, fine but give us an option to disable it. Quite a first world problem when you can't adjust the volume yourself using that wheel on your steering wheel....

Weird. I've had this feature on every car I've owned from this century:

1) 2003 Infiniti FX50
2) 2001 C5 Corvette
3) 2004 Dodge Durango Limited
4) 2007 Lexus SC430
5) 2009 Toyota Prius
6) 2012 Infiniti FX50

The Tesla is the first car built in this century that I've owned that doesn't have some sort of AVL.

It's also the only car from ANY century that I've owned that doesn't have lighted vanity mirrors and door pockets. And with the exception of convertibles, it's the only car I've owned that doesn't have coat hooks and grab handles.

 

[sorka]

My Chevy Malibu rental has AVL. It's a cheap $20K car but it has AVL, lighted vanity mirrors, door pockets, coat hangers, grab rails, and rear cup holders.

 

[T3SLA90D]

I had this feature on my previous 2008 Infiniti G35 as an option that I could turn ON or OFF in settings. Another audio related feature that I had on the Infiniti and I'd like to see on the MS is audio fade-in when you turn the sound system ON - sound increases gradually from zero to preset loudness as opposed to abruptly starting at preset volume in case I forgot the music at a loud level when I last existed the car.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

Agree that this is a glaring omission, but so are coat hooks... and lighted vanity mirrors... and door pockets... lol

 

[RogerHScott]

This feature was developed by the same member of the media player team that developed the independent volume settings for each source

 

[RogerHScott]

Agree that this is a glaring omission, but so are coat hooks... and lighted vanity mirrors... and door pockets... lol

Ah, but this feature differs from all three of those in one crucial way: you could wake up tomorrow and have this feature. Same with my independent volumes for each source.

 

[ericscottf]

My 2003 mini had speed adjusting volume, and you could even set a coefficient for it. Perhaps that was a lame hack so they wouldn't have to figure out how much to adjust by... Leave it to the user...

I do find that my MS is dead silent at low speeds and fairly noisy at 40+, I'm constantly fiddling with volume.

I really hope they add this feature as an option to 8.1, along with other amazing audio features from last century, like remembering the most recent position in audio, especially for podcasts....

Otherwise I'm just going to eschew the audio software entirely in favor of my phone, which manages all of that except speed sensitive volume (I wonder if there's an app for that...)

 

[SD Diver]

Well, considering how loud the MX gets when doing over 65 MPH form road and wind noise, there could be a significant increase in volume, unlike my Cayenne diesel.

What they really should implement is an active noise-cancelling system, like the Bose Headphones. With this technology, ambient noise is cancelled out while the audio is enhanced and clear.

What I am not sure about is the impact of that on normal conversation, which also needs to increase in volume with the noise of the car.

The difference in the ambient noise between the S and the X is one of the features I envy greatly.

My 2013 Ford Fusion Energi had active noise reduction as part of the titanium package. Oh - it had blind spot warning, lane departure warning, intelligent headlights, adaptive cruise control, parking assist - all things that my 2013 P85+ lack. However, I'd never go back...

 

[thimel]

Otherwise I'm just going to eschew the audio software entirely in favor of my phone, which manages all of that except speed sensitive volume (I wonder if there's an app for that...)

There are apps for that! A quick search found apps named VeloCity, Smart Volume, and SpeedEQ for iPhone and Speed Volume and Speed of Sound for Android. I haven't tried them. There are probably even more possibilities a more extensive search would find.

 

[green1]

Interestingly enough, Tesla DID think of this, there's a variable in the software for "Audio Speed Effect", but oddly enough, they don't seem to have actually done anything with it. I've played with setting it to see if the volume changes when driving faster, but I haven't noticed any difference.

I suspect it's one of the MANY "half baked" things in this car.

 

[boaterva]

My 9 year old BMW 3 series had this and so did the two I had before (3 and 5 series). This being absent when it's pure software is really maddening, especially for those with bad hearing since the white noise of the road really affects media system output.

Wonder if the new 'interior' specialist's duties extend to this sort of thing or it's just 'furniture'?

 

[essmd]

My 2013 Ford Fusion Energi had active noise reduction as part of the titanium package. Oh - it had blind spot warning, lane departure warning, intelligent headlights, adaptive cruise control, parking assist - all things that my 2013 P85+ lack. However, I'd never go back...

So what does that have to do with anything? Glad you are happy with your no-frills Model S... I guess...

Beside you are comparing apples and oranges, more like peanuts with cashews..there are other reasons why you personally are OK with losing all of those "whistles and bells" ...

My 2016 Model X cost twice as much as my Cayenne diesel, yet is 10 decibels noisier than the Porsche at the same speed on the same road... I don't have to raise my voice to converse with my wife in the Porsche....certainly not gonna trade back for that reason, but a true disappointment in fit and finish.

We are talking about internal cabin noise, and how bad it can be in the MX, clearly not as much of an issue in the MS, so even though "mine" is more advanced and feature-filled than yours, you still have a quieter vehicle.

For that reason and others (better cargo space), I prefer a Model S, but being older and less flexible, I struggle with the entry and egress, so my trade-off is comfort but have to tolerate a noisier ride... in a vehicle costing over $100K...

 

[Retired]

Humph, my 1957 TBird had automatic volume adjustment. It was based on engine rpm rather than speed. Used a link to the coil and a circuit in the radio. AM radio, of course.

 

[essmd]

Hmmm, my '57 Chevy ain't got that, the Wunderbar radio was just an AM radio... so Ford was smarter than Chevy... but not as pretty IMO.