Any chance Tesla will offer a retrofit for Polynesian elevator music?

[PhilDavid]

New Tesla feature coming that enables your car to play snake jazz or Polynesian elevator music through its outside speakers wherever you go

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 20, 2020​

Do the current Model S vehicles shipping have the exterior noise maker?

Not that this is an option I would want to be "always on" but I'd love to be able to play sounds on demand. When driving around a parking lot, I've had to sometimes roll a window down and yell "Could you please excuse me" to make room when someone walks in the middle of the lane I'm on because they could not hear the car.

Would be nice if this is an option you can add to play sounds on demand but not if it comes at the expense of it being "always on."

The problem in such situations is that I never use the horn because it is crazy loud and there is no way to make a polite beep with a Model S horn. The Model S horn only has one mode: "Get the $%$&^ out of my way NOW!" Polynesian elevator music would be perfect.

 

[Joelgjr]

Lol

 

[Garnetter]

My MS was built in March 2020 and I purchased it in June. It does NOT have an external noisemaker.

 

[PhilDavid]

Lol

Yeah you laugh but this could happen to you...

 

[Aggmeister2010]

Milltek has an "exhaust" for the S, but no, earlier versions don't have the exterior speaker built in. There's a guy on here that makes a system that'll play your own tunes, though...

 

[CyberGus]

I want my Tesla to play the Ice-Cream-Truck jingle, so I can see the sad looks on the kids' faces when they realize there's no ice cream

 

[.FP.]

My MS was built in March 2020 and I purchased it in June. It does NOT have an external noisemaker.

Is there a way to confirm that? The article makes it sound like any Tesla built after Sep 2019 should have external speakers.

Teslas will play elevator music for pedestrians through external speakers

 

[MP3Mike]

Is there a way to confirm that? The article makes it sound like any Tesla built after Sep 2019 should have external speakers.

Teslas will play elevator music for pedestrians through external speakers

Starting on 9/1/2019 they only had to equip 50% of the EVs they make, and Tesla started with the Model 3. It goes to requiring 100% starting 9/1/2020.

EVs must get a little noisier by 2020

 

[Chaserr]

@PhilDavid when your battery gets old enough the cooling system will be louder than most trucks.

 

[ucmndd]

@PhilDavid when your battery gets old enough the cooling system will be louder than most trucks.

Or hot enough... it's been well north of 100F here for weeks and my car has taken to sounding like a hovercraft trying to take off. You'd never hear any music from that dinky speaker under the Model 3 over all the racket.

 

[f205v]

There is a rumor out there that Elon's tweet was just a poke to the SEC about Tesla's upcoming inclusion in the S&P500 index.
"Snake & Polynesian coming soon!", get it?!?

 

[dannycamps]

I certainly wouldn't be opposed to having my car play the Knight Rider or Back to the Future theme while driving down the road.

 

[AMPd]

I certainly wouldn't be opposed to having my car play the Knight Rider or Back to the Future theme while driving down the road.

You can’t play that now?

 

[Joelgjr]

There is a rumor out there that Elon's tweet was just a poke to the SEC about Tesla's upcoming inclusion in the S&P500 index.
"Snake & Polynesian coming soon!", get it?!?

this is the best thing I’ve read in a week.

 

[PhilDavid]

This is personally what I'd want the car to sound like All happy and giggly as I roll around.

So how do we get the retrofit?!

 

[croman]

With the absolutely atrocious insulation in the S, they don't need external speakers. The internal ones do a damn good job on their own announcing my presence to anyone nearby.

 

[AMPd]

With the absolutely atrocious insulation in the S, they don't need external speakers. The internal ones do a damn good job on their own announcing my presence to anyone nearby.

I was supercharging next to someone talking on the phone through the Tesla Bluetooth, it’s crazy how loud it is on the outside, I could hear and understand the other person with my window rolled down.

 

[croman]

I was supercharging next to someone talking on the phone through the Tesla Bluetooth, it’s crazy how loud it is on the outside, I could hear and understand the other person with my window rolled down.

I'm an attorney and I don't use the Bluetooth in the car. I just don't answer my phone because I can't risk privilege being jeopardized. This is our only car. Luckily I only commute for Court appearances and since March we've had none and won't have for some time. But it is a big difference between Tesla's and real luxury cars and even mid end cars like a Camry or Avalon.

 

[P100D_Me]

Not that this is an option I would want to be "always on" but I'd love to be able to play sounds on demand. When driving around a parking lot, I've had to sometimes roll a window down and yell "Could you please excuse me" to make room when someone walks in the middle of the lane I'm on because they could not hear the car.

As long as they don't try to play this music off a connected USB then it should work fine

 

[CyberGus]

As long as they don't try to play this music off a connected USB then it should work fine

Many years ago, a friend died in a traffic accident. While the mourners awaited the start of the memorial service, we exchanged furtive glances over the oddly up-tempo and vastly inappropriate music selection. When we inquired, we were told that this was the music from the CD the deceased had in his car, presumably the last music he ever heard.

Ever since, I've been paranoid about what music I play in my car..."Crap, I do NOT want 'Baby One More Time' played over my casket"