Do 2013-15 Cars still get Updates?

[Buddyroe]

For those of you who own a 2013-15 car, does Tesla still do any updates? Not just AP1, but for the car in general?

 

[Cory151]

yes

 

[NigelM]

My 2012 car gets updates....

#ReasonILoveTesla

 

[gaswalla]

Ha ha..absolutely yes..
It's just less exciting since much of the updates are dealing with hardware that the older cars don't have.

 

[ABVA]

Yes. As a matter of fact sometimes my 2013 gets it before my 2017 does.

 

[Jashev]

Absolutely

 

[ForeverFree]

Yes, including two very useful recent updates, one to install Easy Entry and the other to fine tune it.

(2015 S85D)

 

[bob_p]

Though my wife was disappointed that the new Chill mode acceleration isn't available on the 2012 S P85 she is driving - that feature seems to be active only on later models (dual motor configurations?) - so we have it on our S 100D, and with my heavier foot - will never use Chill...

And we do sometimes see updates on our S P85 before they show up on the newer S 100D - seems pretty random, which has been true for software updates on both cars since delivery.

 

[jaguar36]

Though my wife was disappointed that the new Chill mode acceleration isn't available on the 2012 S P85 she is driving - that feature seems to be active only on later models (dual motor configurations?)

Its only on ESP2 cars. Basically AP cars.

While we do get updates on our 2014, its very rare that they are actually useful, and are sometimes detrimental. Its a shame really, as there is so much that could be improved with very little effort, but Tesla doesn't seem to care about basic infotainment type stuff.

 

[artsci]

I do get updates but they amount to nothing. All the talk about updating features is largely BS for older cars. I’m sure that will be the case as time goes on: in three or four years today’s 2018s will be 2013s as far as upgrades go,

 

[henderrj]

When we get the map or the browser update I'll be impressed. Although the AP1 updates over the last year have been substantial. And this is the only car I've ever had that gets even minor updates. I'm afraid it still feels like Christmas to me!

 

[Chaserr]

Sort of. Updates that have nothing to do with autopilot have been requiring autopilot as a dependency lately to exclude features from old cars, but they do still get updated with things like sleighbell turn signal sound effects.

 

[MP3Mike]

Sort of. Updates that have nothing to do with autopilot have been requiring autopilot as a dependency lately to exclude features from old cars, but they do still get updated with things like sleighbell turn signal sound effects.

Which updates would that be? Easy Entry? Keep Climate On? (Yes I know about Chill, but that is a single feature, and you make it sound like multiple features were held back from older cars.)

 

[Chaserr]

They removed performance easter egg on some but not all cars (it may simply be removed from newer firmwares but remain on for people that used it before it was removed) and excluded chill. Same basic function, they seem to be limiting accel profiles on pre-AP cars.

Based on these experiences I expect many more exclusions in the future that don't make sense.

 

[Carl]

AP1 (i.e. as of +/- October 2014 cars) is still getting better with more or less each OTA update, and quite impressively as well imo.

 

[johnster007]

I'm still getting them but they are rare compared to the 2017.

 

[ggr]

Ours (2012) still gets the regular updates, like easy entry and key fob linking. Now I have to race my wife to the car, if she gets in first it resets to her seating position! Obviously it doesn't have autopilot at all, but unless you need special hardware, I think it gets all the functionality.

 

[whitex]

Though my wife was disappointed that the new Chill mode acceleration isn't available on the 2012 S P85 she is driving

Does she have the "performance" easter egg? If so, you can slow the car down to S60, maybe even S40 levels.

 

[whitex]

[...], but they do still get updated with things like sleighbell turn signal sound effects.

Yep, all we need is a whistle horn and Elon can say he delivered on all the "bells and whistles" (we already have 2 bells, cow bell and sleigh bells).

 

[Chaserr]

If that car's previous owner never used "Performance" then no, it was probably removed.