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Elon "About to end range anxiety"
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hockeythug
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Q: Will Tesla's new software take into account stop and go traffic, air conditioning use?
A: It takes into account useage of AC --- not a huge factor (8-10%) -- and then factoring in energy useage that the car is seeing.
Yes, but what was announced this morning is what's already expected. Not worth the tweet and the monumental build up to this release. D warranted it. This doesn't even come close.
breser
AutoPilot Nostradamus
Someone asked if 3G would stay free and Elon said that all cars have 3g and that connectivity was the future. Then goes on to say that LTE was rolling out now. Whatever that means.
deonb
Active Member
It doesn't take traffic into account, so can't imagine it would take weather into account:
"Q: Will car predit traffic too with Range Assurance?
A: Not integrated directly, but it's not a big factor. Car already uses traffic to predict arrival time."
Don't know what you mean by terrain though, if not elevation?
The problem is people here are coming at it from the wrong angle. Nobody here has "range anxiety", so a tweet from Elon saying he will end range anxiety by definition would have little impact on the people here. His tweet and today's announcement are meant for the ignorant non-EV drivers who are scared of running out of range, and not knowing where/when to charge. This update absolutely DOES address that.
Nevermind. Just saw it come through on the press conference feed:
This is a huge step forward, eliminates some of the mental math and estimation needed during the drive.
NigelM
Recovering Member
Perhaps no one here has range "anxiety" per se. But I will admit that long roadtrips require more planning and effort and guesswork than is comfortable in an ICE vehicle. This update basically eliminates all that for me.
Electric700
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McMuggets
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What is amazing is the enormously high expectations we all have of Tesla vehicles vs. ICE cars. It's like some of us want the darn Model S to become a transformer or something. I mean, really, these updates are crazy good for the industry they are in, and the fact that they come free and over-the-air is just that much more awesome. We don't even expect this of ICE cars where the latest innovations come yearly and include maybe a cool cup-holder or better leather. My ICE car never got better, only got worse and older after I drove it off the dealership floor.
Self-generated by the media and some posters here expecting Mr. Fusion delivered via OTA, apparently.
Zarwin
Member
I'm guessing the trip planning will show time needed to charge based on having the charging stack to yourself and not plugging in right after someone else and getting the slow charge for a while?
What would be really cool would be for the car to tell you which stall will give you the highest rate as you pull in. Sure you can eyeball it, but sometimes if all pairs have a car on them, there is no way to tell who just plugged in and who is almost done. That alone could chop 10 minutes or so off a stop.
Edit: One thing I actually did once on a hot day, and it worked, was to look at the ground in front of the plugged in cars and see which one had the most water running out from under the car thinking that one would have been there the longest.
What would be really cool would be for the car to tell you which stall will give you the highest rate as you pull in. Sure you can eyeball it, but sometimes if all pairs have a car on them, there is no way to tell who just plugged in and who is almost done. That alone could chop 10 minutes or so off a stop.
Edit: One thing I actually did once on a hot day, and it worked, was to look at the ground in front of the plugged in cars and see which one had the most water running out from under the car thinking that one would have been there the longest.
Geez, you can watch tv all day and see product characteristics inflated. The one company that does not advertise except for executive tweets is outta line for being enthusiastic???
+1000000
This is a decent point release of software with a good mix of autopilot and non-autopilot features. The trip management stuff will help win sales, help convince naysayers, and make me much more relaxed when my wife takes the car on a long trip.
The fact that I am experienced at planning my own trips with a spreadsheet and evtripplanner.com doesn't mean that this isn't valuable stuff.
This.
My nearly 2 yr old car just got better for free. First time in my 25 years of owning cars that has ever happened.
I'll continue to ignore idjit media and investors who can't be bothered to fact check/and or blame others for their own faulty assumptions.
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