Elon Tweets Kernel Update and New Feature Coming Mid-May 2017

[bob_p]

Our S P85 has now been updated to 17.11.10, running newer firmware than our S 100D.

Though the release notes are really, really short, so there really wasn't anything of significant value for a non-AP car...

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

We gave up a long time ago. Staying on 7.1.

The great thing about those who refuse to budge from a firmware version is they become the defacto historians.

As our historian can you answer the following.

1.) Does the speed sign suddenly a lot bigger a few moments after you exceed the speed-limit+over-setting? With 8.1 when I exceed 10 miles an hour over the speed limit it suddenly gets HUGE.

2.) Does AP show multiple cars in front of you?

I'm also a little confused on why you're sticking with 7.1 when from what I've read Tesla removed the restrictions to launch mode that they added after 7.1.

 

[wayner]

So let's see if they actually make the mid-May date which is now two weeks away. This was supposed to have been close last December.

 

[davidc18]

We turned off the speed limit notifications.

AutoPilot still relies on the camera as the primary sensor and only one car in front shown.

The restrictions on the P cars are still in place, just removed if you use launch mode while the V3 batteries are now restricted to only 1500 amps.

Staying on 7.1 because everything works for us. The updates brought no value and significant reduction in usefulness for us.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

I was updated to 17.16.35 at the Service Center yesterday. I noticed nothing new or improved.

 

[Lump]

Any news?

 

[bob_p]

At this point, shouldn't we start hearing about the 9.0 release soon?

Since we still haven't seen the promised functionality that was supposed to be in 8.1 (new kernel, improved browser, media player fixes, ...) - maybe they'll just decide to hold those a little longer and put them in the next major release...

 

[AmpedRealtor]

I suspect the next major release will be designed for a landscape orientation screen... shhh...

 

[stopcrazypp]

At this point, shouldn't we start hearing about the 9.0 release soon?

Since we still haven't seen the promised functionality that was supposed to be in 8.1 (new kernel, improved browser, media player fixes, ...) - maybe they'll just decide to hold those a little longer and put them in the next major release...

I believe the new kernel was already released a while back, but the rest have not.

 

[Todd Burch]

Remember when we were kids and our cars actually got useful software updates?

That was cool.

 

[jaguar36]

Remember when we were kids and our cars actually got useful software updates?

That was cool.

When we bought the car, I basically figured the supercharger network would never actually materialize. But I did think we would be getting frequent and useful software updates. I mean its a silicon valley company, you'd think the software updates would be the easy part for them. I'm quite surprised the opposite happened.

 

[dinkoh]

I believe the new kernel was already released a while back, but the rest have not.

The browser is too slow. It's unusable. I wished Tesla would fix it.

 

[bob_p]

Last time I checked, it also doesn't display the Tesla website correctly...

Though... The pictures of the Model 3 console don't appear to have a browser icon. Is Tesla fix for the browser - to remove it from the Model 3 and possibly the S/X in the future???

 

[AmpedRealtor]

It was kind of a dumb idea to put a browser in there to begin with. I think at the time, Tesla put it in because it seemed like a high-tech novelty item that set it apart. Except I never use it and wouldn't miss it one bit.

 

[Lump]

I only use the browser for Tesla Traffic Incidents and Information ,Waze should have been integrated into navigation years ago but that another debate, if I need a browser I use my iPhone.

 

[Snowstorm]

A browser is useful because it is a gateway for arbitrary content hat can be displayed on the big screen. Special web pages that can function as in car apps. Not really for actual web browsing.

 

[Boatguy]

A browser is useful because it is a gateway for arbitrary content hat can be displayed on the big screen. Special web pages that can function as in car apps. Not really for actual web browsing.

+1

I use it for Tesla Winds.

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

For those who are interested, it looks like Elon is now forecasting the release of the kernel update approximately six weeks from today (March 31, 2017).

He states: "Browser is already a little better. Kernel and browser update in prob 6 weeks or so (lots of underlying changes) with a few nice features."

Here's a link to the twitter exchange:

Elon Musk on Twitter

Did this ever happen? What new nice features were added?

 

[ahkahn]

Yeah, I think it happened a month or so before 9.0 came out. Maybe 2 months...