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Firmware 8.1 - Autopilot HW1
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By "so", Elon meant "s.o." or "Saturn's Orbit", which is 10,759 Earth days.
pjw65
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After contacting [email protected], the local service center pushed down the latest firmware, 8.1(17.18.50), which fixes the "can't disable traction control" bug I saw.
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
Tesla Autopilot: Elon Musk says next update features new ‘silky smooth’ control algorithm
The CEO also said that the Linux kernel upgrade for Tesla’s vehicles is coming soon.
The kernel upgrade was first associated with Tesla’s 8.1 update, which came in March, but it didn’t end up featuring the update nor the promised improved browser. Over the past ~6 months, Tesla’s software team has been focusing on delivering software for the second-generation Autopilot cars while non-Autopilot and first generation Autopilot cars have seen little to no new features or fixes aside from a few UI changes and a new mobile app.
Hopefully for owners, the kernel update will come with several bug fixes and features that owners have been asking for since 8.o0 and Tesla can start working on the ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ features for second generation Autopilot vehicles. The next few months should be exciting on that front.
The CEO also said that the Linux kernel upgrade for Tesla’s vehicles is coming soon.
The kernel upgrade was first associated with Tesla’s 8.1 update, which came in March, but it didn’t end up featuring the update nor the promised improved browser. Over the past ~6 months, Tesla’s software team has been focusing on delivering software for the second-generation Autopilot cars while non-Autopilot and first generation Autopilot cars have seen little to no new features or fixes aside from a few UI changes and a new mobile app.
Hopefully for owners, the kernel update will come with several bug fixes and features that owners have been asking for since 8.o0 and Tesla can start working on the ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ features for second generation Autopilot vehicles. The next few months should be exciting on that front.
Of course he confirmed that this "silky smooth" control algorithm will not be used on HW1 cars, which this thread is about.
fasteddie7
Active Member
It was inferred by a tweet that said hw1 does not have the sensors or processing power to receive the new update.
Ok, that seems strange to me... of course HW1 isn't going to get an update for HW2. But I wouldn't infer that all HW1 development is over from that alone.
Who said HW1 development was dead? I just said that the tweet that someone posted about in this thread doesn't apply to HW1 cars which this thread is about. In fact Elon pretty much said there will be no HW1 development until HW2 reaches feature parity:
Or he is just saying we haven't left it behind yet but we will soon.
Somewhere else on TMC someone posted "Elon just tweeted that HW1 development was dead".
I knew that had the be typical internet extremism/hyperbole at work.
Sure HW1 is on hold while they focus on HW2.. but I don't think HW1 is dead.
I'm hard-pressed to think of bug fixes that owners have been asking for, which can be solved simply by a kernel upgrade. I honestly think people are obsessing on the kernel upgrade too much...while I do hope for non-trivial improvements and fixes, they most likely won't be the direct result of a new Linux kernel. (Obviously this is just my opinion based on experience, if I happen to be proven wrong that's great...I'll have learned something and be driving a better car.)
Most Tesla owners think kernels have to do with corn (and that's the way it should be IMHO).
Bruce.
mspohr
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The kernel update should improve the performance of the browser and center display which has been a sore spot for many users.
Also, just guessing here, with a kernel upgrade, many more and up-to-date libraries many be available for Tesla to draw upon to do things like an updated browser or media player. Perhaps the old kernel was hamstrung by not being able to use these updates.
Also, as I've posted before, a simple kernel update really would not help the anemic QtCarBrowser app currently in use. They will need to rip that out and install a new native browser app.
I also think people are too focused on the browser. Sure, it was really cool to have a full screen in-car browser in 2012. But frankly, I never use the in-car browser. Not because it sucks, but because the browsers on my phone already do pretty much everything I need without taking up real-estate on the touchscreen better used for Nav, media player, or energy. Even if they update the browser to Chrome, Opera, or Vivaldi, I still don't think I'd really use it.
Now if they also release an API to allow developers to develop local apps that run in the browser, well then, game on!
Also, as I've posted before, a simple kernel update really would not help the anemic QtCarBrowser app currently in use. They will need to rip that out and install a new native browser app.
I also think people are too focused on the browser. Sure, it was really cool to have a full screen in-car browser in 2012. But frankly, I never use the in-car browser. Not because it sucks, but because the browsers on my phone already do pretty much everything I need without taking up real-estate on the touchscreen better used for Nav, media player, or energy. Even if they update the browser to Chrome, Opera, or Vivaldi, I still don't think I'd really use it.
Now if they also release an API to allow developers to develop local apps that run in the browser, well then, game on!
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mspohr
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I'd recommend the Opera browser (WebKit - Chromium based). It has done wonders for my old Macbook Air and every other computer I've installed it on.
I'd also vote for an API... let the developers have at it... I think we could see some very nice apps.
HW1 AP development is dead because there is no point in expending valuable resources for a product no longer in production and sales.
GlmnAlyAirCar
Active Member
Except that it is still in beta....
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