OK, so apparently Model S/X are not shipping with this HW 2.5, assuming the spokesperson was not right. Perhaps they really are shipping with HW 2.1, while Model 3 is shipping with HW 2.5.
Buyer's beware: WAIT.
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OK, so apparently Model S/X are not shipping with this HW 2.5, assuming the spokesperson was not right. Perhaps they really are shipping with HW 2.1, while Model 3 is shipping with HW 2.5.
Buyer's beware: WAIT.
Being misinformation would be nothing new of course, but it is also possible the "legacy" Model S/X are getting a different update in the meanwhile and Model 3 is simply sporting even better hardware, because it has the new big screen computer system and Model S/X still does not have it.
Maybe Model S/X will get that HW 2.5 with the rumored interior update that also replaces the big screen computer, not before that. Maybe in the meanwhile they go an "HW 2.1" update that is more evolutionary from the AP 2.0 perspective.
Just speculating.
Parker has a small integrated GPU and there is also the Pascal discrete GPU (GP106) on the MXM board:
Interesting. If HW2.5 require liquid cooling hooked up to the cars coolant circuit that will complicate a retrofit on existing cars..
I guess it could also be a more contained liquid cooling similar to what e.g. smartphones use.
This is not the news I was hoping for, I agree we definitely need an m3 tear down to verify. I vote we all chip in and ship,the first m3 we can get our hands on to @wk057
He's already on the list to get his sometime super early
Anyway, I wish I taken a better look at the diaagram while I could, but I did not.
The parker chips were marked as "main parker" and "backup parker" so at least back then that was the plan even though the other parket does not do anything yet.
It could be repurposed to do more things of course as everything that could be driven with software. Just need to wait and see.
I wonder if the backup chips are there to make the system fail safe operational?
It's been said that Tesla will never get anything they can market as Level 5 with HW2, regardless of features or technical abilities, because the system is not fail safe operational (i.e have a second system to ensure that the car doesn't endanger lives or property in the event of a catastrophic primary systems failure). Without fail safe operational, regardless of its technical abilities, you'll always have to be "paying attention" and be ready to take over (legally speaking) in case of such a system failure. Because of this, Tesla could end up in a situation where their FSD system is actually capable of doing amazing autonomous driving - but not considered a "level 5" system. PR craziness ensues.
So, maybe the redesign is there to provide enough power to take over and stop the car if something goes badly wrong, but won't actually play a part during normal operation of autonomous driving?
It's been said that Tesla will never get anything they can market as Level 5 with HW2, regardless of features or technical abilities, because the system is not fail safe operational (i.e have a second system to ensure that the car doesn't endanger lives or property in the event of a catastrophic primary systems failure). Without fail safe operational, regardless of its technical abilities, you'll always have to be "paying attention" and be ready to take over (legally speaking) in case of such a system failure. Because of this, Tesla could end up in a situation where their FSD system is actually capable of doing amazing autonomous driving - but not considered a "level 5" system. PR craziness ensues.
So, maybe the redesign is there to provide enough power to take over and stop the car if something goes badly wrong, but won't actually play a part during normal operation of autonomous driving?
Another option for a retrofit is that they'd make a fan-cooled version that fits more easily into the form factor of S/X.
That's assuming they'd have the physical space... but there is no reason they need to be identical as long as the hardware quacks the same.
lunitiks
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New options code in Design Studio (standard, actually): APH3. This is new.
Last time I checked was less than two weeks ago, then it was APH2.
Last time I checked was less than two weeks ago, then it was APH2.
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lunitiks
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The options codes are all over Design Studio, and there are several ways to view them. Here are a couple of ways.
Using Google Chrome:
(A) Hover mouse pointer over the right arrow in the big image (the arrow which can change the angle of your car spec); right click on the small preview of Model S in three quarter view (same view as big image); then Open Image In New Tab. Your new tab will have an URL that contains the options for your design. (Copy to word for better readability.) NB: This only works with Model S; on Model X the URL will have limited info.
(B) Click "Save Design" to prompt the pop up (tells you to enter e-mail adress); right click on the red SUBMIT button; then Inspect. Chrome will expand developer tools (website code), and in the "Elements" view you can scroll to find options strings like this:
Hmm..very interesting..What does this even mean i.e. what exactly is APH3? Is it just a reference to the computer upgrade? Or is it an upgraded sensor suite?
For some reason, when I ordered my X two weeks ago, I had all the option codes (75). Then sometime in the meantime, most of them disappeared from the usual 'copy them from your image' method. I did capture them originally, and I have APH2. So, that did very recently change. Hm....
JCB_Arizona
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It's very coincidental that I can no longer select delivery options beyond September. That's never happened before. When playing around with the website configurator, I've been able to select delivery for several months out. Now, that option doesn't even appear. Wonder if there is something to this.
When I ordered, the dropdown had 'ASAP', September, October, November, and maybe more, if I recall... if that's changed, interesting....
I don't recall where it was, before or after putting down the deposit. It's definitely gone from before the deposit now.
lunitiks
Cool James & Black Teacher
Ladies and gentlenerds, the cat has escaped the bag: We have new wiring schematics for Model S! Woo-hoo!
Interestingly they're called "October 21, 2017"... Which is two months from now... So naturally there's some speculation that "October" could be a typographical error and that it should've read "August".
Since August 21, 2017 was yesterday.
And since the previous wiring diagram was released in "October" 2016.
And since Tesla has never released anything that early before.
Who knows. Fatty-fat fat fingers, maybe.
Anyway: Autopilot "HW 2.5" - yes: Tesla actually calls it that in the schematics - seems to include the following changes:
1) "Gen3" Power Steering ECU with redundant power supply from a new E-fuse box in the frunk. (The E-fuse box itself is a pretty big HW-change as well, but I won't go into that.)
2) Rear view camera wiring/connectors has changed in the Autopilot ECU. Video signal still goes directly from rv-camera to the ECU (same as ap2.0), but now there's a "splitter" on the ECU side that for some reason sends signal out to both the MCU and to the ECU itself! So now there's two BUC inputs; one "Splitter Rearview Cam IN" and one "APE Rearview Cam IN". Don't ask me why. Anyway cudos @verygreen for noticing this in the SW-code long ago.
3) New radar sensor from Continental ("Radar Front Conti") with "primary" and "secondary" CAN-signalling to AP2.5ECU. Exciting!
4) Different fuse location for the 30A Autopilot ECU Primary power (F133 > F214). The 10A Autopilot ECU Secondary power is same as before. Not so exciting...
Non AP-wise, I also noticed a new "Charge Port ECU" that was not in the 2016-diagrams at all. (WTH?)
Well that's about it. No interior/cabin camera and still no HUD for you.
Interestingly they're called "October 21, 2017"... Which is two months from now... So naturally there's some speculation that "October" could be a typographical error and that it should've read "August".
Since August 21, 2017 was yesterday.
And since the previous wiring diagram was released in "October" 2016.
And since Tesla has never released anything that early before.
Who knows. Fatty-fat fat fingers, maybe.
Anyway: Autopilot "HW 2.5" - yes: Tesla actually calls it that in the schematics - seems to include the following changes:
1) "Gen3" Power Steering ECU with redundant power supply from a new E-fuse box in the frunk. (The E-fuse box itself is a pretty big HW-change as well, but I won't go into that.)
2) Rear view camera wiring/connectors has changed in the Autopilot ECU. Video signal still goes directly from rv-camera to the ECU (same as ap2.0), but now there's a "splitter" on the ECU side that for some reason sends signal out to both the MCU and to the ECU itself! So now there's two BUC inputs; one "Splitter Rearview Cam IN" and one "APE Rearview Cam IN". Don't ask me why. Anyway cudos @verygreen for noticing this in the SW-code long ago.
3) New radar sensor from Continental ("Radar Front Conti") with "primary" and "secondary" CAN-signalling to AP2.5ECU. Exciting!
4) Different fuse location for the 30A Autopilot ECU Primary power (F133 > F214). The 10A Autopilot ECU Secondary power is same as before. Not so exciting...
Non AP-wise, I also noticed a new "Charge Port ECU" that was not in the 2016-diagrams at all. (WTH?)
Well that's about it. No interior/cabin camera and still no HUD for you.
Thanks @lunitiks!
Focusing on the factual questions, leaving out the opinions:
1.) "Power Steering ECU" - Is the redundancy in the power that controls the steering itself. i.e. is this introducing redundancy for a self-driving vehicle in case the power steering dies? Again, won't jump to conclusions, but curious.
2.) What is big about an E-fuse? I'm ignorant.
3.) Primary/secondary on CAN for radar is indicative of a redundant radar, yes?
And now the opinions:
All these changes seem to indicate that the hardware changes are focusing big time on redundancy. One (of many) critiques of Autopilot is that it can't reach L5 because it doesn't have redundant systems. Could this be them moving towards that? It doesn't seem like there is any real increase in power or any of that and this would Occam's razor go in line with their PR saying that the new GPU is for "redundancy."
I don't know what this means for old cars and I don't care to get into an argument about it, but obviously if you bought FSD and gov't regulation requires redundant systems, you'll prob be in trouble.
Thoughts?
Focusing on the factual questions, leaving out the opinions:
1.) "Power Steering ECU" - Is the redundancy in the power that controls the steering itself. i.e. is this introducing redundancy for a self-driving vehicle in case the power steering dies? Again, won't jump to conclusions, but curious.
2.) What is big about an E-fuse? I'm ignorant.
3.) Primary/secondary on CAN for radar is indicative of a redundant radar, yes?
And now the opinions:
All these changes seem to indicate that the hardware changes are focusing big time on redundancy. One (of many) critiques of Autopilot is that it can't reach L5 because it doesn't have redundant systems. Could this be them moving towards that? It doesn't seem like there is any real increase in power or any of that and this would Occam's razor go in line with their PR saying that the new GPU is for "redundancy."
I don't know what this means for old cars and I don't care to get into an argument about it, but obviously if you bought FSD and gov't regulation requires redundant systems, you'll prob be in trouble.
Thoughts?
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