In-car browser to get updated to Chromium!!

[am_dmd]

Prior to V9 I had camera on top and Tesla Waze at the bottom. Post V9 you can't have that combo anymore and web browser is slow as molasses and freezes after few minutes. So any updates are welcome but the question is will MCU1 get it?

 

[RDoc]

I keep hoping Tesla will allow 3rd party apps. If they're using a version of Chromium, at least it would be pretty easy technically.
And yes, I'm quite aware of security issues. Sandboxing on constrained systems can be very effective.

 

[TheLocNar]

“About to”? I am so excited when he says something is about to happen.

That means one year from now.

 

[woodisgood]

Elon's tweets are a combination of:

A) The team is actively working on something; he's providing an accurate status update.
B) The team is actively working on something and he's providing a wishful estimate on its release.
C) Nobody at Tesla is actually working on it currently, but it's on the list to "get to" when not everybody has to deliver vehicles.
D) Elon has just recently (maybe within the last few minutes) decided "it shall be."

Most fall into B and C.

 

[Langhorne]

How cool!

Out of curiosity, what do most people actually use their browser for?

Tesla Waze and a Tesla winds primarily.

 

[Pale_Rider]

Will this be like pole position where MCu1 is deliberately left out? Or will MCU1 get some love?

If I were a betting man I’d bet we get screwed...

 

[SoCal Buzz]

I think it was fixed already in 2019.5.x. No issues at all for me in 3 weeks. And I don’t that it’s MCU version dependent. They finally just fixed it.

 

[Brettski]

I like it for when you're parked/waiting for something/someone - I always try it but then end up going to my phone instead, out of frustration for the slow speed. If it works better with Chromium, I will likely get more use out of it!
I like the comment above about sports scores and 30-second refresh.

 

[ramting]

If I were a betting man I’d bet we get screwed...

Looks like we aren’t screwed ...

Tesla will offer MCU retrofits and a new software update is coming for old MCUs, says Elon Musk

Edit: looks like it’s from 2018 but not sure if it got addressed

 

[ahkahn]

I [try to] use my browser for the following reasons:

TeslaWaze - When on long trips
FlightAware - When picking people up at the airport
Sports scores - When trying to monitor a game
Radar - When weather does not look too friendly, or I'm on a trip and trying to figure out what weather is ahead
The occasional Google search...

Mostly I reach for my phone since it's faster and easier than the screen.

 

[mb300sd]

I really hope there's a way to integrate uBlock now. Would certainly help with resource usage in the browser. I hate browsing on my phone because after so many years of using adblockers, I forget how crappy most sites are without it.

 

[BHCLUC]

Looks like we aren’t screwed ...

Tesla will offer MCU retrofits and a new software update is coming for old MCUs, says Elon Musk

Edit: looks like it’s from 2018 but not sure if it got addressed

He tweeted about this again recently. No timeline.

Elon Musk on Twitter

 

[Shadnic]

He tweeted about this again recently. No timeline.

Elon Musk on Twitter

I'm a bit confused what he is referring to. I thought you could already upgrade the MCU if you were willing to pay thousands of dollars for it. Is this some kind of special program for it? Or a new new MCU?

 

[ahkahn]

I'm a bit confused what he is referring to. I thought you could already upgrade the MCU if you were willing to pay thousands of dollars for it. Is this some kind of special program for it? Or a new new MCU?

At this point there is no offering to upgrade from MCU1 to MCU2... even if you pay for it.

 

[SSedan]

I want assurances we can block Google unless actually using the browser.

If using their product so be it but I don't use the browser it's with mu MCU1 and knowing Google they are expecting to track you 24-7 period.

 

[Shadnic]

At this point there is no offering to upgrade from MCU1 to MCU2... even if you pay for it.

Oh interesting, I could have sworn I've seen people mention doing it (but it costing like $4.5k). Maybe it was their MCU1 had failed and they had to have one replaced out of necessity? Either way that's helpful to know, thank you!

 

[SSedan]

There is a hold on MCU upgrades and replacements because a revision is on the way.

 

[BHCLUC]

I'm a bit confused what he is referring to. I thought you could already upgrade the MCU if you were willing to pay thousands of dollars for it. Is this some kind of special program for it? Or a new new MCU?

You might be thinking of autopilot hardware 3.0, which comes with the full self driving option.

MCU 2 came with all model S and X cars manufactured after around March of 2018. Musk has indicated an upgrade option would be offered for earlier builds. No specifics given.

 

[Brettski]

There is a hold on MCU upgrades and replacements because a revision is on the way.

Are you able to elaborate?

 

[SSedan]

It was something I saw here so better info is somewhere here to be found. Someone posted they weren't replacing unless completely failed.

My take is they don't want to replace MCU2s and endup having to re-replace them for FSD once that hardware is available.