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MCU1 updates on hold/ended?

Discussion in 'Model S' started by viper2ko, Nov 24, 2020.

  1. viper2ko

    viper2ko Active Member

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    Seems like we are stuck with this version forever until the elusive FSD beta is given to us
     
  2. SilverGS

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    Not sure I follow what you mean by "MCU1 updates on hold/ended".
     
  3. N8Howell33

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    My guess is software updates. Many with MCU 1 are stuck on 2020.36.16. Been 6 plus weeks for me personally. I recently got AP swapped from 2.5 to 3.0 and got updated to.... same version of 2020.36.16
     
  4. Ostrichsak

    Ostrichsak Active Member

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    MCU1's on the latest firmware here. I don't mind no more updates so long as they push out one final iteration that corrects all the little bugs they keep introducing (bad enough) or even reintroducing (even worse) that they've already "fixed" at least once. I'm tired of being made to feel like we don't matter (even if we don't) when we keep getting alpha builds that clearly nobody has actually tested as a final polished update.

    Speaking of reintroduced bugs, the first one that pops into my head are phones streaming podcasts/music in the background upon reconnection even though you're using Tesla's apps for audio. So your phone is streaming in the background (especially nice if you don't have unlimited data) and the only way to know is to know this problem exists and open your phone's streaming app to look at the time counter. Otherwise you find out when all of your podcasts are marked "played" and your data bill is through the roof. Grrrr.

    Another issue is when I set my seat heaters via the app during preconditioning and the current state isn't reflected when I get in the car. I have to manually touch the seat to get it to show current state which also changes the setting which I may or many not want. Double Grrrrr.

    There's more but those are the first two that popped into my head because they both literally just happened to me in a simultaneous symphony of ineptitude since these have been been fixed previously and then reintroduced.

    Personally, I'd gladly settle for a final installment of farts and useless features if they would also make the features we want and use day to day (if they weren't broken) stable once and for all.
     
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  5. ucmndd

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    Everyone will get some version of the Christmas update, just like every year.
     
  6. trm2

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    My favorite is when they tell you to press the voice command button to bug report that voice commands don’t work. Yes, that happened.
     
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  7. ARMARM

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    A workaround for that is to press and hold the Controls/Settings icon on the MCU.

    and back to the original topic, yes I'm still on 2020.36.16 here too, the biggest problem here in Australia is that Tesla is still not offering HW3/FSD Computer or MCU2 upgrades to older S & X's yet.
     
  8. ucmndd

    ucmndd Well-Known Member

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    Am I to understand that after moaning on here for well over a year that Tesla was screwing everyone by not offering MCU upgrades and demanding an upgrade path, you haven't upgraded your MCU? o_O
     
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  9. Cheburashka

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    You're not missing much. Nothing interesting was added in the last releases anyway. I think we will all get something good around the holidays.
     
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  10. TommyElectron

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    MCU1 with AP3 and just got 2020.40.9.2 tonight. It will probably make the system even slower now.
     
  11. DrComputer

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    Just got 2020.40.9.2 also tonight on my MCU1 with AP1. Car is scheduled for the replacement eMMC chip replacement tomorrow.
     
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  12. Raechris

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    No - my MS75D 12/17 MCU1 AP 2.5 is updating now. In my experience a good and stable firmware can persist for a couple months. The three 2020.36 versions have been particularly good for my car.
     
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  13. random155

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    Same... woke to an update request.
     
  14. bob_p

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    Our 2017 S (MCU1/HW3) received 2020.44 several weeks ago (which broke the connection to our Tesla apps - which was fixed a few days ago) and our 2018 X (MCU2/HW3) received 2020.44.15 a few days ago.

    With Version 11 potentially coming out next month, usually Tesla pauses all but critical software updates as they get closer to releasing new major version.

    So we're likely in that blackout period when there aren't any critical updates needed for MCU1 vehicles - and the next MCU1 update could be Version 11.

    Patience...
     
  15. Hovscorpion1

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    My model X is in service for MCU 2, however it did receive 2020.44 before going in.

    To the OP, do you have your software updates set to advanced or standard? If your on HW3, then you should have .44 for FSD stop signs and red lights.
     
  16. Chaserr

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    The latest NHTSA notes regarding an MCU1 recall say Tesla expects 100% failure rates and reducing writes could increase lifetime. the slowed update cycle could be part of that "defect petition"
     
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  17. ucmndd

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    I think this is quite likely. I’d expect a generally reduced “every several months” update cycle for MCU1 moving forward, bundling lots of bugfixes and releases together.
     
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  20. trm2

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    I didn’t get a Christmas update. I guess it is a bit ironic, but I “got a lump of coal.”
     

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