Model S Software/Firmware wishlist

[neroden]

Let's try this again, in case someone at Tesla gets embarassed by having a USB music player which is objectively worse than a 1970s tape deck:

FIX USB MUSIC

 

[ebyard]

Would appreciate the electronic Owners Manual actually working. Latest firmware has broken it entirely - not that I read it, but you know, it is something that should just work...

 

[pepper's S]

Although I'll admit to using the same "logic" myself, I can't honestly construct any rational argument for the "acceptable" amount by which one can/should exceed the speed limit being a fraction of the posted limit. Surely no one would say with a straight face that highway departments consistently understate the "proper" speed by a fixed %.

Hello, Roger. I'm not sure if I'm just missing sarcasm here. In any event, Tesla is already offering the ability to set speeds above the posted limits, so the 'percentage above' option simply makes that a safer choice than an absolute number of mph above the limit

 

[RogerHScott]

Hello, Roger. I'm not sure if I'm just missing sarcasm here. In any event, Tesla is already offering the ability to set speeds above the posted limits, so the 'percentage above' option simply makes that a safer choice than an absolute number of mph above the limit

I'm questioning the assumption that % is safer than constant, though really assuming that either is automatically safe is problematic. How sure are you that the same cop who'll give you a pass for 60.5 in a 55 zone will give you a pass for 88 in an 80 zone? Though I suppose since there's really no "right" answer it wouldn't hurt to give people a choice, other than the attendant extra UI complexity.

 

[robapodaca]

I tried searching for this... is there a request for a mileage reminder? So I can put in remind me at 23,067 miles (3,000 miles from today) to rotate my tires?

 

[Black Monday]

Let's try this again, in case someone at Tesla gets embarassed by having a USB music player which is objectively worse than a 1970s tape deck:

FIX USB MUSIC

This has been a huge annoyance over the past 4 years of owning a Model S.

 

[R1Bill]

1) The ability to enter a Charge % number instead of the scroll bar.
2) The ability to completely schedule your charge times. In my case start at 11PM Monday -Friday. Stop at 7 AM Monday-Friday. Stop at 3PM Saturday and Sunday and Start at 7PM Saturday and Sunday. (BTW- you can do this in a Prius!)
3) Trickle charging during allowed charge periods to make up for parasitic losses.

 

[Rkanedy]

What features would you like Tesla to add in future versions of the firmware?

One minor feature I'd like to see is for the Model S to recognize via GPS when I'm close to home or any other location where I have a HomeLink signal saved and bring up the window on the 17" screen to open the garage door.

I wish non auto pilot cars update the screen behind the steering wheel and use the backup cam for sentry mode!

 

[HankLloydRight]

I wish non auto pilot cars update the screen behind the steering wheel and use the backup cam for sentry mode!

I wish AP cars had the option of displaying the non-AP dashboard when not using AP!

That was a thing of beauty.

 

[rbgliny]

I would like to be able to view on the ECU display any current Sentry Alert videos. Instead of having to take the thumb drive out and view them on a computer.

 

[RoderikS]

Might have been said before, recognition of other teslas on the road to form a "road train".

 

[‘Merica]

I’d like to be able to rename the trips - something other than A and B. I believe you can do this in the M3, although I haven’t been in one to verify.

 

[ATLcommute]

I’d like to be able to rename the trips - something other than A and B. I believe you can do this in the M3, although I haven’t been in one to verify.

Yes, you can in the M3.

 

[emulajavi]

Letting you do with the app this: ‘start charging at xx:xx a.m. and stop charging at xx:xx a.m.’

I don’t understand why such a simple thing isn’t supported on the Official App but is supported by 3rd party Apps like ‘Dashboard for Tesla’, which sadly is not available for iOS.

Also, CarPlay support would be nice.

 

[100 H2O]

Improve voice control and add a wider range of functions especially to control HVAC.
Add ability to manage and view Sentry videos on the big screen.

 

[spectrum]

I want to see out of the side cameras when reversing, parking, or changing lanes.

 

[DigAdrenaline]

Yes, you can in the M3.

I can do it in my 2017 MS.

 

[AwlBidnz]

Having the ability to reduce the sensitivity of the “trigger” on sentry mode to wait to see if a “key” is close OR the vehicle is touched, BEFORE it saves a suite of recordings.

Looking through the many files when it records people just walking by doesn’t make good use of anyone’s time.

 

[analRaviOli]

Can we get a phone key already? like Model 3.

 

[RoderikS]

• Store a list of call favorites under a quick button
• Planning of trips with multiple stops
• When quickly skipping through iTunes no longer bricking would be nice