I received some information today that the next major software release will include the following new features:
- Wifi connectivity
- v1 Summon capability
- Rear seat heater control (Yes, this confirms the Model 3 does have rear seat heaters, probably as part of premium upgrade package)
- Calendar integration similar to Model S/X
- Auto high beams
- Auto windshield wipers
- CHAdeMO charging capability
- Owner's Manual on screen (like Model S/X)
- Release Notes displayed on screen for this update and all others going forward
My information is that all of these were coming in ONE single big release, scheduled for sometime in next few weeks, but no specific roll-out date was specified.
Please don't ask "does it also have {X}?" I have no other information... I listed everything I know/heard/saw above.
My fingers are crossed that this is accurate and that it's coming very soon - that list of features will be a big improvement in overall UI and ownership experience.
Fine to discard this as hopeful "fake news" or just unreliable speculation given my inability to disclose any information about my source or point to any information online. No warranty expressed or implied.
Call it a prediction and time will tell if I was right (either well-informed or got lucky with a pure guess), or wrong (had an unreliable source, or I'm just a complete bullsh***er). That said, you can peruse my history on these forums and at least see that I don't have a history of posting wild rumors or deliberately trolling people here.
p.s. Yeah, like you other current Model 3 owners, I was hoping it would include rear camera improvements, but that was not on the list. Note, however, that the list was described as new features/functionality, and therefore rightly might NOT include things that would be called a "fix". I have no info about "fixes" that may be in this release. So I'm hopeful that backup-camera improvements will be in this release too.
- Wifi connectivity
- v1 Summon capability
- Rear seat heater control (Yes, this confirms the Model 3 does have rear seat heaters, probably as part of premium upgrade package)
- Calendar integration similar to Model S/X
- Auto high beams
- Auto windshield wipers
- CHAdeMO charging capability
- Owner's Manual on screen (like Model S/X)
- Release Notes displayed on screen for this update and all others going forward
My information is that all of these were coming in ONE single big release, scheduled for sometime in next few weeks, but no specific roll-out date was specified.
Please don't ask "does it also have {X}?" I have no other information... I listed everything I know/heard/saw above.
My fingers are crossed that this is accurate and that it's coming very soon - that list of features will be a big improvement in overall UI and ownership experience.
Fine to discard this as hopeful "fake news" or just unreliable speculation given my inability to disclose any information about my source or point to any information online. No warranty expressed or implied.
Call it a prediction and time will tell if I was right (either well-informed or got lucky with a pure guess), or wrong (had an unreliable source, or I'm just a complete bullsh***er). That said, you can peruse my history on these forums and at least see that I don't have a history of posting wild rumors or deliberately trolling people here.
p.s. Yeah, like you other current Model 3 owners, I was hoping it would include rear camera improvements, but that was not on the list. Note, however, that the list was described as new features/functionality, and therefore rightly might NOT include things that would be called a "fix". I have no info about "fixes" that may be in this release. So I'm hopeful that backup-camera improvements will be in this release too.