for AP1 cars, I would like to see:
* an option for a fee, to replace the older sonars with newer sonars. I am assuming this is a 1 for 1 replacement to give better & faster feed to AP1 system. Current blind spot detection is non-functional at freeway speeds, hopefully new sonars will improve things.
* remove the gimmicky auto lane change feature and add traffic signal reading. If the code is similar, it will benefit both AP1 & AP2 cars.
* if there is any room remaining on current CPU, add the same code that AP2's rear camera feed processing uses, into AP1 system. This will make the AP1 systems utilize 2 cameras and the radar, and should make for a safer and better autopilot system.
I can totally see why Tesla may not want to do any of the above, particularly if, the s/w dev teams for AP1 and AP2 are separate and there is no leverage. But they are smart folks, and leveraging code across both platforms would be something they would have already planned. e.g. AP1 uses 1 camera+ 1 Radar, and all that s/w code is reused into AP2 systems + feed from additional cameras used for better real-time decision making and additional features. I am quite hopeful this is the case (leveraging code across both platforms) and thus, AP1 cars would continue to improve, however few those enhancements might be.