Have you tried pressing the little traffic light icon off then back on? I've seen this once or twice but it was when I was in a dead cell spot that I know my phone cuts out as well.
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Premium Connectivity cost $9.99/month for many Model 3 versions
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Glamisduner
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Soefla
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pdx_m3s
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Actually the SR+ does have the capability. I accidentally had it for a few minutes after one update along with google earth satellite view; others have reported the same thing happening after a software update.
Soefla
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This means that the premium connectivity will also be available for the SR+... i hope this will happen soon
PhantmMenace
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Yes I agree. For me, I'm not really interested in web browsing or Slacker just the satellite maps and visual traffic. When my SR+ was delivered with 2019.15 installed this was installed but within three days, it was gone after an update.
DopeGhoti
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I thought the Standard Plus and (off-menu) Standard were the only ones with the "Partial Premium" trim, and thereby software-limited?
I did ask about buying in to the full infotainment package when I was considering the SR+, and the answer I got was "I'm pretty sure they're planning on making that an option sometime, but we have no timeline as to when that will be".
darth_vad3r
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I think what @vickh was wondering is if after other trims’ ‘1-year free’ expires (and Tesla actually expires it, as opposed to now when nothing has happened yet) will they pay the same price for the functionality or will SR/+ owners have to pay more since we never paid for the feature to start with.
For the SR/+ I could see it being (a) the same, or (b) more, or (c) the same and a one-time “activation” fee.
In any case we already know the car is capable of it. I don’t think that was ever in doubt. It has LTE. The first SR+’s rolled off the lot with satellite maps in day or night mode by mistake, etc
thodgdon66
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FWIW, the traffic on the current Tesla system has a L-O-N-G way to go. Waze is light years ahead and offers real-time hazard and public service (aka Police) location information based on live user reports. The traffic display in my Model 3 doesn't know about a freeway exit being closed (construction) now for over 5 months - that's pathetic. So my iPhone sits on the wireless charging pad running Waze giving me reports/routing on traffic and police locations and I ignore the Tesla traffic system.
Too bad they can't/haven't integrated Waze into that big beautiful screen!
DopeGhoti
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What's strange, given all that, is that the data on the MFD's navigation are sourced from Google, which is Waze.
I hear you. Would be nice to have some form of apps even to get more media / nav type of stuff on screen.
But in general, having google maps with traffic info built in is quite nice.
Knightshade
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IIRC the base maps on the in-car Tesla nav are from google- but all the routing and traffic data is from elsewhere
I agree 100%. Still using Waze every day.
Unless it has changed in the last couple of months, Waze is still it’s own platform. While there is some data exchange with Google Maps, they still operate independently. Have personally proven it a couple of times when I had a passenger in my car that used Google Maps exclusively and we compared the different routing. Though it was a Google engineer who told me about the remaining separation.
Yea just the satellite images are from Google. The "regular" maps are in house (Tesla made a big deal about it a year or so ago) and the Navigation/Routing data is from Navigon and/or TomTom.
So without Premium Connectivity you don't get Google Maps at all and with it it is just the satellite images.
Tesla is updating its maps and navigation with open source mapping platforms - Electrek
So without Premium Connectivity you don't get Google Maps at all and with it it is just the satellite images.
Tesla is updating its maps and navigation with open source mapping platforms - Electrek
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I first realized it when Tesla it told me to turn on a road that was not a road (just an entrance) that didn't connect to my destination. Apple Maps did the same thing. I know something was up. Apple Maps uses TomTom (but is switching to in house). So it was obvious the route was from TomTom and NOT Google Maps.
GuyFromGPT
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I'm not expecting to have any upgrade options, with V10. I expect Tesla to allocate their resources for useful features, like Flaming Fart Easter Eggs, or 1st person shooter, Supercharger Road Rage games.
Be aware that video and sound do NOT work in the Model 3 web browser (at least not yet).
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