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Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2
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badboy1980
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badboy1980
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I asked Tesla if they could upgrade my MCU to which they responded:
'... I have been advised we are not offering MCU retrofits at this time.'
Maybe in the future they will start? I would be happy to pay for the upgrade!
'... I have been advised we are not offering MCU retrofits at this time.'
Maybe in the future they will start? I would be happy to pay for the upgrade!
Do you have the dash cam feature enabled? Turning the recording off (press camera symbol on top of screen) results in near stutterless playback and instant turn signals and auto-pilot engage/disengage ding dongs. Turn it on and it's a stutter and delay bonanza. Clearly MCU1 can't keep up with the new functions.
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
Tesla Service provided this quote for the MCU upgrade... also included the LTE upgrade 
Well that’s intriguing. Do you plan on going through with it?Tesla Service provided this quote for the MCU upgrade... also included the LTE upgrade
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How sure are you that this is for the mcu2?Tesla Service provided this quote for the MCU upgrade... also included the LTE upgrade
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I believe the mcu2 unit is part number 1451809-00-A
Because you most certainly will need an IC2 upgrade too and that will cost another bucket of money and almost surely isn't included in the quote they gave you.Tesla Service provided this quote for the MCU upgrade... also included the LTE upgrade
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ucmndd
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Yeah that’s not MCU2. Google the part number. -H seems to be a relatively new part revision, but definitely not what you’re suggesting it is.
Welcome to 21 pages of this thread. This upgrade doesn't exist.
Elon tweeted it'd be offered, but it never has been and likely won't.
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
Well, Tesla claims that they have performed this upgrade previously with positive results in faster screen performance.
Based on the feedback here, I am very skeptical and do not plan to move forward at this time.
HankLloydRight
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HankLloydRight
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HankLloydRight
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Most likely because it simply resets the OS and cleans out all the garbage, logs, and temp files.
Couldn't the -H be an MCU 2 with the MCU1 form factor? Additionally, the LTE upgrade could be the updated Bluetooth and LTE to the rearview mirror?
Total speculation, but it would be timely with the latest gaming announcement.
Total speculation, but it would be timely with the latest gaming announcement.
That’s a huge stretch buddy
almost zero chance we would see something like that suddenly happen without a long trail of firmware leaks.Agree, huge stretch...That’s a huge stretch buddy
But a guy can hope! I can't imagine the back order that will occur if something like this went live.
For reference my car had an MCU replacement in January 2019 and received a -D.
I don’t see any reason Tesla would invest the efforts in an MCU1-2 upgrade now. All new cars are MCU2, and fewer and fewer cars on the road are MCU1. Tesla would much rather us buy new cars than upgrade existing one.
If they charge too little ($1000), they won’t recover their cost. If they charge too much ($4000), not enough people will do it and they won’t recover their cost.
I don’t think there is a way for them to do it that would make sense. It sure would be a good thing for them to do, I have an MCU1 2017 model S and knew it was slow on arrival, but kid myself that this is just a computer and that there will be an upgrade soon. I just don’t see it happening anymore. I am wrong but am afraid I am right.
If they charge too little ($1000), they won’t recover their cost. If they charge too much ($4000), not enough people will do it and they won’t recover their cost.
I don’t think there is a way for them to do it that would make sense. It sure would be a good thing for them to do, I have an MCU1 2017 model S and knew it was slow on arrival, but kid myself that this is just a computer and that there will be an upgrade soon. I just don’t see it happening anymore. I am wrong but am afraid I am right.
