Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

[electronblue]

Since they sold FSD to some of these owners they're on the hook for delivering just that...although I don't think it will need a "new interior" at all.

No they are not. They can deliver air-cooled HW3 completely separate of the MCU and not upgrade the MCU at all for existing cars.

For a revised Model S/X they can replace the MCU/APE with a water-cooled new version and probably will.

 

[sixela]

Quite -- I've been corrected.

 

[shiftelectrics]

Just called my SC (Santa Barbara, CA); Lead tech says no updates on the MCU1>MCU2 upgrade yet..

 

[zanary]

Just called my SC (Santa Barbara, CA); Lead tech says no updates on the MCU1>MCU2 upgrade yet..

It's been coming soon for over 15 months now Original Elon Tweet that it will be offered one day = Elon Musk on Twitter

 

[TaoJones]

It's been coming soon for over 15 months now Original Elon Tweet that it will be offered one day = Elon Musk on Twitter

And becomes more infuriating with every passing month.

 

[Joelgjr]

So just to confirm - we can’t just buy the MCU2 and IC and install it ourselves?

 

[KyleDay]

So just to confirm - we can’t just buy the MCU2 and IC and install it ourselves?

Nope. The parts are restricted and not sold to customers, the required Toolbox service software is not available for use by customers, Tesla will not warranty the retrofit, and it'd be complicated even if you had the hardware and software.

Tesla ain't going to offer the retrofit. I'm super bummed too.

 

[badboy1980]

Nope. The parts are restricted and not sold to customers, the required Toolbox service software is not available for use by customers, Tesla will not warranty the retrofit, and it'd be complicated even if you had the hardware and software.

Tesla ain't going to offer the retrofit. I'm super bummed too.

Im sure they will offer it at some point.. keep the faith!

 

[rnortman]

Im sure they will offer it at some point.. keep the faith!

Why? By which I mean two things: (1) Why are you so sure they will offer it, and (2) Why would they offer it; what commercial or business reason do they have? If your answer to both of those questions is "because Elon said they would", I have some harsh reality to serve you with respect to Tesla's track record on Elon's tweet-promises.

 

[KArnold]

Im sure they will offer it at some point.

Sure they will. In fact they do today.

Only cost about $100k but it comes with a lot of extras!

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

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.

(1) Why are you so sure they will offer it, and (2) Why would they offer it; what commercial or business reason do they have? If your answer to both of those questions is "because Elon said they would", I have some harsh reality to serve you with respect to Tesla's track record on Elon's tweet-promises.

I think it's a moral issue. A lot of people made buying decisions based on Elon tweeting that it would be possible to upgrade to MCU2. They are also overloading the old cars with new crap software that the old MCUs can't handle. I don't care if Tesla loses money on every MCU upgrade, but they need to make it happen. **** Elon and his Twitter account. Maybe he should pay for the upgrades out of his own pocket.

 

[robg]

I think it's a moral issue. A lot of people made buying decisions based on Elon tweeting that it would be possible to upgrade to MCU2. They are also overloading the old cars with new crap software that the old MCUs can't handle. I don't care if Tesla loses money on every MCU upgrade, but they need to make it happen. **** Elon and his Twitter account. Maybe he should pay for the upgrades out of his pocket.

Tesla and Musk certainly don't seem to operate under the constraints of morality though.

 

[SO16]

Tesla and Musk certainly don't seem to operate under the constraints of morality though.

Elon has rarely been accurate on time estimates. But he often comes through eventually. I just wish he would wait and state something WHEN it’s ready and not before.

As far as “morality” goes, I can’t think of any car company that’s any better.

 

[Mensrea]

Does anyone know when was the MCU 2 introduced, e.g. build date?

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Does anyone know when was the MCU 2 introduced, e.g. build date?

March 2018

 

[sorka]

MCU1 to MCU2 upgrades will be offered when MCU3 comes out

 

[Reddy Kilowatt]

Does anyone know when was the MCU 2 introduced, e.g. build date?

Yes the day after my car was built. March

 

[Dan Baldwin]

Yes the day after my car was built. March

I'm in the same boat as you. When I bought my inventory car one year ago, I was unaware that a new model year car could have anything old in it (MCU1 vs MCU2). My fault...yes.

I'm curious, besides response speed, browser functionality and ability to play games, what does MCU2 offer over MCU1 ?

Probably the biggest complaint I have about my '18 SP100D is the crappy voice command system. On average it takes me 3 or 4 attempts to "Call xxxxx" or "navigate to yyyy". I often end up pulling my phone out of my pocket or using the touch screen to enter navigate address. Both dangerous when driving. Would MCU2 improve this ?

 

[emmz0r]

I'm curious
Probably the biggest complaint I have about my '18 SP100D is the crappy voice command system. On average it takes me 3 or 4 attempts to "Call xxxxx" or "navigate to yyyy". I often end up pulling my phone out of my pocket or using the touch screen to enter navigate address. Both dangerous when driving. Would MCU2 improve this ?

No

 

[Krash]

...biggest complaint I have about my '18 SP100D is the crappy voice command system...Would MCU2 improve this ?

No

Really? MCU2 can't be as bad.