Best part is they could get Youtube and Netflix running if they wanted to, they just chose a lazy option in how to build it. For wanting to be a “tech company” or “software company” they aren’t really acting that way. Very legacy automaker in how they try to steer ppl to upgrade for added features they easily could have given current owners.
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Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2
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I would totally be satisfied with having the Theater Mode option without the arcade upgrade. I guess my only other option is to get the backup camera mod for $500. I’m gonna wait though, and see what comes of it as we go to version 10.1.
Yes, last one. Wow that’s crazy. You must have missed it by only a few days. Totally sucks.
Well I guess to enjoy v10 you better go get a new car.
ahkahn
Active Member
Yeah, it's going to be funny when they roll out the MCU2 upgrade, everybody jumps on it, and then 2 months later come out with MCU3. I'll bet $100 that happens.
Honestly the improvement from mcu2 to mcu3 won't be that drastic. Mcu2 is exponentially faster than mcu1. What could they add to mcu3 that mcu2 can't handle. Video? Web browser with video. Only thing i see intense games and 4k video
I agree, the gap has widened greatly and it’s painfully obvious how truly inferior MCU1 has become. Owners will be pushing for an upgrade path much harder now. Hopefully the pressure will make Tesla finally act, and not just tweet about it.
ucmndd
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Tech companies are plenty versed in the “lazy way” that minimizes technical debt to maintain. Do Netflix or Hulu support IE 6?
Yeah I guess, what they did here though is basically saying that they won’t spend money to offer the same software on 1.5 year old cars. The question then becomes, why should I spend money on a new Tesla if the shelf life can be as low as 1.5 years?
ucmndd
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1) Welcome to emerging technology.
2) Guess that depends how you define “shelf life”. My car does everything it did 3 years ago and quite a bit more. Do I get all the new features that weren’t even conceived when I bought? No, but that seems to be a somewhat unreasonable expectation to me.
Toyota released a new version of their infotainment system the year after we bought our Highlander that supports Apple CarPlay. I would have REALLY liked that. Do you think Toyota will rip out the radio and install one from the next model year? With other auto makers it’s such an absurd question few if any would even bother asking.
Perfectly said. The “You guys just need to be happy with your old cars and not cause a stink” attitude of all M3 and 2019 S and X owners would change real quick if 2020 software leaves them behind.
I agree, but we’re talking about a tech company more than an auto company with Tesla, and statements were made that led us to believe there was an upgrade path when we asked. Yes If I bought a Corolla expectations would be a bit less, but I bought a modern marvel of science with cutting edge tech that I want to remain cutting edge for more than 18 months. These things aren’t the price of an iPad, they were 100k +
Well if the software with OTA updates that brings new features is one of the selling points for a Tesla over say an Audi or Porsche EV then I except it to last for a while at least. Basically the whole idea was that the car was to become a tech product, something that Tesla and Elon have been pushing hard. If you remove the ”tech product” thing from the Tesla it does start looking quite poor compared to the competition, I am not buying a Tesla because of their more luxorious interior or more comfortable ride so to say.
And my experience from the german manufacturers are that they most certaintly will install upgrades, they might be expensive as hell but they will install them.
ucmndd
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I have a 2016 MCU1 / AP 2.0 car - arguably one of the most quickly “left behind” configurations our there, and my opinion is mostly as you describe. Does that make it more or less valid?
Bottom line. All points are valid, but the fact remains that MCU1 performance is sub par at best and there should be an upgrade path for those that it means enough to, to drop more money into these cars. Elon promised there would be. He should be held to that statement and let us have that option.
