Interesting that you lose AM and FM radio. Without the full self driving computer I don't really see anything there worth $2500. I think it is nice that you can upgrade but think I will pass unless I get full self driving and get the full self driving computer also. At that point may as well trade it in on a new one (Or new model 3/y) though and get the faster charging also...
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Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2
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Ludalicious
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Such goid news. Could care less about XM because my vehicle has never had it. But now we got dates attached and all. So glad i purchased FSD at a discounted price now. Because thats literally how much it was back in the day.
To me it's clear, if you upgrade to AP3 and MC2 (whatever equipment you're coming from) the upgrades will get you teslacam and sentry mode. Read the FAQ: Full Self-Driving Computer Installations
What will I get when I purchase the Full Self-Driving Capability?
You will get access to a suite of more advanced driver assistance features, designed to
provide more active guidance and automatic driving under your active supervision. Learn
more about the features included like Navigate on Autopilot, Smart Summon, Auto Lane
Change and Autopark. The FSD Computer upgrade does enable recording from all
cameras with Sentry Mode and DashCam for vehicles previously equipped with Autopilot
Computer 2.0 or 2.5 and paired with the Infotainment Upgrade.
What will I get when I purchase the Full Self-Driving Capability?
You will get access to a suite of more advanced driver assistance features, designed to
provide more active guidance and automatic driving under your active supervision. Learn
more about the features included like Navigate on Autopilot, Smart Summon, Auto Lane
Change and Autopark. The FSD Computer upgrade does enable recording from all
cameras with Sentry Mode and DashCam for vehicles previously equipped with Autopilot
Computer 2.0 or 2.5 and paired with the Infotainment Upgrade.
My family hates my mcu1 compared to my wife’s model 3 screen, to a point where they won’t ride with me. I’ve been waiting for this upgrade with my wallet wide open.
I never said when the bill comes due, I said when you ask to keep the old part. (Which as far as I know most states require that you ask to keep the old parts before the repair starts.)
And do those laws apply to upgrades? Or are they strictly for repairs?
dark cloud
Active Member
True enough. I'll add that there isn't even a proposed date for those like myself outside of America. My eMMC has been upgraded though, so I am good.
Not as I read it. Tesla site implies you only get sentry, dashcam and FSD viz with MCU2 and FSD3 computer.
A few thoughts.
March 6 2018 so I feel the pain too, heard about MCU-2 three days before I took delivery. I'll bite the bullet and upgrade.
I'm guessing you could upgrade to the digital tuner if you really wanted although it is a royal PIA. May have to root the system to get it to work though.
So the real question is has anyone with MCU1/FSD received an invite yet? Does it come via email or show up in the App?
March 6 2018 so I feel the pain too, heard about MCU-2 three days before I took delivery. I'll bite the bullet and upgrade.
I'm guessing you could upgrade to the digital tuner if you really wanted although it is a royal PIA. May have to root the system to get it to work though.
So the real question is has anyone with MCU1/FSD received an invite yet? Does it come via email or show up in the App?
dark cloud
Active Member
Bigriver
Member
The Tesla notice does not call it an MCU2 upgrade. Is this actually an MCU1.75 or MCU2.02? Finding myself wondering about the differences. We already know of the much mourned (by some) loss of radio, which other MCU2 implementations have. What other things will we find different, for better or worse?
Ludalicious
Active Member
Sounds like it would be cheaper to replace the kids with new sperm
Gover
Hmmm. Let me think about that......
Family vs tranquillity of my electric ride......
Hmmm. Let me think about that......
Family vs tranquillity of my electric ride......
Thanks for finding this. It makes it a useless upgrade to me, and makes me wonder what functionality will happen when the retrofit of the AP3 computer happens. Certainly, it'll be of limited functionality. I'll definitely consider NOT purchasing FSD on the next car until it actually functions fully.
I would agree with you but they moved navigate on AutoPilot to full self driving now. If you take long road trips full self driving may be worth it just for this. I find this MCU upgrade hard to justify though if you don't have full self driving as it seems the useful updates require the HW3 self driving computer also. To get both for my car is $6500 hard to justify that expense when it may be better to put that money towards a new one...
Bigriver
Member
Pretty much everything in this forum is about first world problems.If that isn't a first world problem I don't know what is.
Trebek1762
Let's play jeopardy
Tuner is available from Tesla to buy.
With XM - Part - 1143711-00-C
without XM - Part -1143703-00-C
With XM - Part - 1143711-00-C
without XM - Part -1143703-00-C
Not much tainment in the infotainment "upgrade" without real radio.
There are no loading errors on FM.
There are no loading errors on FM.
Without the FM/XM tuner, this upgrade is a big NO for us - since we listen to FM/XM in our S and X almost all of the time, particularly live local & national sports and news. Tesla could close the gap by adding a Sirius XM built-in streaming app. Radio.com isn't a replacement, especially for sporting events that have are restricted in broadcasting live sports (college/professional).
As pointed out above, our 2017 S appears to be worth around $60K for a trade-in. A new fully loaded S LR+ (without a sunroof) lists for $90K. If Tesla transferred our FSD over to the new vehicle, that would reduce the purchase price to $84K. Rather than spending $2500 to upgrade to an MCU2 and lose radio, we could spend $24K for a brand new S - with 55 miles longer range, and all of the newer dashboard and AP hardware. And because Tesla won't have to spend money on upgrading our 3 year old vehicle to the new processor, they should be able to give up some credit for that in the trade-in.
While it's great that they are offering the infotainment upgrade, unless they can provide access to the FM (HD radio) local stations and XM satellite stations [which both work even when internet isn't available or is too slow for audio streaming], this is a downgrade...
As pointed out above, our 2017 S appears to be worth around $60K for a trade-in. A new fully loaded S LR+ (without a sunroof) lists for $90K. If Tesla transferred our FSD over to the new vehicle, that would reduce the purchase price to $84K. Rather than spending $2500 to upgrade to an MCU2 and lose radio, we could spend $24K for a brand new S - with 55 miles longer range, and all of the newer dashboard and AP hardware. And because Tesla won't have to spend money on upgrading our 3 year old vehicle to the new processor, they should be able to give up some credit for that in the trade-in.
While it's great that they are offering the infotainment upgrade, unless they can provide access to the FM (HD radio) local stations and XM satellite stations [which both work even when internet isn't available or is too slow for audio streaming], this is a downgrade...
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