Hello to fellow TMC members! I recently put together a quick app/script to enable video support directly on your Tesla browser! As many of you may have experience with, no video elements will work in the Tesla browser. Since we have a Model S, I thought I would just play around a little and see what I can come up with. There's still some significant restrictions and downsides of using this service at the moment, as you would need to have another device to stream the content from. The browser itself would not display the video content, so currently, this service converts the video and display the content as a stream of compressed photos. Of course, the video would not be playing anywhere near 30/60FPS, and you should be expecting about the same fluency similar to a VNC session(5FPS to 15FPS). This will work if you want to use the middle console as a bigger monitor for your laptop(Works offline as long as you can create a hotspot on your device), or even stream some videos if you don't mind low frames per second. I only tested this on the LTE version, so I could not comment on how laggy it would be if used on 3G. The program will be improved as time goes on, so what you see in the current Alpha build does not signify what the video quality could be in beta/release.
I'm currently announcing TeslaStream as WIP/Alpha, and I'm hoping a small amount of fellow TMC members would like to help out with testing it along with the development process. If you'd like to contribute to this project or help with testing, please leave a comment and PM me.
Warning And Legal Disclaimer: DO NOT IGNORE THE FOLLOWING - This service should only be used when the car is PARKED (0mph/0kph)! It is ILLEGAL to drive while watching video in ALL states!!! I am not responsible for your irresponsible use of this program! DO NOT consider using this while driving, as watching a couple videos is not worth it if you scratch your 100k Tesla! The use of this program may be restricted based on your local jurisdiction regarding built-in video player in your vehicle. Please consult with your local law before applying for access!
I'm not sure if anyone had done something similar before, so if there were similar projects in the past, please let me know!
Time For Some Photos Please excuse the fingerprints on the display.
I'm currently announcing TeslaStream as WIP/Alpha, and I'm hoping a small amount of fellow TMC members would like to help out with testing it along with the development process. If you'd like to contribute to this project or help with testing, please leave a comment and PM me.
Warning And Legal Disclaimer: DO NOT IGNORE THE FOLLOWING - This service should only be used when the car is PARKED (0mph/0kph)! It is ILLEGAL to drive while watching video in ALL states!!! I am not responsible for your irresponsible use of this program! DO NOT consider using this while driving, as watching a couple videos is not worth it if you scratch your 100k Tesla! The use of this program may be restricted based on your local jurisdiction regarding built-in video player in your vehicle. Please consult with your local law before applying for access!
I'm not sure if anyone had done something similar before, so if there were similar projects in the past, please let me know!
Time For Some Photos Please excuse the fingerprints on the display.