Underneath the refresh front bumper

[NikeWings]

Hey it looks just like a black box! And protected in armor too.
So what is that teal-blue paint markings along the center fixtures, the radar and the black box?

 

[Jlwine]

Looks like a bio-weapon detector to me.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Oh come on guys. It's obvious! Elon even mentioned it in the Model X reveal. It's the zombie apocalypse undead death ray. To be enabled via software update real soon now.

 

[DÆrik]

I guess the verdict is that it's the HomeLink box. At least until I can get more pictures of it...

Thanks Erik

 

[brucet999]

I don't know what the box on the passenger side of the car is, but was surprised to see that the radar is mounted off center.

If they had centered the radar, then it would have been blocked by license plate and rendered useless.

 

[chillaban]

The radar FOV is wide enough that a few feet to the left or right won't make a significant difference.

 

[J1mbo]

Any chance that you are taking the back bumper off too?

 

[wdolson]

I guess the verdict is that it's the HomeLink box. At least until I can get more pictures of it...

Thanks Erik

Looks a little big for the Homelink unit, but that would be my best guess.

If they had centered the radar, then it would have been blocked by license plate and rendered useless.

The license plate is mounted well below the radar. Having it off center may help the radar figure out what objects in front of the car are.

 

[zambono]

Looks a little big for the Homelink unit, but that would be my best guess.



The license plate is mounted well below the radar. Having it off center may help the radar figure out what objects in front of the car are.

Like you said looks too big for homelink

 

[Raindog1]

Cowbell!

 

[chillaban]

Like you said looks too big for homelink

Does it really look too big for Homelink? I thought most garage door openers were in that 392MHz range and probably do require a transmitter around that size, especially since there's multiple antennas they need for the various garage door opener frequencies.

 

[zambono]

All I did was Google automotive homelink and the device is rectangular but smaller than the size of a deck of cards

Does it really look too big for Homelink? I thought most garage door openers were in that 392MHz range and probably do require a transmitter around that size, especially since there's multiple antennas they need for the various garage door opener frequencies.

 

[chillaban]

All I did was Google automotive homelink and the device is rectangular but smaller than the size of a deck of cards

Hmm, yeah, most of the ones are small but they're also from 10+ years ago and mostly the integrated overhead design, not the in-grill antenna design. I dunno, maybe it's not the HomeLink. If it is, there should definitely be a FCC ID on it.

 

[wdolson]

According to this, the Homelink unit is 3-5 inches from the frunk latch:
Undocumented | TeslaTap

I believe they identified the antennas with a signal strength meter that was selectable for specific frequencies.

 

[jerjozwik]

yah... a quick google search shows that homelink transmitters are freaking tiny. you could probably pack in 6 homelink transmitters in the passanger side box.

 

[supratachophobia]

I confirmed that it is the homelink module, just FYI.