I'm not sure this is the right place to ask.
My car, S75D, was delivered on 6/5, we left for a couple of weeks so it sits home in the garage.
I have software 17.18.50. When a new update becomes available, can I use the Tesla app or the My Tesla login on the Tesla site to initiate the installation remotely or does that have to be started locally from the car's own screen?
I see a lot about 8.1 and 17.18.50. Is one software and the other firmware? Is the 17.18.50 a subdesignation of a broader 8.1 category?
Thanks for any help with this.
David
You must start the update from the car, unfortunately. You will get notifications over the app when an update is ready to apply, but for whatever reason, Tesla wants you to be physically inside the car to initiate the update.
As far as 8.0 vs 8.1 vs 17.18.50, the 17.18.50 "build number" is a unique number that implies the version and minor revision. Just like how Windows version "5.1.2600" was the original release of Windows XP, but we just call it Windows XP.
Lately, Tesla seems to be a bit confused about 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.1, and other marketing version designations. For example, Elon referred to an "8.0.1" with enhancements, but we basically got the changes in a build update that still called itself 8.0.
So for people on this forum, we tend to just go by the 17.18.50 number and most of us know what those mean.
P.S. In the current numbering scheme, the first number is the year (e.g. 20
17), the second number is the week number (18th week of the year), and the third number is a build number.