View Waze Incidents on the Tesla browser

[CHG-ON]

+1 here!

I love this specific contribution - as well as Tesla's allowance of this innovation. Kudos to the contributors. Of course the part of me that is slightly annoyed by a center console taken up to two roughly identical maps (nav and this browser/incident map) makes we want for another button like the traffic and satellite buttons on the nav screen allowing Waze incident reporting. Since Google bought Waze, I would think this would be easy to do. Until then, I'll be driving around with 2 maps on my console...

 

[scaesare]

Seconded.

Tesla, we know some of you like to hang out here... I suspect this would be VERY welcomed if it went up on the feature priority list....

 

[PaulusdB]

I'm all for Waze integration as well and went as far as bringing up this request when meeting Jerome G. in Amsterdam. (Of course he signed my Model S sun visor.)
He sort of nodded in response and replied 'I hear you. We hear you'. Later that night he publicly mentioned the need to improve the sat nav. He really disliked seeing Amsterdam Taxi's sticking TomToms next to the 17" screens. That clearly is not the message Tesla Motors wants to communicate to prospected buyers.

This was before the 6.2 'range anxiety is over' thing, so I fear Jerome was promised more than delivered, just like all of us. I still have some hope that some day Tesla Motors will make the right move and integrate Waze.

 

[EdA]

And once they get Waze integrated then they can overlay weather

 

[CHG-ON]

If they would just push us all to 4G and allow us to use the browser as a normal mobile browser, this would all be moot.

 

[JimmyAZ]

If they would just push us all to 4G and allow us to use the browser as a normal mobile browser, this would all be moot.

Wouldn't that be nice? I'm worried, however, that it's a hardware issue.

 

[rpc364]

Wouldn't that be nice? I'm worried, however, that it's a hardware issue.

Certainly a hardware issue as 3G modems aren't "forward compatible" with 4G modems. I suspect it is also a cost issue as long-term 4G (and LTE, etc.) data service contracts to many thousands of cars ups the costs for TM...

 

[CHG-ON]

I had read somewhere in these forums that the modem could handle 4G. But I have no confirmation that it is true. Some people are using their 4G phones as a WiFi hotspot in the car. I tried it and it didn't seem to connect. But I haven't dug into the issue.

 

[beeeerock]

I obviously have no inside knowledge of what is hidden in the electronics of the car, but in this day and age I'd be surprised if they were using an old chip set that supports 3G only. Like virtually every cell phone offered for sale today, I suspect the firmware determines what mode the cellular data works on and that it's been limited to 3G. That could be to reduce the amount of data being used - even though it might be considered wasteful of bandwidth. Or it could ensure greater robustness and range going from cell tower to cell tower.

I wouldn't be shocked if we are given choices as to data options once the included service period expires. But who knows... they might have decided to save $10 on a $100,000 car by going for older technology... but that just doesn't seem like Tesla's style.

 

[RiverBrick]

I agree a fantastic effort! However, it would be great with speed camera support as they are becoming more and more numerous......

Where I live it seems photo radar locations only appear when a route is entered. So, Waze has to start always showing speed cams or we need routing capability.

 

[fact200]

Where I live it seems photo radar locations only appear when a route is entered. So, Waze has to start always showing speed cams or we need routing capability.

From what I understand, waze only displays these as you approach them. It's probably possible to get these displayed, but it will take a little time to dig through their mobile device api.

 

[stevem]

fact200, did you make that? That's really cool! Thanks!

 

[Blu Zap]

I particularly like the "donut shop" display. Multiple police icons in one place. :smile:

 

[gnxs]

Seconded.

Tesla, we know some of you like to hang out here... I suspect this would be VERY welcomed if it went up on the feature priority list....

+2

 

[kupermanp]

Just found this and have been using a couple of days. love it. Thanks

 

[CHG-ON]

I've commented before on this. All good. I find that I now use it every time I drive. Period.

It's awesome.

 

[musicious]

I used to keep Forecast.io on my browser for weather but since they don't allow 2 browser windows i only use waze now on one half with nav on the other

 

[SlyWombat]

BTW, fact200, do you have any usage stats you can share, how many Telsa's are hitting your page a day?

 

[AustrianMax]

Just tried this in Austria, and the radar speed traps do not show up. Even the fixed ones.

 

[redi]

I used to keep Forecast.io on my browser for weather but since they don't allow 2 browser windows i only use waze now on one half with nav on the other

That's my standard mode now. Don't leave home without it!