Where is 2021.4? [2021.4.x Release]

[Stream]

Ok but on Tesla Software Updates - Not a Tesla App it's appearing also

Same trust-level. They always post at the beginning of the week with the comment "Release notes are not yet available". Teslaversion tries to sell some software, "Not a Tesla App" tries to build up a community. So it's really just asking for attention.

Most reliable source is still TeslaFi.com Firmware Tracker and there is still no mention of 2021.4 on their twitter https://twitter.com/teslafi

 

[ZippyDC]

So what features will "2021.4" have? Any guesses?

My guess is additional fart noises and user adjustable length of the fart sound.

 

[Maxpilot]

My guess is additional fart noises and user adjustable length of the fart sound.

...and your choice of fart smell... bubblegum, coffee, chocolate and coconut.

 

[TJ73]

Seat sensor triggered farts! <Fire Emoji>

 

[qdeathstar]

Seat sensor triggered farts! <Fire Emoji>

IS Elon listening, I’ve been blamed too many times...

 

[bobby g]

IS Elon listening, I’ve been blamed too many times...

Come on fess up

 

[qdeathstar]

Come on fess up

smelt it dealt it

 

[Ahmedov]

Sooo? Where is 2021.4? Elon? Its already february!

 

[kpeng]

Tesla's not obliged to release software when y'all think they should.

 

[GtiMart]

The initial post here says there was a 2020.4 last year so that person is expecting a 2021.4. That's not how it works. The second number is a week number. They make internal builds all the time, and sometimes a build is good AND they decide to release it. Whatever number they're at is what we get. There's no (public) release schedule...

 

[serendipitous]

I would wager that the new interface coming to the S/X is the top development priority and has sidelined all the other non-FSD development so they can ship product.

If we're lucky, and I think this is their intention, that new interface will come to all cars around the same time, so presumably no later than the end of this month, which is when they appear to be in position to deliver the first refreshed Model S/X to buyers. I wouldn't expect any noticeable changes until then.

 

[Needsdecaf]

Seat sensor triggered farts! <Fire Emoji>

This is the most obvious thing I cannot believe Tesla hasn't done it. Even my wife has asked why go through all the trouble and not have a true "whoopee cushion" mode?

 

[MorrisonHiker]

The initial post here says there was a 2020.4 last year so that person is expecting a 2021.4. That's not how it works. The second number is a week number. They make internal builds all the time, and sometimes a build is good AND they decide to release it. Whatever number they're at is what we get. There's no (public) release schedule...

Yes, so 2021.4 would be expected any day now since they typically release every 4 weeks starting in the 4th week of the year. Sometimes the release comes a week or two later but is still labeled according to the sprint scrum cycle week. All releases for the past 2 years have been divisible by 4.

 

[HighZ]

I would wager that the new interface coming to the S/X is the top development priority and has sidelined all the other non-FSD development so they can ship product.

If we're lucky, and I think this is their intention, that new interface will come to all cars around the same time, so presumably no later than the end of this month, which is when they appear to be in position to deliver the first refreshed Model S/X to buyers. I wouldn't expect any noticeable changes until then.

I agree and I tried to make this point in another thread, but I received a lot of disagrees. I didn't mean to imply that all new Model S/X will need to have FSD, but that the software will be ready for all cars by the time they deliver those, so it would be available for the M3 with FSD as well.

 

[GtiMart]

@MorrisonHiker , you are basing future expectations on history? Tesla can arrange their iterations in 4 week sprints if they want, they're not forced to release any of them. Maybe they want to finish something that takes 3 sprints before they release anything.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

@MorrisonHiker , you are basing future expectations on history? Tesla can arrange their iterations in 4 week sprints if they want, they're not forced to release any of them. Maybe they want to finish something that takes 3 sprints before they release anything.

The OP used historical data to make a prediction on the next version number. Of course Tesla can change their sprint cycles and version numbers and they've done this many times in the past.

I really doubt Tesla will wait 3 sprints before releasing anything. They always have something to fix.

 

[Bednarz42]

Yes, so 2021.4 would be expected any day now since they typically release every 4 weeks starting in the 4th week of the year. Sometimes the release comes a week or two later but is still labeled according to the sprint scrum cycle week. All releases for the past 2 years have been divisible by 4.

Correct.

The initial post here says there was a 2020.4 last year so that person is expecting a 2021.4. That's not how it works. The second number is a week number. They make internal builds all the time, and sometimes a build is good AND they decide to release it. Whatever number they're at is what we get. There's no (public) release schedule...

We know the second number is the week...and as Morrison has pointed out the releases have gone in 4 week patterns for the last 2 years. If theres a release next week, its still gonna be 2021.4 not 2021.6

 

[qdeathstar]

Tesla's not obliged to release software when y'all think they should.

I thought we lost the great kpeng, I’m glad we didn’t!

 

[GtiMart]

Maybe you guys are right. After all, I'm just director of software development and oversee a few products and releases, what do I know about iterations, plans and moving release dates

 

[SalisburySam]

In the 60 software updates I’ve received, I have gone from an attitude of delighted expectation about exciting new features, to more of a sedate what-did-they-undo-this-time-that-used-to-work-fine mode. Also, I’ve pretty much given up on phantom braking ever getting better let alone going away. Such a downer. Would be nice if the media issues were ameliorated a bit, even just the album art.