Tesla Firmware Updates

Tesla v7.1 Introduces New Summoning Feature and Autopilot Enhancements

Tesla has begun downloading firmware version 7.1 to all its cars wirelessly via the internet. The changes include self parking in vertical...

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Firmware 7.1 Sees First Wave of Tesla Autopilot Restrictions

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has in fact rolled out some much needed Autopilot restrictions in Firmware 7.1 to prevent people from doing “crazy things”....

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Video Overview of Tesla Summon Firmware 7.1 in Action

Autopilot just got better with the new Tesla Summon feature that allows owners to park their cars from outside of the vehicle. This...

Tesla Model S P85 on Firmware 7.0 runs out of battery

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What happens when you completely run out of battery in your Tesla Model S?

Updated Jan 2, 2016: Since this story was originally published, there’s been several Tesla firmware updates that presumably have altered the behavior of...

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What Should I Set My Tesla TACC Following Distance To?

There is at least one very personal setting involved in the use of Tesla’s Traffic Aware Cruise Control (TACC), and that is the...

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Tesla Introduces ‘Launch Mode’ for Quicker Acceleration (Video)

If being one of the fastest accelerating cars on the planet wasn’t already enough, Tesla has just rolled out a new Firmware...

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Tesla Autopilot Limitations: Heavy Rain

Autopilot makes a great traffic companion, even when heavy traffic is caused by a little rain. But what happens when a little rain...

Tesla Autopilot in 'Shadow Mode' will pit human vs computer

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Tesla Autopilot – Improvements in Safety Features

Today while driving on the highway at a moderate 45 mph, the car in front of me suddenly stopped. I had plenty...

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How Does Autopilot React to Disappearing Lane Markings?

Autopilot has now been live for over a month. Some 40,000 Autopilot-enabled Teslas are currently on the road and combine for roughly a...

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Tesla Owners Vote on 7.1 Features & Enhancements

How it all started… About three weeks ago, a user over on the Tesla Motors Club forum created a very innocuous thread...

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Unseen Tidbits Behind Tesla Autopark

The one feature of the much-anticipated Autopilot update that perhaps gets the least attention is Autopark. If you live in NYC and are...

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Bjørn Nyland Rallies for Tesla Firmware 7.1 Updates

Bjorn Nyland has suggestions for improvements to the instrument display in Tesla's 7.0 firmware. He likes the old screen better and laments...

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Ignoring Tesla Autopilot Warnings – What Happens?

During Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call, Elon announced that the company will be looking into putting “some additional constraints” on the Autopilot system in order to...