December 26th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
It is the night before Christmas and it is 2 AM. The only one stirring is Tesla's Starman (Eli Burton) as he sits in his Tesla opening the gift that Santa Musk has given. Eli, aka Starman from My Tesla Adventure, gives us a preview of Tesla's Full Self Driving technology and also a first look at Tesla's latest software version 2019.40.50.1 update. Eli shows us several new and exciting things that came with this Christmas Eve update
November 12th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Yesterday, a Twitter user named Zack reported that he discovered a way to get your update faster than just waiting and waiting and waiting
July 23rd, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
A 2018 Nissan LEAF at Petrified Forest National Park. Photo by Jennifer Sensiba.
In a July 18 Service Bulletin, Nissan quietly released a software update for North American LEAF owners. It appears to give U.S., Mexican, and Canadian customers the same improved charging rates that European customers received earlier. If it gives the same improved rates as European customers received, it will largely solve the #Rapidgate issue
June 20th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Early Testing Reveals 20% Faster Supercharging In Latest Software Update Early testing on the latest software update for the Model [&hellip
June 2nd, 2019 | by Matt Pressman
It's a thrilling feeling when you take delivery of your first Tesla. There's that new car smell, the serene silence of having no internal combustion engine, the ultra-smooth acceleration, the addictive torque when you stomp on the accelerator. However, looking at your perfect, new, all-electric machine might leave you feeling a little nervous
May 28th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Teslas are the first (and so far, the only) cars that constantly improve themselves. Every time you get in your Tesla, there could be a pleasant surprise in store. What new useful (or whimsical) feature have Elon and his merry pranksters come up with this week
May 11th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
We are used to software updates on our phones, but cars that require software updates are still somewhat of a [&hellip
March 29th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Journalists have been calling cars “computers on wheels” for at least a decade, but there’s a problem with that metaphor: these days, even the simplest of computers can update their software remotely, with little or no user input required. Other than the ones made by a certain California company, cars don’t do that. Today’s most “advanced” non-Tesla vehicles can do little more than update their software to fix problems, and even that usually requires a trip to the dealership
January 5th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
In what may be great news for 40 kWh Nissan LEAF owners, a software update evident in newer LEAFs has alleviated much of the #rapidgate DC charge throttling issue, allowing reasonably fast DC charge rates even if the battery is already hot
December 29th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
Some other members of our Tesla Shuttle team installed Tesla software updates on our Model S earlier in the year, but the first time I personally did so was the day after Christmas (or 2nd day of Christmas as some people call it). I was a little uncertain whether to do the update at that time — we needed to leave approximately 2 hrs later and the car said it would take 1 hour and 40 minutes. Additionally, I was a little concerned about how much energy it might take. We had an 85% charge but quite a ways to drive. "How much energy does a Tesla software update take?" I had never thought to ask and didn't recall seeing this information somewhere, so I searched online. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an answer
November 29th, 2017 | by James Ayre
The digital mapping company HERE has revealed that it will be acquiring Advanced Telematic Systems, a German "over-the-air" software updating service for connected and self-driving vehicles
September 1st, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
The latest software update to Tesla Autopilot has expanded the amount of data collected and shared with the company as the system operates in shadow mode.
July 26th, 2017 | by James Ayre
Here's a bit of good news on the air pollution front: Volkswagen diesel car owners in Germany will lose their vehicle registrations if they refuse to receive engine software updates to bring their cars in line with emissions standards, going by documents from the country's motor vehicle watchdog KBA (as reported by Focus Online)
January 1st, 2017 | by James Ayre
Tesla's CEO Elon Musk had previously stated that an update allowing for Autopilot use in the new self-driving Hardware 2.0 vehicles (all Teslas produced since late October) would go out before the end of December. This goal seems to have been met ... in a way. Tesla reportedly uploaded the new software to the first 1,000 vehicles last night. Assuming an earlier tweet from the Tesla CEO held true, that is. This is the tweet that I'm talking about
September 9th, 2016 | by James Ayre
In keeping with its “next-gen” status, the Chevy Bolt will feature the ability to upgrade system software “over the air” [&hellip
March 16th, 2015 | by James Ayre
Tesla Motors is about to end range anxiety via an over-the-air (OTA) software update, according to CEO, Chairman, & Product [&hellip
February 2nd, 2015 | by James Ayre
Elon Musk recently sent out a tweet confirming (to some degree) some of the rumours swirling around the net concerning [&hellip
December 19th, 2012 | by Nicholas Brown
Modern electronics usually use a little bit of electricity while they are switched “off,” often for the sake of [&hellip
October 5th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
Tesla has officially taken the wraps off of highly anticipated version 9.0 of its firmware. A blast of updates have been sent to drivers via email, a Tesla blog post, an official support post, and even a Twitter thread to introduce the update
June 28th, 2017 | by James Ayre
The German Transport Ministry is reportedly now pushing for auto manufacturers in the country to update the engine management software in up to 12 million diesel vehicles that are registered there, if unnamed sources who spoke to Reuters are to be believed
