I saw the following headline last week: “Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue.” For a moment I thought, “Oh, wow, that’s a lot of cars that are going to need to go in for service.” But then I quickly realized that this was most … [continued]
When is a car not just a car? When it is an EV with over-the-air updates. Electric vehicles are not just transport from A to B, they are connected computers on wheels. As new electric vehicles enter the Australian market, consumers need to be aware of more than just drivetrain … [continued]
Unlike a mobile phone with one main chip that needs to receive new software and frequent over-the-air (OTA) updates, a car can have anywhere from 30 to 150 different chips that need to get regular software updates. Of course, all of these chips talk to each other, coordinating to perform … [continued]
The latest over-the-air update from Tesla tweaks the battery management controls to allow faster high-power charging.
Sibros CEO and co-founder Hemant Sikaria recently took the time to chat with me about what inspired him to start his company and solve a critical problem for a wide variety of industries. This problem, he told me, had already been solved at Tesla. Sikaria spent five years with Tesla … [continued]
Volkswagen is now implementing one of the Tesla features — if we want to call it that — that owners have long loved and deemed a top priority in any future car: over-the-air software updates that can routinely improve your car. Even understanding the benefit and seeing some of the … [continued]
The Tesla Model S came to market nearly a decade ago, in mid 2012. The vehicle was a shock to the system in a number of ways. As people said back then and still do today, it was sort of like a big computer on wheels. Part of that was … [continued]
Over the air updates are all the rage, but is there a darker side to such digital convenience?
Last month, Volkswagen announced Strategy ACCELERATE. It continues — or further formalizes — what the company has been saying its path into the future is. It’s about becoming a leader in software, digitalization, autonomy, and the various new business models that pop out of that. It wants to make “software … [continued]
Some video footage and screenshots of the touchscreen of new Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles have leaked out, and the new design is looking good. YouTuber “Black Tesla” walked through the new infotainment system this week. Check out that video (below) for all the fun, or scroll down … [continued]
