The Tesla Thread

b0rn2sk8 · 20 Oct 2022 at 08:12

The camera thing is the b pillar cameras, if that message is up it will not auto lane change. It’s kind of a moot point if you don’t have EAP/FSD.

Black Noir · 20 Oct 2022 at 10:01

My wife is disappointed that premium connectivity is now only 1 month. I didn't think it would affect things (colours maps are a nice to have for instance) but it completely removes the ability to listen to TuneIn.

Poor form, Tesla

theone8181 · 20 Oct 2022 at 10:59

Black Noir said:
My wife is disappointed that premium connectivity is now only 1 month. I didn't think it would affect things (colours maps are a nice to have for instance) but it completely removes the ability to listen to TuneIn.

Poor form, Tesla

Can't you connect to your phone as a WiFi hotspot? That's how I listen to Spotify (with various results).

Black Noir · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:07

theone8181 said:
Can't you connect to your phone as a WiFi hotspot? That's how I listen to Spotify (with various results).

Hadn’t thought about that, will test and see how it goes

theone8181 · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:10

Black Noir said:
Hadn’t thought about that, will test and see how it goes

It's not perfect, sometimes mine decides that it's going to turn wifi off for no reason but mostly it's OK.

b0rn2sk8 · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:19

I just use Bluetooth and just stream it off my phone. Less messing around.

I’m too cheap to even get premium Spotify, a car subscription was never going to get subscribed to

Black Noir · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:24

b0rn2sk8 said:
I just use Bluetooth and just stream it off my phone. Less messing around.

I’m too cheap to even get premium Spotify, a car subscription was never going to get subscribed to

I like to purchase the Spotify premium gift cards on eBay and redeem them against my account. You can get them for approx. half price if you catch a good sale and you don't need to worry about a sub, I was just honestly shocked that the premium connectivity nerfed so much of the infotainment beyond the obvious maps stuff.

b0rn2sk8 · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:52

I’m not sure it’s any different to any other car with the exception of the lack of CarPlay/android auto but I’d include the latter as phone streaming.

The only other thing you lose are traffic lines on the map, satellite maps and live camera views when parked.

Does anyone actually sit in their car and watch Netflix/YouTube etc on the screen?

Edit: I should add that I did sub for premium for a few months and stopped as I didn’t see £10 a month benefit.

You can also get Tidal for about £2 via the usual VPN trick.

Black Noir · 20 Oct 2022 at 14:15

b0rn2sk8 said:
Does anyone actually sit in their car and watch Netflix/YouTube etc on the screen?

I have, when waiting for the wife at the sunbeds. I'm sure there are also plenty of families that entertain children with netflix if they're parked up somewhere.

Wizzkidy · 20 Oct 2022 at 18:17

I watch netflix when I'm charging or when I take the little one to kickboxing and the others to football and stuff. It's something to do.

theone8181 · 20 Oct 2022 at 20:17

Black Noir said:
I have, when waiting for the wife at the sunbeds. I'm sure there are also plenty of families that entertain children with netflix if they're parked up somewhere.

Normally youtube for the kids

. I'm currently studying at the ou though so I'm milking student spotify :cry:

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jpaul · 20 Oct 2022 at 21:07

carplay you would be getting lossless encoding akin to aptX via wi-fi , but with phone bluetooth the available bandwidth won't do justice to a spotify 320kbs premium bitrate,
if you can use a bluetooth AAC protocol that is good, but the media has to be available in AAC and not re-encoded.

bimbleuk · 22 Oct 2022 at 08:24

Latest software update is propagating with the new Energy App.

Reminds me of my previous i3 which had a trip/driver rating screen.

EDIT: This was from my car today after the update.

theone8181 · 22 Oct 2022 at 08:28

bimbleuk said:
Latest software update is propagating with the new Energy App.

Reminds me of my previous i3 which had a trip/driver rating screen.

Not had that one pop up yet, guess I'll be getting it soon.

b0rn2sk8 · 22 Oct 2022 at 09:31

I’ve not got it yet, I was right at the front of the pack for the last one so it will probably be last this time round!

booyaka · 22 Oct 2022 at 09:40

Got that on the Y and another update appeared for me overnight.... 2022.36.5

FerretBoy · 22 Oct 2022 at 10:35

36.2 appeared and disappeared before I had chance to take it. Now waiting for a newer cut

Black Noir · 22 Oct 2022 at 16:23

New colours launched in Europe and Germany

Midnight cherry red and quicksilver (silver). Not sure if they’re specific to the model Y but they’re not available on the configurator… yet.

€3000 upgrade, although I’ve seen some cases where orders of red/midnight silver have been bumped up automatically.

theone8181 · 22 Oct 2022 at 20:06

Black Noir said:
New colours launched in Europe and Germany

Midnight cherry red and quicksilver (silver). Not sure if they’re specific to the model Y but they’re not available on the configurator… yet.

€3000 upgrade, although I’ve seen some cases where orders of red/midnight silver have been bumped up automatically.

Red does look nice, wonder if they stick it to the front of the queue to encourage people to pay for it?

jpaul · 23 Oct 2022 at 11:04

jpaul said:
carplay you would be getting lossless encoding akin to aptX via wi-fi , but with phone bluetooth the available bandwidth won't do justice to a spotify 320kbs premium bitrate,
if you can use a bluetooth AAC protocol that is good, but the media has to be available in AAC and not re-encoded.

noted musk had commented on audio improvements https://electrek.co/2022/05/31/tesla-apple-airplay-improve-audio-quality/#disqus_thread

https://twitter.com/x/status/1529997326885871616