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> On multiple occasions they've had to pull off the highway to turn their car off and on again to get the screen working. This is false. Teslas have, roughly
by Diederich 6y ago
> On multiple occasions they've had to pull off the highway to turn their car off and on again to get the screen working.
This is false. Teslas have, roughly speaking, two computers. One drives the big touch screen, and the other manages the core automotive functions.
The media computer sometimes hangs/crashes; this has no impact whatsoever on the basic function of the car.
When that happens, it's an easy matter to reset it while the car is in motion; one just holds one button under each thumb on the steering wheel for a few seconds. The big screen will come back within a couple of minutes.
- wlesieutre 6y agoI'm aware there are two computers and the UI crashing has no impact on the basic function of the car, but turning the car off and on makes the media computer restart. Not sure if he was aware about the steering wheel reset function, it was a while ago that he told me that story. Also possible I've misremembered it.
- Diederich 6y agoI should not have said 'this is false'; the story very well could be accurate. Please pardon the harsh tone. It's more correct to say that stopping and re-starting the whole car is not the easiest way to restart the MMU. It's quite possible there are people who aren't aware of the 'two thumb salute' method.
- vonseel 6y agoMakes you wonder if the software for media computer is simply less rigorously tested since it’s less critical, kind of sad if that is the case.