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I’m surprised that you find the software to be junk.. that’s supposed to be one of their strong points. I found the software on the Model S I borrowed for a tri

by audunw 3y ago

I’m surprised that you find the software to be junk.. that’s supposed to be one of their strong points. I found the software on the Model S I borrowed for a trip a while back quite nice. But I guess the issues aren’t surface level?

yareal 3y ago
We had a model s, the software crashed constantly. Or just locked up. Nothing like having your dashboard go black at 70 mph to instill confidence in your car.
- bzzzt 3y ago
  My 8 year old Volvo does that rarely (two times in 8 years). At least it has a watchdog that reboots the dash and keeps running.
  - ceejayoz 3y ago
    Guessing an eight year old Volvo still has a working speedometer during a restart, though.
    - bzzzt 3y ago
      It's a V40 with the LCD based speedometer. It's still a computer screen but driven by a separate CPU running the QNX OS which won't crash ;)
- cynix 3y ago
  Weird, I’ve had my Model S for 8 years, and it never locked up once. Is yours a MCU1 model with problematic eMMC that has worn out?
  - myko 3y ago
    My 2016 Model S has had this happen a few times. I have even upgraded to the new computer (so the touch screen no longer feels like a Motorola Xoom), and I occasionally get this issue - but it's much rarer today than it was pre-upgrade. Major complaint here: when it does happen, it takes minutes to reset, and you can't see your speed and get no audible cues for what is going on with the car. It is an extremely dangerous failure state.
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iterati 3y ago
My partner and I share a Tesla. It's 'mained' under her account. About 25%-50% of the times I enter the driver's seat - it varies depending on the version it's on - it forgets my driver profile and I have to reconfigure the mirrors and seat. This bug was first reported in 2020 IIRC and never fixed. Never buying another Tesla. Their only advantage is the network of superchargers.
- elif 3y ago
  Weird. Is your wife's phone nearby by chance? The only time this happens to me it's because we are both walking to the car together and her phone unlocks it before mine does.
  - janoc 3y ago
    And why would that feature rely on a phone in the first place instead of letting the driver change the profile when getting behind the wheel? Or e.g. use a fingerprint sensor or interior camera (which some of the Teslas do have)? That sounds like some software guy somewhere didn't realize that those seats in the car aren't only for carrying air but that actual people or, gosh, occasional other drivers ride in them too. Sadly this is rather symptomatic for many things coming out of Silicon Valley (not only Tesla).
    - WolfRazu 3y ago
      There is an easy profile toggle
      - gumby 3y ago
        The author said they know that but the problem was the profile being deleted.
    - iterati 3y ago
      It's an option when you set up your phone as a key. If it didn't delete me and just picked the wrong profile, it'd be a great feature.
dagmx 3y ago
Their software is strong compared to other car manufacturers. Which is a fairly low bar to cross. Their software is buggy and has a lot of friction points compared to mobile phones which is a high bar to cross. The catch is that a lot of the other car manufacturers supports CarPlay and Android Auto which allow you to have a better experience.

by audunw 3y ago

yareal 3y ago

We had a model s, the software crashed constantly. Or just locked up. Nothing like having your dashboard go black at 70 mph to instill confidence in your car.

bzzzt 3y ago
My 8 year old Volvo does that rarely (two times in 8 years). At least it has a watchdog that reboots the dash and keeps running.
- ceejayoz 3y ago
  Guessing an eight year old Volvo still has a working speedometer during a restart, though.
  - bzzzt 3y ago
    It's a V40 with the LCD based speedometer. It's still a computer screen but driven by a separate CPU running the QNX OS which won't crash ;)
cynix 3y ago
Weird, I’ve had my Model S for 8 years, and it never locked up once. Is yours a MCU1 model with problematic eMMC that has worn out?
- myko 3y ago
  My 2016 Model S has had this happen a few times. I have even upgraded to the new computer (so the touch screen no longer feels like a Motorola Xoom), and I occasionally get this issue - but it's much rarer today than it was pre-upgrade. Major complaint here: when it does happen, it takes minutes to reset, and you can't see your speed and get no audible cues for what is going on with the car. It is an extremely dangerous failure state.

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iterati 3y ago

My partner and I share a Tesla. It's 'mained' under her account. About 25%-50% of the times I enter the driver's seat - it varies depending on the version it's on - it forgets my driver profile and I have to reconfigure the mirrors and seat. This bug was first reported in 2020 IIRC and never fixed. Never buying another Tesla. Their only advantage is the network of superchargers.

elif 3y ago
Weird. Is your wife's phone nearby by chance? The only time this happens to me it's because we are both walking to the car together and her phone unlocks it before mine does.
- janoc 3y ago
  And why would that feature rely on a phone in the first place instead of letting the driver change the profile when getting behind the wheel? Or e.g. use a fingerprint sensor or interior camera (which some of the Teslas do have)? That sounds like some software guy somewhere didn't realize that those seats in the car aren't only for carrying air but that actual people or, gosh, occasional other drivers ride in them too. Sadly this is rather symptomatic for many things coming out of Silicon Valley (not only Tesla).
  - WolfRazu 3y ago
    There is an easy profile toggle
    - gumby 3y ago
      The author said they know that but the problem was the profile being deleted.
  - iterati 3y ago
    It's an option when you set up your phone as a key. If it didn't delete me and just picked the wrong profile, it'd be a great feature.

dagmx 3y ago

Their software is strong compared to other car manufacturers. Which is a fairly low bar to cross. Their software is buggy and has a lot of friction points compared to mobile phones which is a high bar to cross. The catch is that a lot of the other car manufacturers supports CarPlay and Android Auto which allow you to have a better experience.