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You don't need premium data for online maps. Premium data is for sat maps, music and live camera views. Also at $10 per month it's actually quite cheap.

• caf 3y ago
  Yeah it doesn't seem to be a profit centre, at the moment anyway.
• prmoustache 3y ago
  Are you saying you can't listen to music in a Tesla without a subscription?
  • dzhiurgis 3y ago
    Bluetooth, radio, usb and using your phones hotspot is still an option (tho unrealistic given how shit iOS hotspot is)
    • prmoustache 3y ago
      ah right, that is just internet connection for anything else but maps
  • hamandcheese 3y ago
    I'm saying I can't get live traffic on my Tesla maps without a subscription.
• hnlmorg 3y ago
  Which is $10 per customer per month more than they’d get if everyone was using CarPlay / Android Auto. It’s been proven time and time again that vertical integration is a massive money earner and you can bet that if Tesla were to release a smartphone then support for that in their cars would be a software update that follows immediately after. But since there’s no plans for a phone, the next best thing is a subscription-based infotainment system.
  • dzhiurgis 3y ago
    Can carplay live stream video from hyundai’s cameras..?
    • hnlmorg 3y ago
      We are talking about mapping and music. Not parking sensors
    • hamandcheese 3y ago
      You mean that feature I've never used? I pay for premium data only because of Spotify and live traffic. Which I wouldn't have to do if it had CarPlay.
• hamandcheese 3y ago
  It's also for live traffic.