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> Taken one step further, since Tesla is constantly transmitting telemetry to home base, Tesla HQ likely knows the average battery consumption of all other driv
by xasos 12y ago
> Taken one step further, since Tesla is constantly transmitting telemetry to home base, Tesla HQ likely knows the average battery consumption of all other drivers who have ever driven that route. This would allow non-topographical variables (traffic lights, potholes, road conditions) to be factored into the range calculation as well.
This is super powerful. This in combination with a service like Waze in cars would produce some of the most accurate traffic and estimation data for travelling. I'd be interested to see Tesla incoroporating all these factors into their in-car estimation for ETA.
- greglindahl 12y agoTesla's already done things that used data collected in the past. For example, a year after I bought mine, they started labeling all of the chargers you've ever charged at on the map... all the way back to when your car was delivered. So I've got a charge icon sitting on the Tesla factory in Fremont, where they had it plugged in when I took delivery.
- portman 12y agoI suspect they have already started to do so. <anecdote> Every morning I drive in the HOV lane of the 101. Waze and Google Maps give me traffic-based ETAs that are about 20 minutes longer than Tesla's. And every morning, Tesla wins. (And since I am a dork I continue to pit the 3 apps in this lopsided battle.) The 20 minute delta is precisely the difference between the HOV and non-HOV lanes. My guess is that the Tesla traffic estimator is using telemetry from other cars on the road, which are also using the HOV lanes like me. </anecdote> This is purely speculative, but the technology certainly exists that would allow Telsa to do this.