Tesla Model S - Official promo video
YOU put your Tesla Model S in the garage last night. Before you went to sleep it did an already insane 0-100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, but when you wake up it does that speed in 3.3 seconds without you doing a thing. Huh?
This morning Tesla Motors issued a software update to their Model S P85D model that will make the car even faster.
Being able to make your car meaningfully faster through an over-the-air update, much like something you would get on your phone is something that has never been done before. But Tesla has never been a company that is scared to try new things.
The company is about to rollout its latest 6.1 firmware update that will add things such as traffic aware cruise control that modifies your speed according to traffic and the ability to have your car automatically set the climate before you get in.
Most car manufacturers don’t even support firmware updates over a wireless mobile connection, but Tesla has been doing it with the Model S for several years now, adding new features and fixing problems.
The Model S is sometimes more computer than car. Source: News Corp Australia
Tesla’s first software update that significantly updated the car was back in 2012 when features such as hill start assist and an energy saving sleep mode for the car were enabled.
In 2013, several Model S cars caught fire after driving over a metal object at high speed, which punctured the battery pack on the car’s underside. Tesla was able to issue an over-the-air software update to give more ground clearance without having to make a complete recall.
The Model S’s air suspension allows the car to be raised and lowered with one tap. Source: News Corp Australia
Late last year, Tesla released another major update that automatically adjusted suspension height based on your location. For example, if you have a driveway that the car might scrape on, the Model S will recognise it’s there and automatically raise its height to get up.
The company even added a ‘creep mode’ feature to allow the car to move like a traditional automatic car over a software update after customers requested it.
Updating your iPhone to the latest version of iOS to get a fancy new interface is one thing, but wirelessly updating your phone to flog some bloke off the lights, fix your suspension or make hill starts easier is something else. It’s the future of the motoring industry and it’s insanely exciting.
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