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May 31, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to Twitter user ShibaDoge (@ JaconB1290H), who praised Tesla’s sound quality, although it was limited to Bluetooth streaming.
He asked Elon if it was possible for Tesla to add Apple Airplay, which would allow lossless streaming. He also pointed out that Tesla’s vehicles already have the necessary hardware.
Musk said his audio engineering team would discuss adding Apple AirPlay and lossless music quality support, along with other hearing enhancements.
Musk also took the opportunity to highlight the incredible sound system of both the Tesla Model S and the Model X.
We will discuss this and other improvements with Tesla’s audio engineering. The new Model S and X sound system is amazing.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 27, 2022
Lossless music streaming is a first-class option on certain platforms that allows you to listen to high-definition audio files. Lossless high-definition audio means that the music file has not lost any sound quality due to compression methods.
Tesla currently supports lossless TIDAL audio, but is limited to songs downloaded over WiFi. More popular streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music also offer lossless streaming, but are not yet implemented in Teslas.
While Elon hinted at Airplay support, another option is for Tesla to use a different streaming protocol, such as Google Cast, which is used on various devices such as Chromecast and many others.
This can happen because Tesla does not want to incorporate any Apple products into its vehicles such as Apple AirPlay or Apple Music.
AirPlay support can potentially bring additional Teslas video streaming options, allowing you to stream video directly from your phone to the car’s central display.
This may also be the beginning of Tesla working more closely with Apple. If Tesla considers adding support for AirPlay, will it consider adding support for other Apple services? Apple Music and CarPlay are among the most sought after features at Tesla.
Whichever direction Tesla heads, we may soon see improved audio streaming in Tesla vehicles.
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May 31, 2022
By Alex Jones
uh At this point you look outside and see the torrential rain pouring down the window nearby. Bite your lips while remembering that you left the windows open on your Tesla.
It was so hot … You had ventilated the windows with the Tesla app to prevent your glass roof from being exposed to molten lava. Now the rain should wet your interior, wet your seats and mats. Arriving to open the app brings a welcome surprise.
Somehow your Tesla knew how to close its own windows. Has your car developed self-conscious artificial intelligence? No, at least not yet.
Tesla has added a new useful feature: automatic closing of the window with rain forecasts.
Announced on Twitter by Elon Musk on May 30, 2022, it now appears that Tesla wants to link weather forecasts to car actions.
While time-based actions are part of API services like IFTTT, this is the first time Tesla has planned to use time data to trigger an action taken by a car.
Recently, Tesla seems to be investing heavily in weather forecasting, as evidenced by the use of weather data in the new range forecasting models announced in update 2022.16.
The new energy consumption model takes into account the forecasted meteorological conditions when calculating the range and energy consumption.
In addition, Chinese drivers receive the air quality index number in their status bar. However, these characteristics do not affect the condition of the car.
The ability of Tesla vehicles to automatically perform certain functions based on forecast weather certainly offers additional opportunities to use meteorological data.
Future use of meteorological data could theoretically include an automatic change in the driver’s acceleration mode of the Chill when snow and ice are forecast.
Or Tesla, equipped with a HEPA filter, can activate the biological weapon protection mode on orange air quality days to weed out pollen and other contaminants.
The possibilities of using meteorological data to change car settings are seemingly endless.
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– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 30, 2022
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May 30, 2022
By Kevin Armstrong
It is difficult to determine the best feature of Tesla or the one that has changed the most driving habits, but regenerative braking should be at the top of the list for anyone who owns an electric vehicle.
Once you get used to the system, the brake pedal becomes obsolete.
However, this piece of metal to the left of the throttle is quickly stored at low temperatures or when the battery is fully charged and regenerative braking is reduced or not available.
A feature found in Tesla’s latest update (2022.16) seems to solve this problem by adding an option to make the car run the same with or without regenerative braking.
When regenerative braking is reduced and the driver releases the accelerator pedal, the vehicle will automatically apply its normal brakes. This gives the driver a consistent driving experience, whether regenerative braking is fully available or limited.
Recuperative braking is one of the most important factors that make electric vehicles so efficient. While on the move, if the driver applies less pressure on the accelerator or lifts his foot almost off the pedal to reduce speed, most EVs will slow down as the brakes are applied but not.
This one-legged driving style saves on the use of brake pads and sends charge back to the battery, creating extra energy. Tesla believes this is such an important feature that it has set the standard for the strongest regenerative braking regime in 2020.
However, if the car is fully charged, the battery will not consume more power. It is also known that this system works differently in cold climates.
Now, thanks to update 2022.16, under these circumstances, Tesla’s specific Model 3s and Model Y will work the same way without the ability to turn on regenerative braking.
In a note to Tesla, “Your car can now automatically apply regular permanent brakes when regenerative braking is limited due to battery temperature or charging status.”
This feature seems to be available only for limited Model 3s and Model Ys, but it is possible that Tesla will test the feature on very limited hardware before making it more widely available.
Understandably, some drivers can be disconnected from the car that mixes the brakes without the driver specifically depressing the brake pedal, so Tesla has made this feature optional.
If drivers want to be introduced to the brake pedal again, then they do not need to activate the new function; for those who do: touch Controls> Pedals and Steering> Apply brakes when regenerative braking is limited. But, again, this is only available for select Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
There is no news on when it will be available for wider.
Another change came in the latest on-air update, so subtle that you may not have realized it was there.
After reading this, you may want to look at the upper left corner of the display. There is a line that is just above the speedometer. You may have noticed it before and not watched it a second time, but the line provides valuable information.
The line is in the center if the car does not use or gain energy, but turns black when accelerating and green when regenerative braking.
You’re not alone if you haven’t noticed or ignored it, as Tesla has made the line thicker and easier to see. This update is also available for Model 3 and Model Y Teslas only.
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