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2024.14.8 (v12), yes in the UK. Dash display now looks a step closer to the US FSD visualisations.

I tried AP1 many times on loaner cars when our X was in warranty work, its OK but I wouldn't pay £2k+ for it now given there is zero development coming. MCU2 upgrade on our X did bring benefits, but the main one I think is still related to potential FSD code deployment. In the US, 2016 cars with...

I'm genuinely amazed Tesla have not mentioned once in the release notes for the legacy S/X about the visualisations changes, though Vision does still need some work as it needs to realise cars cannot park in the middle of no where in a multistorey car park :). The amount of extra stuff 'seen'...

Autopilot was a paid option, check in the App. Otherwise check in the menu system of the car, there should be an Autopilot section, and a tick box to choose 'activate' Autopilot.

In a word, NO. I've been using NangKang SP9s on our X since the first tire change. Half the price of the Latitudes and they last around 20-25k which is about 10k more than what I got out of the Latitudes. I've driven ours at Vmax on the autobahn, this year will the be 6th winter with them, gone...

Went from old software from September 2023 to 2024.14.8 this weekend post camera update at Service centre. The software blurb made no mention of any visualisation changes on legacy S/X, so I wasn't expecting much difference to the September 2023 software. But was suprised to see the...

Who needs SCs anyways, we'll all soon see Elon was right all along to get rid of them all :)

Used a V4 SC for the first time today, took the SC has changed since we took delivery of the car in March 2017, I count there are now 85 SC points split across 7 sites between Leicester/Cardiff. Back in 2017 there was 6 SC points and 1 site (Hoopwood). The difference is more than night/day. I'm...

I'm having an issue one of our keys for the X - It's been abused quite alot sitting in various pockets/gillets/cycle bags for the last 7 years. If Tesla wasn't around or the App died, it would almost be impossible to find anyone who could work out what to do with either repair or replacement...

We are still debating about if we should stick to matching white render or go for black cladding, I prefer render but I'm not the decision maker :D. The cabin is amazing, and reasonable value, especially compared to FSD 🤣. To make the most of it, you do need to run power to it, we are using it...

I’m not sure how leaders who can admit mistakes can be seen as weak? Been able to admit and than learn from your mistakes is surely the most powerful personal development any of us have. Though ofcourse Musk will never admit it in public :D.

I cannot really complain though, given I couldn't speak a word of English aged 9 when we first arrived in the UK and yesterday the tilers had just finished grouting around 40sq meter of hallway space, we than had another BBQ in the garden 'shed' instead of getting takeaway......On more Tesla...

Book the right cabin/suite, and you will be first inline to get on the ferry. The cost difference between the top suites/cabin for the experience you get is amazing value, especially when compared to first/business class costs on a plane.

Sounds like a horrendous way to live your life! As someone who’s only ever experienced employment in the NHS, the concept of even performance management is alien to most of my peers, redundancies is pretty much unheard off!!!

Why would you hate the ferry....you have to be quick to book the suties though, they tend to sell out almost as soon as bookings are opened up.

Norway we found to be nicer than Switzerland, Lake Gardia is a possibility for us next summer, but I also want to do South France and Spain.

How quickly weather comes in on the passes is mad, when we went last year visibility dropped to essentially 5 meters within about 5 minutes as a cloud rolled in.......10 minutes later and it was sunshine again!!!

There is a reason why in most organisations senior leadership teams seem to spend a disproportionate amount of time on sometimes what seems like simple binary decisions. Leaking or signaling news through informal communication channels, trying to get a feel of the organisation mood etc etc. The...

I guess it's a test of just what the deinvestment in SC headlines translate to reality. I suspect we have seen the last of new SCs to be commissioned in the UK for the foreseeable future. Even though sites that's are built but aren't powered I suspect may be left unpowered. If the existing SC...

All organisations have a finite amount of resource, organisational leadership dictates where that resource goes. Maintaining and delivering a world class rapid charging experience via Super Chargers was one of Tesla’s key strategies to enable/push EV sales. No one will know the truth behind...

Just how quickly will the current SC network fall apart without investment/maintenance from Tesla? We all saw what happened to the Ecotricity network as soon as it was clear the boss prioritised spending elsewhere. I wouldn't own an EV without home charging but I never thought we would see...

Really, I've said this before, but action speaks louder than words. This is the photo I took back in 2016 at the first SC ever built, along with one of the first grid storage deployments of the mega packs (its now gone). Our finances currently are constrained as we have heavily invested in...

This kind of leadership style essentially causes everyone to lose trust in the boss, and start questioning their own job. How any EV owner thinks the Tesla SC team have done a bad job is beyond me, so if Musks thinks they are 'disposable' as a team, who's next? If you are talented individual...

Tesla is done. Musk will never step down, his ego is too big. An organisation runs on the good will of its employees, he might have vision but I fear his lost touch with reality, there is a reason why doing drugs isn't advised. Leadership matters, anyone from Teslas Autopilot, drivetrain...

I have nothing against Tesla or EVs, test drove an S back in 2014 and got my first EV in 2015. But times changes, we learn from life, am going back to combustion cars (likely an plugin hybrid). Musks latest move has helped me to consolidated my decision.

Saw my first LHD X at swimming drop off last weekend, I feel genuinely sorry for the owner. You have be mad and deluded to buy any new Tesla right now, and a LHD drive one as your main family car...... I'm increasing sure I'm going to eat humble pie and change my plans for our X come next...

Without a team to support the Tesla SC network its going to fall apart very quickly. I wouldn't own/run any EV if the Tesla SC network folds. The writing is on the wall for EVs I fear. Battery replacement costs for 10 year old cars will soon start to hit the headlines, and it'll than be game...

The size of modern cars really is unbelievable compared to machines from the past!!

......and yet we still pretend wasting effort on things like EVs has any benefit on emissions reduction. Governments around the world really need to start doing some meaningful action, banning all non essential air travel would be a start, but how many of us would vote for that, despite all the...

Personally I would say put a £100+ additional tax on air fares, another £100 tax on ALL cars, start building cycle infrastructure rather than roads, change all 30mph zone to 20mph and your reduce carbon emissions than supporting the transition to EVs. One thing is clear, EVs will never become...

These kind of figures show just how fragile EV adoption/wider engagement is. If charging companies cannot make money, who is going to invest in charging infrastructure. I'm pretty uncertain if our next car purchase will be another EV. If our X didn't have free for life surcharging I really...

I thought I had dreamt it, but its real, there will be at least one of these things either been put up for sale or become SORNed when a repair is needed in Leicestershire at some point soon!! Well

You must be reading the paper differently it clearly says ‘In the first nine years of the vehicle’s life, the only scrappage that occurs results from write-off accidents. Thereafter there is a steady increase in scrappage till a peak is reached at around 14 years.’ The implication is therefore...

Technically we haven’t extended anything, in fact the actually footprint of the house has reduced by 5sq meters!! :p But regardless of that, no way could we afford to change to new cars every 4 years. Wife’s Lexus is now 9 years old and going strong, a tiny part of me wonders if I should have...

The two richest people I know drive a base spec VW Polo and a 15 year old Fiesta, perhaps that’s why they are rich, they don’t waste money on new cars every 4 years :).

Most Rich people in the UK only keep their cars for 4 years... Our Tesla is 7 years old now, most of our neighbours have cars 10 years+ old. Car forums tend to have people who can afford to change their cars much more frequent than normal people :)...

Try to do my bit in keeping Aneurin Bevan’s vision from the 1940s alive into the 2040s…..or at least till the 2030s.

We are hardly done with only first and only build, but what the saying…’See one, do one, and teach one :)’. From that I can understand most planning offices are very reasonable, there are very few ‘Nos’, and the final decision is nearly always ‘subjective’. Lots of people can object/complain...

I think someone has already mentioned it, don't try to buy land with no existing building, that really is a pipe dream. There is however a huge number of run down bungalows etc with lovely plots all waiting for someone to rebuild/extend. Even in a conservation area I suspect your easily get...

Luckily our approach to the build is the same as owning an EV….A ‘box’ building is the last thing we want to live in, green/insulation/efficiency stuff really doesn’t do it for us, otherwise we would still have a Leaf instead of a X. We cannot have the car be more elaborate in design with...

There is not such thing as ‘dream house’ unless you build one to your spec ;). Though is gets very close to what I want to live in post retirement….but ditch the plunge pool for a cantilever of some kind :). It’s now one of my main motivations to work harder till retirement, I suspect you are...

Let's get honest here and not pretend to live a fantasy. UK summers are getting hotter, my answer is to add aircon to all the bedrooms. I know that is actually the worst thing to do interms of reducing consumption which drives changes in weather patterns, but why wouldn't you add aircon if it...

At early 40s some of the ages mentioned here for retirement is not far off where I'll be in a few years, but retirement is something that hasn't crossed my mind once. This was my calendar for the week just gone by, I'm the SRO on about 4 different projects at the moment, a whole load of...

I think I've got away relatively lightly, Tesla installed a Power wall in the house for free, I've got a set of 22inch wheels in the garage, and 'free' SC certainly has been put to good use. Coming up to 8 years of ownership I've comfortable with what we paid, and where the car has taken us etc...

VAT on private school fees is a guarantee. How many parents in private schools own EVs versus state schools? Why should motoring be cheaper for the rich versus poor?? It's an easy vote winner, please the petrol lobby and demonstrate equality. Increase BIK for EVs, slap on 20% VAT for EV...

I like to think so, but diesel were seen as the answer not that long ago. Its 10 years now since the S was introduced in the UK, there are more EVs on the road but far more petrol cars still sold. The number of 20 years old petrol cars I see around is still quite amazing, how many EVs with make...

I think there isn't a unrealistic chance in 5 years times EVs might be viewed in the same way diesels are now. Ev charging on M-ways is now as expensive as petrol, add in the additional inconvenience, once BIK tax goes up, lots of people will be asking what's the point......Let's not pretend...

There is one that drive past the school during the school run. Some very tight roads with potential for scrapes etc......I wouldn't want to be taking an Ocean on any roads that risk damage, chances of getting any kind of repair now must be close to zero.

I was amazed how easy it was to 'brick' or change fundamental functions like engine timings on a E/F series BMW all via the OBD port and freely avaliable software back when I modding my old 335i. There was pretty much zero security checks and though I never explored it, am pretty sure cloning a...