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Hi folks,

I'd like to compile a list of firmware releases and their release dates, to the extent possible. I suppose it's not really important to know this much detail, as long as you have the latest. I'm still curious about when each version was released (especially since I missed a few). I suppose they also skipped some version numbers.

I'll start by running through my logs and listing the earliest date seen for each firmware version that my vehicle (2.5) has seen installed. That doesn't make it a definitive release date listing, but at least I can know that each firmware was not released to the public any later than it appeared on my car.

Roadster 2.x
2009/08/27 4.0.56
2009/08/27 4.0.59
2010/03/11 4.2.30
2010/05/17 4.2.35
2010/12/30 4.4.7
2011/02/16 4.5.1
2011/05/06 4.5.2
2011/06/28 4.6.3
2012/03/07 4.6.4
2012/07/27 4.6.5
2014/09/02 4.6.8

Roadster 1.5
2008/11/05 3.0.15
2008/11/24 3.0.34
2009/02/18 3.1.12
2009/03/14 3.2.16
2009/05/27 3.3.1
2009/10/12 3.4.13
2009/11/13 3.4.15
2010/10/07 3.5.18
2011/11/22 3.6.7
2013/12/10 3.6.12

I assume that I can come back to edit this initial posting as people provide information.

Thanks.
 
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Hi folks,

I'd like to compile a list of firmware releases and their release dates, to the extent possible. I suppose it's not really important to know this much detail, as long as you have the latest. I'm still curious about when each version was released (especially since I missed a few). I suppose they also skipped some version numbers.

I'll start by running through my logs and listing the earliest date seen for each firmware version that my vehicle (2.5) has seen installed. That doesn't make it a definitive release date listing, but at least I can know that each firmware was not released to the public any later than it appeared on my car.

Roadster 2.x
2011/02/16 4.5.1
2011/05/06 4.5.2
2011/06/28 4.6.3
2012/03/07 4.6.4
2012/08/28 4.6.5
2014/09/02 4.6.8

Roadster 1.5
2009/02/05 3.0.15
2009/02/18 3.1.12
2009/03/14 3.2.16
2009/05/27 3.3.1
2009/10/12 3.4.13
2009/11/13 3.4.15

I assume that I can come back to edit this initial posting as people provide information.

Thanks.
Ok stupid question, forgive me just got the car. My model s downloads updates via internet. How do you obtain updates? Do you have to go to tesla service to get it? Is car monitored over Internet?
 
A couple of additional data points (1.5 Roadster):

22 Nov 2011 3.6.7 (earliest date I could find for this version, but I don't have a great deal of confidence in this date)
10 Jan 2014 3.6.12 (I believe this version had been available for about a month prior to this date)
 
No worries...the Roadster cannot get updates wirelessly like the Model S...a Ranger has to hook up a laptop to the car...I have had this done both in the field and at the service center...not sure if the 1.5 version can be "monitored" wirelessly, but you can set your GSM modem in the 2.0 & 2.5's to "off" / stay on for 6 hours after shut down / always stay on...

Ok stupid question, forgive me just got the car. My model s downloads updates via internet. How do you obtain updates? Do you have to go to tesla service to get it? Is car monitored over Internet?
 
Here's the firmware breakdown from my 1.5:

timestamp, firmware version
04/16/2009 02:03:25, 3.2.16 12
06/11/2009 17:59:50, 3.3.1 12
10/07/2010 23:59:30, 3.5.18 12
01/26/2012 19:39:54, 3.6.7 12
12/10/2013 16:52:04, 3.6.12 12

I grabbed this info by running the VMSparser command prompt utility with the -b option on the latest log file. The current firmware version is displayed in the VDS as well.
 
No worries...the Roadster cannot get updates wirelessly like the Model S...a Ranger has to hook up a laptop to the car...I have had this done both in the field and at the service center...not sure if the 1.5 version can be "monitored" wirelessly, but you can set your GSM modem in the 2.0 & 2.5's to "off" / stay on for 6 hours after shut down / always stay on...
Thanks