Recent content by Fonguy

I see that there is well-deserved skepticism in the crowd. I am 83 years old at the moment. I have invested in FSD upgrades for a Model 3 and Model Y despite the fact that I don't expect much FSD progress in my remaining lifetime (I am in excellent health at the moment. :-)) ). I did it for...

Superchargers are safe to use in the rain but, if there is a thunderstorm nearby, you should immediately unplug the car and sit in the car until the storm passes. A lightning strike to a nearby power line can find the earth through your car's wiring and spark to the earth from your wheels...

I have used it a few times to parallel park with the Model X and Model 3. Worked every time and quite smoothly at that. The only problem I have had is having the system "find" the parking space that is obviously there. I experienced some anxiety over the possibility that someone would drive...

Batteries? I wouldn't think so. For one thing Tesla is going to continuing growing so fast that they will be hard pressed to keep up with in house demand let alone third parties. How would they split the baby if third party demand plus in house demand exceeds capacity? For another thing...

On the other hand I called Tesla support the other day with 2 questions: 1. When downloading sw via wifi will the download continue if you leave the car. Answer: yes 2. My dashcam thumbdrive stopped recording and 80% of the files on it had been corrupted. Solution: clean out and reformat the...

Just got a Y a little over a week or so. Tried the stoplight control feature. Not ready for prime time imo. It recognized stoplights at several hundred feet but when it detected a green light with no car in front of me, it began slowing down dramatically approaching 20 mph from the 45 mph...

I was supposed to pick up my MY in Tampa 10 days ago but got delayed because they found a rear door problem that had to be fixed. I picked up the white, LR, AWD, black interior, 19" wheels last Friday. I could not find anything wrong. I drove the car home and found that it was as easy for me...

All Tesla battery packs have 96 “rows” of cells where all the cells in a row are connected in parallel with the rows connected in series. Each row of cells is charged at 4.2 volts. 96 rows therefore are charged at 403.2 volts (96x4.2). The only variable available is the charging current per...

I upgraded our Model 3 to FSD to get the new processor board and ordered FSD with a Model Y, promised in a couple of weeks. (Ancient, retired EE). The hope is that it will add to the resale values for my heirs. :-)) I am certain that FSD won't work really well for many years, if ever. The...

In Sarasota. Reserved my White AWD FSD LR on day 1. Pick up in Tampa scheduled for 6/22.

As suggested by the observations above, the simple acts of recognizing and responding to stop signs and traffic signals are very complex at times in the real world. One simple example: You are following a large truck on a two lane road approaching an overhead stop light. At some point you will...

Here are some things to consider: 1. The cars should last for 10-20 years. 2. Tesla has a history of underestimating the difficulty of producing working FSD that can pass muster for general availability. 3. Tesla has a history of underestimating the amount of processing power needed to support...

I found that my account now shows an order for 20” wheels where I chose 19. I started to edit my order and found that LR had disappeared. I plan to trade a 2016 X for the Y. I guess I’ll just wait until I hear from Tesla. Living in FL, I may have to endure a longer wait than CA residents if...

The appearance of EV cars in Super Bowl ads vindicates Elon’s secret plan re:sustainable transport. The real secret plan, though, is Tesla market dominance. They are so far ahead in all the key technical areas of batteries, battery management, drive trains, self driving software, operating...

Quick, everyone reserve a cybertruck for $100 and watch the stock go nuts.