Today is the day, wonder if we will get any info on the FOB.
I've been refreshing frantically on this. No luck...
I suspect they asked for an extension on the confidentiality..
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Today is the day, wonder if we will get any info on the FOB.
From your fingers to Elon’s teams ears. It would be great to get that feature back after all the complaining.Electrik article: Tesla Model 3 is finally getting a key fob – first images
I assume this will be passive entry where you just need to have the FOB with you and the car will unlock on approach.
I've had my 3 for over 8 months and your short term 60% success rate with phone as key fob is probably a little worse than my iPhone 7 experience. I would guess I am 80-90% successful, but even a 10-20% failure rate is absurd for this bad solution to a non-existent problem.I've had my P3+ for 10 days and love just about everything about it. My Google Pixel that I've had for 16 months is up to date, bone stock, and reset less than three weeks ago. It should work, but does only about 60% of the time. It's the only source of frustration for me.
If a fob arrives I'll gladly pay $200 or $300 for one or likely two. I'd rather the phone work but knew that it was likely going to be a problem.
I likely wouldn't cut a traditional manufacturer any slack, but Tesla is doing some major transformation stuff and they'll get some things wrong in the process.
As a comparison my two year old Porsche has a major gaffe in the programming of the PCM, makes me want to scream every time I get in the car. Will they ever correct it with one or two lines of updated code, even if I drive the car to a dealer? No.
Just my two cents as I wait patiently for a solution from Tesla.
And don't leave out how they already forced you to buy the car. Maybe they can throw in the fob for free when you give them $4k for EAP.
There will be a button for the frunk. Today, the only way to open the frunk is either by getting your phone out, unlocking it, opening the app, and pressing the frunk button and answering "Yes, Open", or get in, and pop the frunk from the screen. Also, you can unlock the trunk, as opposed to having to find the button on the trunk to open it. So if your hands are full but you have fob in hand, you can pop the trunk so you just have to lift it up. Not sure what door buttons would help with, given the handles don't present, and unlike the X, there are no falcon doors.Okay, so there's a fob coming. The part of the description that bothered me was the 3 buttons. I am not familiar with Tesla's other fobs. Do they have buttons too? I thought they worked by proximity. On the model s, the door handles "present" themselves as the car unlocks upon approach. No buttons are pressed. For the model 3 are we expecting that it will unlock upon approach or are we thinking this is an old school fob where you must press a button?
(snipped) Today, the only way to open the frunk is either by getting your phone out, unlocking it, opening the app, and pressing the frunk button and answering "Yes, Open", or get in, and pop the frunk from the screen. Also, you can unlock the trunk, as opposed to having to find the button on the trunk to open it. (snipped)
One button is for the frunk, one is for the trunk, and other is to lock/unlock the doors. S/X fobs have buttons as well for the frunks and hatches and lock/unlock. You are correct that with the S/X it can work with proximity but isn't the only method.Okay, so there's a fob coming. The part of the description that bothered me was the 3 buttons. I am not familiar with Tesla's other fobs. Do they have buttons too? I thought they worked by proximity. On the model s, the door handles "present" themselves as the car unlocks upon approach. No buttons are pressed. For the model 3 are we expecting that it will unlock upon approach or are we thinking this is an old school fob where you must press a button?
Yes, it is known that Tesla will be offering a fob for the 3.Just saw Model 3 Owners Club tweeted this photo with confirmation that the Model 3 will be getting a Keyfob
Actually, you can open the Frunk/Trunk/Unlock from the notification bars from screen lock/splash - at least on Android. One click to wake up the phone, two taps to reach the tesla notification. Can all be one handed.
Being able to lock/unlock/frunk/trunk without waiting for the app to open (even when it was running in background) was an incredible boon. (And I knew I wasn't crazy that this feature was not there when I got the car... started Aug. 28th!!!)
Picture lifted from Cleantechnica (not mine) - Article from which it stemmed
There will be a button for the frunk. Today, the only way to open the frunk is either by getting your phone out, unlocking it, opening the app, and pressing the frunk button and answering "Yes, Open", or get in, and pop the frunk from the screen. Also, you can unlock the trunk, as opposed to having to find the button on the trunk to open it. So if your hands are full but you have fob in hand, you can pop the trunk so you just have to lift it up. Not sure what door buttons would help with, given the handles don't present, and unlike the X, there are no falcon doors.
Although, if you wanted to turn off proximity auto lock/unlock, then the door buttons would be good for toggling the car to be locked or unlocked, like a traditional fob might do.
Can you engage summon with the fob? [and if not, why is a fob required in Canada to have summon?] How does it work?
Actually, you can open the Frunk/Trunk/Unlock from the notification bars from screen lock/splash - at least on Android. One click to wake up the phone, two taps to reach the tesla notification. Can all be one handed.
Being able to lock/unlock/frunk/trunk without waiting for the app to open (even when it was running in background) was an incredible boon. (And I knew I wasn't crazy that this feature was not there when I got the car... started Aug. 28th!!!)
The iPhone app on the widget screen has turn on conditioning; open frunk; and unlock (and shows battery level).
Just because you haven't had issues doesn't mean that aren't plenty of others out there that have, and continue to have, issues with the phone.i just don't get so many people crying for a FOB. I love having less in my pockets, and haven't had any issue with the phone as the key in the first 2 weeks of ownership