I notice that a lot of people are asking about changing their car maps to the current region where they live at the moment which happens to be different of the region where the car was originally sold. This may happen for a lot of reasons, but unfortunately Tesla doesn't provide any solution, which is crazy. So let's try and discuss the issue. It is known that LTE connectivity can be restored by replacing the LTE modem, but maps are still an issue. It is also known that maps region can be changed OTA by Tesla and some third party tools like LOKI also claim it's within their capabilities. By looking into the infotainment structure we can see that the maps files are stored in bank B. We also know that the infotainment computer holds a memory card inside. Now the logical questions are:
1. Does LOKI really offer regional map change?
2. Where exactly is bank B located and can we change the map files on that memory bank if we have the necessary new files?
3. Has anyone found a way of updating the navigation files without removing the infotainment computer and sending it to the other end of the world for hacking?
4. If we somehow exchange the navigation maps, would the next OTA update bring back the map region we have changed?
I understand that most of the knowledgeable people wouldn't want to share any information, because this is a great source of income, but I am pretty sure that if we put our heads together we can figure it out!
1. Does LOKI really offer regional map change?
2. Where exactly is bank B located and can we change the map files on that memory bank if we have the necessary new files?
3. Has anyone found a way of updating the navigation files without removing the infotainment computer and sending it to the other end of the world for hacking?
4. If we somehow exchange the navigation maps, would the next OTA update bring back the map region we have changed?
I understand that most of the knowledgeable people wouldn't want to share any information, because this is a great source of income, but I am pretty sure that if we put our heads together we can figure it out!
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