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  1. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    Only way it can probably "learn" is if they update the maps. Someone told me Tesla uses 2 different maps. What you see on the screen is an adaptation of Google maps which is not what it uses for self drive ! And the way I experienced it, the maps in Tesla are outdated somewhat as compared to...
  2. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    There is a big difference between the free streaming (No streaming) vs the paid streaming account in the 2024 MY. It is definitely not the same! Yes you can pay for Spotify instead of the Tesla streaming or another streaming service but you will not get a lot of other stuff thrown in with the...
  3. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    External playlists created using iTunes or Mp3tag will work but need to be modified every time you add or delete a few songs from the SSD or Flash Drive. That's really besides the point here. The inability or Tesla to program in a solid media player is really a disgrace to a car company that...
  4. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Its not bad. Could be so much better. Definitely not as good as the ones offered by other carmakers. I am comparing it to the Uconnect systems in Jeep. For comparison, the media player in a 2012 Jeep GC was miles better than the Media player in a 2024 MY. That's bad for a company that builds a...
  5. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    FSD (Supervised) (Update) I got an email from Tesla and a reminder on the app saying the trial period of 1 month will be over as of 5/1/2024. I did not drive my car yesterday and I decided to take it to work today and the FSD was still active. I have not subscribed to the FSD! It drove from my...
  6. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    1 month or less was enough to figure out that FSD is a joke, nerve wracking and waste of 8 grand or 100 per month subscription! Yes! I experienced all those problems you listed and more! Sudden slowdown when nobody else is on the road is puzzling and gives me the creeps to imagine it slowing...
  7. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    Agree! 99% of my driving is simple and straightforward! Do not need FSD or even EAP ( A real pain in the you know where) going to ditch it and use it if free again!
  8. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Streaming definitely gets the job done for the most part. It is limited to mainstream music. I listen to a lot of music that is not listed anywhere in these streaming sites and that's the reason I have to download a lot of these royalty free music and listen to it from my Iphone. Ultimately, it...
  9. arvindm

    Swivel Mount - Very low ?

    I honestly did not notice any offset or a significant decrease in height after I installed it. The tilt and swivel was good enough to offset any other shortcoming. It also looked like an OEM fit and everyone that has seen it thinks it came from the factory until I tell them it was a...
  10. arvindm

    Swivel Mount - Very low ?

    It swivels in all 4 directions equally. I find that I only need to tilt and turn it only slightly and never to the full extent. I guess it wont matter whether it is for LHD or RHD under those circumstances. I noticed the screen slightly lower when I parked my MY next to another MY at work the...
  11. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    wow! That looks very similar! The one I am familiar had a slot where you could push the record and choose tracks like u did on a cd! Pretty advanced stuff back in the day!
  12. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Yes! Its there! But not very popular! The number of available stations has reduced by more than half! Advertisers are not interested in DAB and only a handfull of car makers include DAB receivers! It may be popular in some big cities but in good ole Greensboro, its surely dying!
  13. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Grew up overseas where the only English programs came from the good old VOA (Voice of America), BBC Radio or Radio Australia on Short Wave radio. Used to micro tune in the 13, 16 and 19 meter bands for these stations. Best music was a daily program on Radio Australia! I remember recording the...
  14. arvindm

    Playing USB Music

    Fyi! My 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee had a much better media player! The Tesla media player does not even come close! A computer on wheels? Really? Get the simple things right! Don't get me wrong! Its still the best EV by a long shot but it could have been so much better! These little shortcomings...
  15. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    Like I said before they need to go back and rewrite 3000000 (Tesla says they re wrote 300000 lines of code for the latest FSD) lines of code to grow this from a 9 year old kid to a 16 year old kid driving a car!
  16. arvindm

    Playing USB Music

    Its a barebones media player. An embarrassment for a company that prides itself in automation, electronics blah! blah! blah! Look at the media player! Stupid! Look at the wipers! Stupid! Look at the no dash display! Stupid! Glass roof? Mighty stupid! No media on 4 dumb USB ports in the center...
  17. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    I do not believe Apple lets you upload your music unless you downloaded from them. It is good for things you downloaded from Apple and the amount of music I download from Apple is less than 10%. You can upload certain things but the capacity is limited. You can buy more space in the cloud and...
  18. arvindm

    Playing USB Music

    I used to use Winamp a lot back in the days. It had a good system for editing metadata. As good as the iTunes is, the way it manages the metadata is a bit puzzling and not always compatible with other players. That said, Apple says they don't have to play nice with little fellas anyway. I...
  19. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Unfortunately, the music I listen to does not exist on Apple Music! So I would be paying a subscription fee for nothing!
  20. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    I have no idea other than the fact I know my Tesla is trying to kill me!😂 I exit the hoghway and join a 3 lane road and the map clearly says I need to be in the left two lanes as the right lane exits to another destination! My Tesla insists on being in the right lane even after I manually...
  21. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    That's just Elon blowing some hot gas! Like his idea of one way ticket to Mars
  22. arvindm

    Using FSD for 3 months - Is my experience typical?

    Your #1 experience is real. Happens to me every time. I cancel the FSD, press the voice button to record feedback and yell profanity at the stupid people programming to kill people! #3 is typical as well and I have to indicate manually to move over. It does move over if someone is on your tail...
  23. arvindm

    FSD experience

    I see the map on the screen. If that is what you are referring to then its even more stupid than it is! Have 2 sets of map for more confusion! 🤣🤣🤣
  24. arvindm

    FSD experience

    I already said it is better than most other cruise control systems! Didn't I? Well! Just wanted to highlight that Tesla FSD (LOL) is trying to kill me every day!🤣 (They are all level 2/5 automated systems)
  25. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Don't forget security gates! My MYLR tries to kill me every day I approach my gate! tries to drive me to a ditch every single time even though the GPS is showing the correct way and it triggers the gate to open. The moment it senses there is a gate it begins the evasive maneuver to save me but...
  26. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    The interface on Itunes windows is very similar. You have to pay for Apple Music if you want to stream through the Apple Music app in Tesla or on your phone. I have all my music stored in the phone or a USB stick and it goes wherever I go! Hence I dont need the hassle of uploading the list to...
  27. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    The phone app can play your tracks stored in the phone and also stream. The app on Tesla can only stream. I do not believe you have the option of loading your personal music collection to apple music app in Tesla.
  28. arvindm

    Playing own music in 2024 Model Y

    You will be stuck if you need a data port for game hardware or something else. Better use the USB Hub as you will get plenty of free ports and you dont need to keep disconnecting the HD every time you want to plug in something else. I leave the Tesla Cam USB stick alone and plug in the music USB...
  29. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Yeah! I don't like to listen to the same songs over and over again! I think of something and I want to listen to it. That is where most other media players excel and precisely where Tesla fails. The music system is great! Streaming is very good but limited. I tried to listen to Guitarra Azul...
  30. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    The media player will recognize the metadata and group it in terms of artists, Genre, type, album name etc. and when you press the search button and ask for a specific artist or a song the media player should recognize it based on the metadata. Similar to what you have on iTunes or Windows Media...
  31. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Not sure it can handle when you cram 15-20,000 songs on to a large disk. I have tried it in my Jeep that has a very good media player and a great music system (19 speakers) and I can load the entire disk and search using voice commands. I tried the same method on Tesla and it was bad. The system...
  32. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Yeah! It plays music all right but could be so much better. Its not even half as good as the one on UConnect in Jeep! Now that is a seriously good media player that plays all my music effortlessly.
  33. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Yes! We know that. I am talking about the media player in Tesla (The one that plays your media from USB stick) not other media streaming apps. I thought I made it clear.
  34. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    I don't think thats a problem with a lot of folks! Some people (like me) already have a huge collection of music over the last 40 years! I should be able to play it anyway I want it including using voice commands and not simply rely on streaming services! Streaming is ok up to a certain point...
  35. arvindm

    How do you listen to music?

    Apple does not work well on Tesla. Am I surprised? No! It works on every other car including sub 20 grand ICE cars with Carplay. But! No! Not on a 50 to 100 grand Tesla! Why? Pretty obvious Tesla wants you paying for streaming rather than pay Apple! Your recourse is just to have Apple Music on...
  36. arvindm

    Playing USB Music

    Tesla deliberately has the worst and the most useless media player onboard. Cos! They dont want you to use it! They want you paying every month or yearly for the streaming service! That said, the easiest way to play your own music is to have all your music synced to iPhone and play it through...
  37. arvindm

    Playing own music in 2024 Model Y

    This has been discussed a lot. The USB C Ports in the center console in 2024 MY are power only. They do not carry data and hence you cannot play any music through that or play games with external hardware. Pretty dumb of Tesla. There is no way around it in 2024 Models Y. Your only recourse is to...
  38. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Simple! Tesla was riding high. Nothing could touch them. The legacy automakers were caught with their pants down and the nearest challenger was a decade behind in EV tech. Now, its a whole different ball game. People are not so interested in Tesla and Tesla is nervous. They are about to go full...
  39. arvindm

    FSD experience

    I doubt it. Tesla did not need adverse publicity when the sales are nose diving at an alarming rate. They figured that settling the case would be a lot cheaper than dragging Tesla through the mud and paying those lawyers! I dont believe the victims family settled it cheap as they knew they had...
  40. arvindm

    Swivel Mount - Very low ?

    You can always return it if you dont like it! They will accept returns though not as easy as Amazon! If you are confident the installation is fairly straightforward and easy! It will be nerve racking if you are doing it for the first time! The provided tools should be adequate but if you have...
  41. arvindm

    Swivel Mount - Very low ?

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  42. arvindm

    Swivel Mount - Very low ?

    I put the description a few posts before! Please scroll back to the top! The brand is Evkey! On Ali express. Cost me 31 bucks
  43. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Sorry! I meant increase the distance!
  44. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Its all relative. You paid double the price of a similar gas car like a Honda Accord or a Camry, you pay double price for tires due to higher wear, higher EV tax (in some states) greater depreciation of value which is pretty drastic, lost time charging your car on the road not to mention near...
  45. arvindm

    Snippiness 2.0

    Only idiots pay 12,000 for a POS software to be called FSD and pay 100% attention to the road! Thanks for identifying yourself and confirming it!
  46. arvindm

    FSD experience

    It was Tesla that settled it. So I am sure they paid good amount to shun adverse publicity.
  47. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Change FSD profile to chill mode. it will reduce the distance, hopefully
  48. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Yes! They did in the last case and quietly settled it before it went to trial. Did not disclose how much they paid! Tesla pulling records does not do anything when they falsely promote a tech a something else. The regulators are there for a reason and they will not let Tesla get away with a...
  49. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Please refrain from personal attacks. If you don't like what I say about Tesla then there is no need to participate in this discussion.
  50. arvindm

    FSD experience

    Yes! We are aware of it! Why call it Autopilot when it is not! FSD when it is not even close. Tesla should rename it GCC (Glorified Cruise Control) I am simply annoyed with Tesla and their shenanigans!