Recent content by PianoAl

Are you pretty sure it's improving? I've had the same impression, but wonder if I'm just fooled by inconsistent behavior. The question is, can the car learn how you want it to drive based on your behavior? I don't think it does that. I've had instances in which I hit the accelerator to bring it...

Which app had you installed? I had installed the Tessie app, and had some charging issues that weren't resolved until I changed my Tesla password. I vowed to never give any app access to our cars, even though I'd really like something to make sure the car will never charge except during the...

JJ is right that you'll probably need to charge more often than calculated (please report back once you've had the car awhile), but as for battery longevity, you'll be fine. https://www.batterytechonline.com/charging/report-supercharging-doesn-t-degrade-tesla-battery-life

Simple: I want FSD to drive at the speed I set unless unsafe to do so. That's how FSD worked until V12. I'm hoping for a fix soon.

How to resolve these differences in experiences? Driving style. You can learn to drive in a way that makes nags rare. 1. Keep your eyes on the road. 2. Hold the wheel in a way that's comfortable yet exerts a small amount of torque whenever the wheel turns. Looks like item 2 will soon be...

True, but what I said was that you can't change books or start a new book. That's rare, but sometimes I get bored with a book, and want to listen to a different one. What I said was, "there's no way I'll spend $15 a month for Audible." The $15 is the monthly cost of an Audible subscription. I...

The cost of the higher mileage car is an important issue. Our 85k Nick drives like new.

Some are those who don't know if they have V8 or V9 and don't want to bother figuring out which.

I use separate USB drives for Sentry vs. music. Both are plain vanilla (but good quality) USBs. Been using them for four years with no problems. I've put some shorter audiobooks and comedy sets on USB, and that works. Streaming from the phone works well, but you can't legally change sources...

That sounds like an Easter egg, but Googling doesn't bring anything up. What Toybox features were you playing with? What did the voice sound like? And you, uh, both heard it, right?

Note that the effort required is less when your directional signal is on.

The new park assist display is fun and impressive, but there's something still missing: informative tones. I can't look three places at once (out the windows, backup camera, & display), but I can easily look one place and listen for warning tones. This video is out of date, but demonstrates...

Humans have a "visual range" of 16,000 light years. My Tesla sees the sun which is 93 million miles away. Doesn't help with UPLs. With turns like that, if there's significant traffic, I turn right and do a U-turn.

On a 25 mph small road near me, V12 consistently slows at two locations. At these locations there's writing on the road. "SCHOOL" at one and "STOP AHEAD" at the other. V11 never slowed. Anyone else notice that?

I see almost no advantage for the company that operates that versus, say, one that operates a normal taxi. That is, in both, the driver is working the same amount of time. In one he's in the car, in the other he's in the office. The only upside I can think of is he can easily switch to a...