To elaborate on others' points about OTA (over the air) updates, as Bit said it is similar to your smartphone. Tesla (and all other EV's) cars have both a cellular signal and also the ability to connect to WiFi. So when you buy your car and get it home, one of the first things you do is connect it to your home WiFi. This allows for updates to be "pushed" to and received by thousands/millions of cars simultaneously. Sometimes the updates are minor enhancements to the screen/user interface. Other times the updates might give you a few more miles of range or a slightly improved driving feel. In this case, a safety feature is being updated by changes in the code of AutoPilot. When Tesla has an update available, you receive some type of notification on your phone (through the Tesla app) and on the screen of the car indicating an update is available and will be installed on X date at X time while the car is charging and connected to WiFi (just like your phone).

It's a pretty wild concept to understand that this means your car is actually IMPROVING with age because the whole car is run by software. So these minor updates here and there make the car better over time. On top of that, not having to go to a dealership is awesome! I have to take our new-to-us SUV to Infiniti because I need a software update to enable wireless Car Play. It's only a 45 minute ordeal once at the dealer, but a massive inconvenience when compared to EV life. With an EV, that type of thing would happen while I'm sound asleep.

Hope this helps a bit.

 

My friend has a 2014 Model S that still gets the latest OTA updates

EDIT:

Sorry, I misread what you wrote...apologies

Absolutely true

 

They are not gimping it, they are fixing bugs, taming down on it's aggressiveness and adding warning messages. It's over aggressiveness is what makes Autopilot potentially dangerous

 

glad you qualified for minor updates. windows updates over time just make the same pc slower and slower.

even though not as convenient as OTA, hyundai also offers updates from their website by downloadable files you put on a flash drive. it's good for huge updates (you get it done quicker).

 

Are you referring to this for a traditional ICE vehicle, like your Santa Fe? They don't do this for EV's do they?

 

they do it for both for the infotainment system although they will come OTA as well if not installed that way.

impatient types like me didn't want to wait for OTA (and cell coverage at house isn't great) so used a flash drive.

 

Everything is connecting to your home wifi now and AI is in control.

 

^^ ha. microsoft is building skynet right now.

 

I do think it would have been kind of funny to do a compassionate early release for Ted K at the end of his life and force him into house arrest with fully IOT smart home just so he could see his literal idea of hell realized.

 

You mean like my fridge....and now my stove

 

Not exactly. My understanding is Tesla is strengthening the Nag. Some drivers continue to find ways to override the Nag and/or mis-use the functionality.
I agree the term "recall" seems out of place. Of course naysayers will rejoice...

There was a rich kid around here who set on AP while on the 880 freeway and then got in the back seat, while filming himself. Cops arrested him and impounded the Model 3. Kid got out, bought another car and did it again.
You can continue to enforce the Nag but you can't fix stupid.

 

My stove only talks to my microwave, and vice versa. If either start speaking with my Y, I'm out!

 

Both my fridge and stove are Samsung's and controlled by the same app. The fridge can also connect to my Ring lol 😆

 

I assume the stove is induction?

 

Correct. I wanted to replace it with another gas stove, but the wife wanted an induction. Wife won .

On the bright side, it's damn easy to clean having a ceramic surface