News SpaceX starts stacking Starship’s first orbital-class Super Heavy booster By all appearances, SpaceX has begun the process of stacking what could become the...<doc-sep>Tesla is currently rolling out its new version 9.0 software update to early access owners. Now we are taking a look at all of the new features you get depending on what vehicle (Model 3, Model S, or Model X) and what generation of those vehicles you have, as well as where the vehicle is located. As a note, things could change, but this is our best understanding based on all the different release notes that we have seen on various cars with the new update. H/T to /u/110110 and /u/y2kbaby2 on /r/TeslaMotors for helping organize these and Marc Benton for the pictures of V9 above. (Update: original source credit should to nemSoma on TMC for the release notes.) As usual, keep in mind that Tesla gradually pushes its software updates to its fleet. It can take days or weeks to make it to everyone. Tesla Version 9 Features Navigate on Autopilot (Beta) For Model 3, and Model S and Model X with Autopilot HW 2.0+ (~Oct 2016 to present) – apparently U.S. only for now. Tesla wrote about the feature in the release notes: “Our newest Autopilot convenience feature, designed to get you to your destination more efficiently by guiding your car on and off the highway. Navigate on Autopilot intelligently suggests lane changes to keep you on your route in addition to making adjustments so you don’t get stuck behind slow cars or trucks. When Navigate on Autopilot is active, a single blue line indicates the path ahead, keeping your car in the lane. Gray lines highlight lane changes for a more efficient driving route. Navigate on Autopilot will also automatically steer toward and take the correct highway interchanges and exits based on your destination. You can enable Navigate on Autopilot by going to Controls > Autopilot and first enabling Autosteer. For each route where Navigate on Autopilot is available, you have the option of enabling the feature by pressing the button located in the Navigation Turn List.” For the same cars, you also get an updated Autopilot UI. Dashcam feature with Autopilot Cameras For Model 3, and Model S and Model X with Autopilot HW 2.5+ (~August 2017 to present). Tesla wrote about the feature in the release notes: “You can now record and store video footage captured by the car’s forward facing camera onto a USB flash drive. Note that you must manually add a base level folder in the flash drive called “TeslaCam” (without quotation marks) before it can be used for Dashcam. Refer to the owner’s manual for details on how to use Dashcam.” For more details about it, here’s how Tesla’s new dashcam feature using Autopilot cameras works. New Blindspot Warning For Model 3, and Model S and Model X with Autopilot HW 2.0+ (~Oct 2016 to present). Tesla wrote about the feature in the release notes: To improve safety and increase confidence when changing lanes, the lane line on the instrument panel now turns red when your turn signal is engaged and a vehicle or obstacle is detected in your target lane. Mobile App Integration Seemingly available with all Tesla vehicles: Model 3, Model S, or Model X regardless of the onboard computer. Tesla wrote about the feature in the release notes: “With this car software version, you can now do even more with your vehicle from the mobile app. You can now start navigation in your car by using the share button in your favorite phone apps. In iOS, you can enable sharing to your vehicle by opening up the app you want to share from, tapping the More button in your sharing menu, and then scrolling to the right until you find your vehicle. You can also allow your passengers to quickly control the media, Play/pause, previous/skip, and cycle through your media favorites. Note: You can disable this feature by going to Media Setting > Allow Mobile Control.” Atari Games Seemingly available with all Tesla vehicles: Model 3, Model S, or Model X regardless of the onboard computer. Tesla wrote about the feature in the release notes: “Play Atari games in your Tesla. Tap the Atari logo in your easter egg tray which can be found by touching the Tesla “T” (top center of the touchscreen). To play, select a game from the menu, enter some quarters and press Start. You can also play in full screen mode while in PARK.” Obstacle-Aware Acceleration For Model 3, and Model S and Model X with Autopilot HW 2.0+ (~Oct 2016 to present). Tesla wrote about the feature in the release notes: Acceleration is automatically limited if an obstacle is detected in front of your vehicle while driving at low speeds. Obstacle-Aware Acceleration can be enabled or disabled in Controls > Autopilot. User Interface changes This is where things get more complicated. As we previously reported, the biggest UI change with version 9.0 is that Tesla is bringing the Model 3 UI design to Model S and Model X. For the most part, it appears to be the case for all Model S and Model X vehicles, but there are a few different changes depending on car. Model 3 Calendar, Web Browser, and Energy applications are now all available in the Model 3, like they already were in Model S and Model X. Calendar: The Calendar app allows you to view your phone’s calendar for the current and next day. The Calendar is conveniently integrated with Phone and Navigation so you can dial into a meeting or route to your next meeting with a single tap. For events to appear, you must connect your phone to your car via Bluetooth and allow calendar access by enabling Calendar Sync in the Tesla mobile app settings. Web Browser: The Web browser app allows you to access the internet. Navigate to your desired website by entering the URL in the address bar. Easily return to your favorite sites by adding them to your Favorite using the heart icons. Energy App: View energy consumption in real time for your Model 3. When there is an active navigation route, touch the Trip tab to view the projected energy consumption for the trip. Application launcher: those apps are now available through a new application launcher Located at the bottom of your touchscreen, the new application launcher brings all your apps together in one place, including your Calendar, Energy, Web Browser, Rear View Camera, Phone and Charging apps. You can also access your last-used app by swiping upward. Navigation Directions have been moved to the left side of the screen, and simplified to display relevant upcoming information—including highway exits, when applicable. Tap or pull down to see additional details in the full Trip Overview. Navigation settings including voice guidance volume can easily be adjusted by tapping the settings icon on the touchscreen map. The traffic view has been restyled to further highlight problematic areas. Roads experiencing slower speeds or delays will be emphasized with red and yellow outlines. To improve Navigation’s ability to provide relevant instructions, you can now select whether or not your vehicle is eligible for high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. When enabled, Navigation will route you though HOV lanes. When disabled, Navigation avoids routing you through HOV lanes. Tap the settings icon on the bottom corner of the map then enable or disable Use HOV Lanes as desired. Climate Control It’s now easier to direct airflow where you want it with the new Model 3 Airwave visualization. When you’re done, you can now simply swipe the Climate panel down to dismiss. The temperature settings on the bottom bar can now be controlled with a simple swipe: swipe to the left to lower the setting, or to the right to raise it. Tapping or pressing and holding the control will continue to work as before. As before, if you’d like to have different passenger and driver temperatures, simply unsync to reveal two temperature settings. Media On the radio, you can now tune directly to a station using Direct Tune. For example, enter “88.5” while you’ve selected FM and you can listen immediately. In Media Settings, the Options tab allows you to turn off explicit lyrics with the Explicit Content setting.<doc-sep>Tesla’s version 9 software update is expected to be the automaker’s most extensive update in two years and recent leaks showed that it appears to be behind in the development process. We have learned that the update is finally getting closer to release with a look at the latest build with new features and fixes, including Tesla fixing one of the biggest issues with Model 3’s navigation UI. Earlier this month, we got a first look at version 9 with an early alpha build obtained by Tesla hacker and tinkerer Jason Hughes. It showed that the main change is that Tesla is bringing to the Model S and Model X a UI similar to the Model 3’s UI. The update also included a new Autopilot feature called ‘Drive On Nav’ to enable more automated driving on the highway with automatic lane changes. A reliable source with access to a newer development build of version 9 told Electrek about the latest changes to the update as it moves closer to a release. ‘Drive On Nav’ has been updated. As we reported, the system suggests lane changes on the highway based on a destination that was added to the navigation system. It enables Autopilot to take interchanges and exits, like Tesla’s promised Enhanced Autopilot ‘On Ramp/Off Ramp’ feature. In the previous version of the update, ‘Drive On Nav’ automatically suggested lane changes based on the destination, but the driver needed to pull on the Autopilot stalk to initiate any lane change. Now it is not required anymore in the latest version of the feature. Tesla also removed the navigation waypoints that were in the previously leaked version. Elon Musk said that Tesla is finally going to release its dashcam feature using Autopilot cameras in version 9, but the feature didn’t appear to be in the latest development version or at least there wasn’t any reference to it. Another change in the latest version of the software update is that Tesla moved the section showing the next actions in the navigation system from the right of the screen to the left – closer to the driver: Musk recently said that Tesla plans to release the version 9 update to its early access fleet of owners (beta testers) over the last few weeks and that the wider fleet will receive it a few weeks after that. The update could still change by the time it makes it to the wider release. Electrek’s Take The update doesn’t appear to have made it to the early access fleet yet, but the latest version seems to be much closer to a release. ‘Drive On Nav’ now looks more like the ‘On Ramp/Off Ramp’ feature, which is expected to be the biggest change to Autopilot in version 9. I am also pretty excited about moving the navigation turns to the left of the Model 3 center screen. As we discussed in a recent episode of the Electrek podcast, it was my biggest issue with the lack of instrument cluster going from a Model S to a Model 3 as a daily driver. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Subscribe to Electrek on YouTube for exclusive videos and subscribe to the podcast.<doc-sep>
We have already seen an early version of Tesla’s upcoming Version 9 update on a Model S, but the version is going to be a bit different on Model 3. Now we get a first look at Tesla’s new version 9 software update on Model 3. The biggest change with the version 9 user interface is that it brings the same design currently in the Model 3 to the Model S and Model X. But as for the Model 3, a source also told us last week that it will finally bring the Calendar, Web Browser, and Energy applications to Tesla’s new vehicle. It has now been confirmed with the release note of Version 9 for the Model 3 leaking on Facebook (via Mark Benton): Version 9.0 Version 9.0 introduces new applications including Calendar, Energy and Web Browser which can be accessed from the application launcher in the bottom bar. For those with Enhanced Autopilot, we are also introducing Navigate on Autopilot (Beta) – our newest convenience feature, designed you to get your destination more efficiently by guiding your car on and off the highway. Finally, we have made improvements to the Tesla mobile app, Status Bar, Navigation, Climate, Media, Seatbelt Card in addition to several safety features. The notes confirm what we already knew and it also includes the change of the development name of ‘Drive On Nav’ to ‘Navigate on Autopilot (Beta)’. The capabilities of the system have yet to be clearly explained by Tesla, but we should know more by the wider release. As we reported on Sunday, the biggest change to the navigation system on the Model 3 would be that the navigation upcoming actions are now on the left side, closer to the driver, and the settings are going to the right side. Here are the new navigation app on the Model 3 with version 9 and the new app launcher (via Mark Benton): But one new thing that we learn from the release notes is an upcoming new mobile app integration that will enable drivers to remotely launch navigation in car from a mobile app. Tesla wrote in the notes: Mobile App With this car software version, you can now do even more with your vehicle from the mobile app. You can now start navigation in your car by using the share button in your favorite phone apps. In iOS, you can enable sharing to your vehicle by opening up the app you want to share from, tapping the More button in your sharing menu, and then scrolling to the right until you find your vehicle. You can also allow your passengers to quickly control the media, Play/pause, previous/skip, and cycle through your media favorites. Note: You can disable this feature by going to Media Setting > Allow Mobile Control. It sounds like there will be somewhat of an integration with some mobile applications. New release notes aside, it looks like the same version that we reported on Sunday because Benton reports that there’s still no sign of the dashcam feature – even though Musk said that it will be in the first version of the software. Update: a source supplied more info to Electrek about a different version of the new update with the dashcam feature: Here’s how Tesla’s new dashcam feature using Autopilot cameras works It also includes an updated animation to control the air flow: And a little video of the new AC/Heat controls. pic.twitter.com/eW1B8e9MY7 — Marc Benton (@marc_benton) September 26, 2018 It could still change by the time Tesla releases the update to the wider fleet. As Musk said yesterday, Tesla is now aiming to release its highly-anticipated version 9 update by the ‘end of the week’. The update might now be rolling out to beta testers, which could be explaining the leak. Update: Benton has now released more images of the Autopilot UI update, which now includes renderings of motorcycles and trucks: Featured Image via Marc Benton. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Subscribe to Electrek on YouTube for exclusive videos and subscribe to the podcast.