Tesla’s autos could also be in a gross sales droop, however that’s not stopping the corporate from commonly introducing contemporary options for homeowners. Tesla’s spring software program replace contains a number of helpful new features in its EVs, together with adaptive excessive beams on appropriate vehicles and higher journey planning.
The replace will permit some Tesla homeowners to make use of excessive beams with out blinding different drivers and cyclists on the highway by enabling the beamforming capabilities of outfitted matrix headlights. The firm first began putting in the {hardware} throughout its autos in 2022, however are simply now enabling it. Tesla had additionally enabled the options in Europe final yr, and the newly refreshed Model Y will ship with the brand new good headlights.
Many automakers like Audi have already been utilizing adaptive headlights for a few decade in Europe, however the expertise solely grew to become authorized within the US in 2022. Other US automakers, together with Ford and its F-150 Lightning, have the mandatory {hardware} however aren’t but enabling all of the options of adaptive lights by default.
Another very helpful characteristic within the spring launch contains “Alternative Trip Plans,” which lets Tesla homeowners choose completely different EV navigation routes primarily based on whether or not they wish to get there quicker, have the fewest stops, or wish to go to extremely rated eating places, outlets, and restrooms. It provides to an already complete EV navigation expertise that different automakers have but to catch as much as, though Tesla nonetheless doesn’t embrace third get together chargers in computerized routing. Additionally, now you can set navigation to keep away from highways.
Tesla can be giving its Sentry safe video and Dashcam options the power to document clips from the B-Pillar facet cameras, rising their seize talents from six of the car’s cameras as an alternative of 4. An up to date Dashcam viewer on the infotainment display features a new grid view to make it simpler to overview recordings. These new dashcam options, nevertheless, solely work on Tesla fashions with AMD-powered infotainment screens, so anybody with Intel-powered ones gained’t get the brand new performance.
Other notable options within the replace embrace sideview digicam feeds on the instrument cluster for Model S and X, location primarily based trunk top reminiscence so your tailgate doesn’t hit your low-ceiling storage, always-on USB-C and wi-fi charging, and, for many who refuse to pay Tesla for premium connectivity, the power to routinely hook up with your hotspot while you begin to drive.
