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Friend and fellow Tesla enthusiast David and wife Marie enjoyed a test ride in the Tesla yesterday with Alan & I. Today I was involved with a little promotion work for the newly installed Tesla Destination Chargers at the Richmond/Henty Hotel/Motel. As a lead-in, I invited my contact for a short ride and some insane indulgence :) The beta version of 'Autopilot' works great. I reckon I could travel to Melbourne 90% on 'Autopilot' if I chose to.
It was quite eerie and creepy at the start but after a while I got more and more confident in its ability to steer the car unaided. Of course I remained vigilant during this time, but I can see as time progresses, the car will become more accurate in deciphering the elements around it. A major change was made to the UI (User Interface) or Dash as you can see in the NOW and PREVIOUS pictures below ... Received notice this morning that the long awaited software update for the Tesla had arrived OTA (Over The Air). That is a WiFi download direct to the car. This update will enable auto 'Parallel Park' (I know many cars have had this for quite some time), 'Individual Tyre Pressure' display, 'Auto Lane Change' plus many minor improvements and the biggie is 'Auto Steer'. Am currently installing the software and looking forward to trying it out ...
In the pic below, the clock symbol indicates a software update is available. A lovely few days in Kaniva. A chance to catch up and spend some time together. I was even left in charge of the shop for a while and made my first sale! After a hard day at the shop it was time for Jemma and Jason's turn for a ride in the Tesla. To view Jason's video, go to http://brewstermac.weebly.com/blog Down to about 80% charge by the end of the day, which has a slight impact on times.
Its easy to be a winner if you aren't racing any one. :) GPS speed didn't work properly for the dashcam. Had a great time today at Fuchs Speedway in Portland. It was the opening of their season which was called 'Show and Go'. We did a few quick drags - my son, Alan & I and it was exhilarating fun. Lots of people had no idea what this car was, but there were a few who knew. A lot had a read of the display I had printed off and asked many questions. When we had done a couple of runs , the guy doing the starts suggested he rig up the timers just for us. It wasn't planned to do timed runs but he was so impressed he need to know how we would go. So Alan and I each had a drag on our own, there was no direct competition as it hadn't been planned and there was no Ambulance in attendance. The SHOW ... and GO!!
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