2025 Holiday Software Update now live (and installing on Cybertrucks)!

[PungoteagueDave]

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"You can edit google maps yourself if something is wrong. The maps will only be updated when google deems it necessary to drive down that street for an update. But, between their updates, you can go to google.com/maps and edit the street, speed, direction of travel, etc."
I have never tried to edit Google Maps to change speed limit signs or school zones, I would be surprise they would give people that power....Can you imagine 'I think this road should be 75...even though the signs say 35'
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And again my friends I only am explaining what has happened to me and my area, you may live in a better mapped area and never see this. When I got my CT a year ago, FSD couldn't even stay on the road of a unmarked country road. Different story today, its a marvel feat of programming. I am just not understanding some of the decision made at Tesla, that should seem obvious to us. Just my Engineering opinion.

Yes, you can edit google maps yourself and the changes will apply to the entire network of users. Same for Waze. Waze is owned by google but for some reason the changes I’ve made don’t transfer between them. You have to first become a qualified editor - it’s right on the settings screens on a web browser-based version. There are also some YouTube videos on how to make some of the more nuanced changes and reshape roads, etc. There is a certain amount of trust involved but they do allow pretty heavy editing. Our Florida gated community has a back entrance off a side road that would be slightly quicker routing, so the mapping systems always tried to put the route there, even though the fence is permanently closed and locked. It made every Uber and delivery driver nuts. And of course FSD constantly went down the side road and gave up at the locked fence. I went in and marked the road turn as closed and google/waze immediately began to force routes to the front entrance. I made several other similar edits, including speed limits on my Virginia farm’s mile-long driveway.

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[jimbobb23]

Incredible update. People have been asking for the left behind car chime for awhile. That's great. Grok can navigate is great that means more and better integration. Hopefully not hallucinating....

 

[jimbobb23]

Agreed. And yet we get a cabin photo booth "feature" that will gather dust in the toy box. It always makes me question who is making these dev decisions. There are so many other valuable functional features dev cycles could be applied to rather than pushing out something like this.

I am goin to use that on every trip...so t least someone will use it

 

[TyPope]

"You can easily turn off the auto brights by simply tapping the light button on the steering wheel. A long press will reactivate it."
I don't think you have tried this since version 4.2.1 of FSD, you can stop it and stay on Dim all the time, BUT if you turn on the Brights, its right back to Auto Control, not manual, that is my issue.

"I've never had a problem with my truck knowing where I am in a song or audiobook (I even switch to my earbuds for the walk to the building at work so I can listen longer. Then, it's right back in the truck at the right spot in the book."
I am guessing by how you word this that you are playing the book on your phone like "Audible". I am referring to putting a MP3 File on a USB Drive and plugging it in the glove box and reading it with the Tesla supplied media player. I am just trying to be clear what I am trying to do.

"You can edit google maps yourself if something is wrong. The maps will only be updated when google deems it necessary to drive down that street for an update. But, between their updates, you can go to google.com/maps and edit the street, speed, direction of travel, etc."
I have never tried to edit Google Maps to change speed limit signs or school zones, I would be surprise they would give people that power....Can you imagine 'I think this road should be 75...even though the signs say 35'

"FSD has recently started selecting a different route for me in the morning. I can see where it's trying to take me... no thanks. So, I just hit "end navigation" and then "Navigate to work". It resets. Mind you, it doesn't ALWAYS pick the other route, just sometimes. Maybe it's a minute faster or something."
I agree I can get it close but even after three times of canceling and asking the same I get the same routes (3 of them) none are what it took yesterday. Or even the same route from morning to afternoon. I looked on google and on the computer you can edit and set a route exactly where you want it to go, BUT when you send it to your phone that route goes back to what ever Google thinks is the best route. I looked this up and there are many people who have pointed this out and Google just says "Its automatic and better because it always up to date." I disagree.....

And again my friends I only am explaining what has happened to me and my area, you may live in a better mapped area and never see this. When I got my CT a year ago, FSD couldn't even stay on the road of a unmarked country road. Different story today, its a marvel feat of programming. I am just not understanding some of the decision made at Tesla, that should seem obvious to us. Just my Engineering opinion.

I see. I didn't realize you were using a usb drive to have Tesla read for you. I've been using Audible like you surmised.

With the mapping issues and all the things you have issues with, I think they work for most people. Of course, I live near D.C. right now so the mapping is probably pretty spot on. We'll see if that is the same in Nebraska or wherever I'm going next.

The only change I've made in Google maps was about a gate that wasn't open all the time. I submitted the change and some local change approver emailed me with a follow on question. He was very responsive and we had a back and forth before the issue was fixed. From off base, Google maps would route me to a closed gate on the weekend and I'd have to change that to "Visitor's Center" to get to the right gate to get in.

I suppose Tesla engineers have a lot of competing priorities they have to sort through. I stop at stop signs, for instance. Now, there's a vocal group here who are probably chomping at the bit "You'll get rear ended here. You're an ass. You impede traffic."

I haven't. I'm not. I don't.

Traffic is different in different places. California? Roll through. Here? Better not.

Some of their decisions are perplexing. I don't always understand them but that's okay.

Slippery mode. Why would you engage that? Doesn't the truck have traction control? Odd, I thought. A waste of UI space. Until I remembered how icy roads and regen don't always play nice. Now, I get it. Slippery mode is for regen setting, not really traction control.

Anyway, I ramble. Sorry to have assumed your circumstances were in my experience.

Cheers!

 

[hemiarch]

I see. I didn't realize you were using a usb drive to have Tesla read for you. I've been using Audible like you surmised.

With the mapping issues and all the things you have issues with, I think they work for most people. Of course, I live near D.C. right now so the mapping is probably pretty spot on. We'll see if that is the same in Nebraska or wherever I'm going next.

The only change I've made in Google maps was about a gate that wasn't open all the time. I submitted the change and some local change approver emailed me with a follow on question. He was very responsive and we had a back and forth before the issue was fixed. From off base, Google maps would route me to a closed gate on the weekend and I'd have to change that to "Visitor's Center" to get to the right gate to get in.

I suppose Tesla engineers have a lot of competing priorities they have to sort through. I stop at stop signs, for instance. Now, there's a vocal group here who are probably chomping at the bit "You'll get rear ended here. You're an ass. You impede traffic."

I haven't. I'm not. I don't.

Traffic is different in different places. California? Roll through. Here? Better not.

Some of their decisions are perplexing. I don't always understand them but that's okay.

Slippery mode. Why would you engage that? Doesn't the truck have traction control? Odd, I thought. A waste of UI space. Until I remembered how icy roads and regen don't always play nice. Now, I get it. Slippery mode is for regen setting, not really traction control.

Anyway, I ramble. Sorry to have assumed your circumstances were in my experience.

Cheers!

That makes perfect sense regarding the regen. Had not crossed my mind despite a whole thread on this. Thank you.

 

[TyPope]

That makes perfect sense regarding the regen. Had not crossed my mind despite a whole thread on this. Thank you.

You're welcome. To be fair, it didn't cross my mind for a bit either.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

Agreed. And yet we get a cabin photo booth "feature" that will gather dust in the toy box. It always makes me question who is making these dev decisions. There are so many other valuable functional features dev cycles could be applied to rather than pushing out something like this.

It’s a holiday update and they do it to be festive and not to [necessarily] be functional. It’s intended to be light hearted. They usually throw a functional ‘bone’ for the grinches out there

 

[hemiarch]

It’s a holiday update and they do it to be festive and not to [necessarily] be functional. It’s intended to be light hearted. They usually throw a functional ‘bone’ for the grinches out there

Several of the aforementioned grinches are right here on CTOC.
But we do love them and wish them happy holidays too.

 

[Fausto]

Several of the aforementioned grinches are right here on CTOC.
But we do love them and wish them happy holidays too.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

Hence the smiley face sir!

 

[Stuck4ger]

Ok, I know this has to be one of you bastards.

 

[Jabman]

Ok, I know this has to be one of you bastards.

this is great. Someone really put in work for this

 

[Stuck4ger]

Think what you could do with your truck in the driveway. The tree could be Karen’ing it, flipping it off, and shooting at it. Then the CT could do the holiday light show and bring world peace…

 

[Dragoon]

All this talk……yet no one has the update….why does Tesla release info on an update that is not out yet?

I had to read through five pages to find out that they are slow rolling us on this update. It would be nice to get it at least a week before Christmas.

 

[Zane Edwards]

I had to read through five pages to find out that they are slow rolling us on this update. It would be nice to get it at least a week before Christmas.

Agreed.......patiently waiting!

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