Tesla App v4.5.5 new functions summary:
🗺 Charging Passport: Gamified "2025 Recharged" recap with stats, maps & badges.
🧭 Find My Car Arrow: A live compass on the home screen pointing directly to your vehicle.
🐶 Dog Mode Live Activity: Real-time cabin snapshots & temps right on your iPhone...
Saw this cool FSD footage posted (by Sawyer Merritt) -
This is an incredible video I was just sent from a follower who was using Tesla FSD V14.1.4 today.
His car was going around a construction crew, but then a bus started driving head-on toward the car. It had no time to go around, so FSD...
Ashok Elluswamy (Tesla VP of AI/Autopilot) offers an inside look at how the company’s AI system / FSD learns to drive:
https://x.com/aelluswamy/article/1981644831790379245
Elon Musk says Tesla may launch a new FSD model with approximately 10 times more parameters by the end of September, provided testing goes smoothly.
Parameters determine a neural network’s complexity and capability. In general, a model with more parameters can better recognize intricate...
NEWS: Chinese media tested ADAS in various scenarios, including highways & night driving. Tesla's vision-based system significantly outperformed emerging Chinese brands like Huawei & Xiaomi, as well as traditional manufacturers. Even with LiDAR, competitors’ ADAS performance lags behind Tesla...
Tesla has filed four new trademark applications for four different pieces of candy.
Official candy names in the filings:
• Supercharged Gummies
• Cyberberry
• Mango Bolt
• Dog Mode Chill
Steer-by-wire Improvements in 2025.8.4 Update:
The steering wheel now gives you more realistic feedback, adapting to different road surfaces for a better driving experience.
Via: 2025.8.4 release notes: https://www.notateslaapp.com/software-updates/version/2025.8.4/release-notes
We Stage a Literal Tug-of-War To Settle the Score: 2025 R1T Tri Max vs. 2024 Tesla Cybertruck Beast
There were no exhaust clouds in this electric truck showdown, but there was still smoke.
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2025-rivian-r1t-tri-max-vs-tesla-cybertruck-beast-tug-of-war/
First real life look at the 20" Goodyear DuraTrac Tires / Winter Tire Package mounted on the Cybertruck -- posted by @Dufly
Link to winter tire package: https://shop.tesla.com/product/cybertruck-20_-cyber-wheel-and-winter-tire-package
Description
Cybertruck Cyber Wheel and Winter Tire...