2013 Tesla Model S P85+ Kim Reynolds

摘要

Not long after we received our long-term Model S, a message appeared on its large multitouch display: "Software Update: There is a new version of your Tesla Model S software." How strange. This would take about two hours to download, it explained, and commence at 2:20 a.m. the next night. As I had no plans to drive the car before 6:30 a.m. (let alone 4:30), I clicked "OK" and left.The following morning, the screen displayed another message: "Update Succeeded-What's New in Release v4.5." In the explanatory notes that followed, I learned the Google Maps-based Nav system is now preloaded with all the Supercharger locations, marked by pins on the map. It also displays smaller pins at other places you've charged; offers higher resolution when the map is magnified; lets you sort your contacts; manages you're plugged in; lets you adjust the windshield defogger and fine-tune how much extra-charging you need for trips. (This "extended-range" mode used to be one setting.) All this happened while I slept, via the car's built-in 3G connection. Another update is expected before the end of 2013. Cool.