Elon Musk likes to keep Tesla lean, only keeping positions that are required or help generate revenue. He believes in automation and investing to make manufacturing easier, cheaper and faster.
Tesla obviously knows how to create electric drivetrains and batteries. That’s been clear since the beginning with the original Roadster. Manufacturing cars in mass was something they needed to learn and had to compete with manufacturers who have been doing it for nearly a 100 years. It’s no secret Tesla struggled to produce their first mass market vehicle, the Model 3. Demand exceeded production and Tesla just could not produce these cars fast enough.
They now produce cars as well as manufacturers who have been doing it for multiple generations. Tesla has been doing it for less than 10 years. It’s amazing what they’ve accomplished in such a short period of time. It’s only a matter of time before they can manufacture vehicles faster, cheaper and better than other automakers due to Tesla’s continued investment in manufacturing and technology.
Tesla has been heavily focused on manufacturing, but now that Tesla has two mass market vehicles in the Model 3 and Model Y and producing nearly a million vehicles this year, service centers are starting to become overwhelmed. In some areas owners are seeing wait times of several weeks.
Elon Musk announced that Tesla is aware of the service issue and will be working to solve it. He says that Tesla will expedite service center openings. He also recommends using Tesla mobile service if it’s available to you. If you have the ability to use Tesla’s mobile service, it’s superb and absolutely an advantage Tesla has over the competition.
Thank for bringing this up. Tesla will expedite service center openings. Have you tried our mobile service that comes to you?
There’s a new service center opening in New Orleans, LA. Other than that one, Tesla has not yet said how many new service centers they plan on opening or where they will be located. However, Elon did respond to someone on Twitter who specifically mentioned service delays in the Northeast so it’s probable that we may see some new service centers located there. We should hopefully find out more soon about exact locations.
Tesla’s latest iOS app update reveals several upcoming features that we’re sure everyone has been looking forward to. As usual, the Android update is likely a few days out.
As usual, Tesla App Updates (iOS) has kindly provided a breakdown of the decompiled app update, which reveals three key things: watch support, Banish, and a new way to onboard FSD users.
Tesla Watch App
People have been requesting a Tesla app on their watches for ages. Smart watches have become fairly ubiquitous today, and third parties have been providing Tesla functionality for both Android and Apple’s signature wearables for years.
However, using the Tesla API has some limitations, making a third-party solution less ideal. In addition, Tesla plans to charge developers for API calls in the near future, which means some wearable apps have moved to subscription-based services while others charge a large up-front fee.
However, the wait for an official watch app may soon be over. This latest version of the Tesla app, v4.38.0, reveals that you’ll need to select a vehicle to show on the watch, hinting that the UI will show a single vehicle at a time, which is to be expected.
We’re not sure whether you’ll be able to use the Apple Watch as a key for the vehicle, but Tesla app update 4.38 adds the ability to perform offline commands as long as the vehicle is within Bluetooth range. So even if Tesla doesn’t add key support, you should be able to unlock or start the vehicle even if you don’t have your phone or an internet connection.
We’d guess that Apple Watch support will be included in Tesla’s big Christmas update later this year (a look back at previous holiday updates).
Given Tesla’s propensity to launch features on iOS before Android, expect support for the Apple Watch before Android’s Wearables, but hopefully, Tesla is working on both.
Apple Watch concept created by a fan
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Banish (Reverse Smart Summon)
As part of Tesla’s FSD Roadmap, they mentioned that Park Seek and Banish (Reverse Smart Summon) will arrive in October. Banish will allow users to get out of their car in a parking lot, and the car autonomously find a parking spot (Park Seek) and park itself using Autopark.
Overall, it's a necessary system for Robotaxi and Cybercab, and it's been one of the most anticipated features for FSD for a long time. The sheer convenience of being able to get out of your car at the mall entrance while the vehicle locates its own parking spot and then comes back to pick you up using Actually Smart Summon - that’s just next level.
In the recent app update, Tesla revealed a few phrases related to Banish - namely some information about “Parking Map,” “Parking Occupancy,” and “Parking Details.” It seems that Banish will map the parking lot while it drives around, looking for a parking spot. Once it finds one, it’ll park and then relay that information back to the user, so that you know where the vehicle parked.
It seems that you may also be able to direct Banish to a specific parking area. Once it arrives, it’ll let you know if there’s a spot, and if not, it'll keep searching.
New User FSD On-Boarding
The final new feature tease is an interesting one. Tesla has recently put out another free trial for FSD, but many people trying it out for the first time (or the first time in a while), may not know what to expect. While Full Self Driving is a fantastic piece of software - it's still something that users have to supervise today.
We’ve recently been hoping that Tesla would address the user knowledge gap for new-to-FSD owners, and it seems like they’ll be adding some tutorial information for how to use FSD in an upcoming app update. Personally, the author has found people tend to panic when they see the steering wheel turn, jiggle, or the car accelerate hard—all things that happen on a day-to-day drive with FSD. While most FSD users are well-conditioned to the quirks, new users could be scared away.
We’re excited to see what kind of tutorials Tesla adds for users. We hope they’re in-depth and explain what certain FSD visualizations, like black or blue cars, signify.
It’s that time of year once again when Tesla hosts a Q&A for its shareholders at its quarterly earnings event.
If you’re interested in seeing what people have asked or would like to submit your own question, you can do so at the link here. Submissions and voting ends on this Wednesday, October 23, at 4 PM EDT.
Earnings Q3
Third-quarter earnings are coming up on October 23, 2024. As usual, it will take place at around 5:30 PM. Tesla Investor Relations will stream the event live, and we’ll have links available for you a little closer to the event.
Voting and Submissions
Voting and submissions are done through Say, a third-party company that validates share ownership. Once your ownership is validated, you’ll be able to use your shares to vote - your vote weight is equivalent to the number of shares you have.
If you submit a question, your question will have an initial number of votes equivalent to your number of shares.
Top Questions
The current top questions are pretty interesting - and we’re excited to see the answers. Let’s take a look at what people have asked so far.
Here are the top ten questions currently:
Is Tesla still on track to deliver the more affordable model next year, as mentioned by Elon earlier, and how does it align with your AI and product roadmap?
When can we expect Tesla to give us the ~$25K, non-robotaxi, regular car model?
What is Tesla doing to alleviate long waiting times on service centers?
🚨Please provide an update on the Semi. What will the next stage of growth look like and when will FSD be ready?
What’s the plan for 2025?
Will Hardware 3 be capable of level 5 FSD?
Can we get more details surrounding the Robotaxi including how will Tesla deploy the fleet, will it start with Robotaxi than move onto a subscription model if you own your own Tesla
When will Optimus begin shipping?
If you find these questions interesting, tune in! If not, we’ll recap all the key points as usual.
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