One of the things that separate the Model 3 and Model Y from their bigger siblings is the adaptive air suspension.
The ride with an air suspension is much smoother than a traditional spring-based suspension. Tesla offers some excellent features to adjust the newer adaptive air suspension that allows you to customize your ride.
The Model S and Model X have a separate menu under Controls specifically for suspension settings. The 'Suspension' section allows you to view detailed metrics about your suspension, such as ride height, compression, rebound, and body acceleration. You can even view it all in real-time while driving the car.
Furthermore, you can tweak the vehicle's ride height from four pre-defined levels. You can adjust the vehicle's ride height from as low as 6.1 inches, all the way up to 8.9 inches.
You can also individually adjust the ride comfort and the handling of the vehicle.
Similar to Tesla's location-based auto-folding mirrors, you can also have your vehicle remember the ride height at a given location. The vehicle will then automatically raise or lower its suspension to your predefined height when you're arriving at that location.
Tesla lets you fine-tune your air suspension
This is useful when entering or leaving steep driveways that may cause the vehicle to rub against the pavement.
Adjusting Tesla's Air Suspension
Overall, the adaptive air suspension is a great feature, but it looks like it may be getting even better in the future.
Twitter user BLKMDL3 recently asked Elon to further improve the Model S suspension by automatically raising the car's height if a dip is detected in the road ahead.
Elon responded with a simple, "Yeah," as he traditionally has, but what makes this especially interesting is Tesla's recent look into terrain recognition.
In addition to detecting road edges among many other objects, Tesla hacker @GreenTheOnly has now found references in the firmware that Tesla is starting to detect elevation changes as well, which would be necessary to properly solve full self-driving.
So now when you tie BLKMDL3's request with Elon's response and the fact that Tesla is starting to detect elevation change in the road, it starts to paint a clearer picture.
If Tesla is soon able to detect visual changes in elevation then it's probable that Tesla will adjust the car's ride height when major elevation changes are detected.
After a post on X, Tesla has confirmed that it recently exported its 1 millionth car from Giga Shanghai. That’s a massive number of vehicles from a factory that only opened in December 2019.
Since Q3 2021, Giga Shanghai has been responsible for producing over 50% of global EV production – with the single exception of Q2 2022 – where production fell to about 40% while the factory was retooling. That’s a jaw-dropping figure for a single factory.
1 Million Exports
Giga Shanghai produces Teslas for practically the entire world, including the European, Australian, Chinese, and other Southeast Asian markets. For now, it also produces cars for Canada; however, an upcoming tariff could change this.
Giga Shanghai also celebrated the shipping of 100,000 vehicles to Australia with the 1 million vehicles exported mark. While the majority of vehicles end up in Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia are still massive markets for Tesla.
Going forward, Giga Shanghai, with its continued expansions, will be at or above 1 million vehicles produced per year. A good chunk of these vehicles stay within China, while the rest are exported. Tesla sells on average 40 to 80,000 cars per month in China, depending on the season, with an average of 90,000 cars produced per month in 2024 so far.
Automated Production
This is all thanks to Giga Shanghai’s 95% automated production line. Giga Shanghai is likely one of the most automated and advanced factories in the world, a testament to Tesla’s manufacturing and engineering expertise. Giga Shanghai produces one vehicle every 40 seconds.
We’re looking forward to seeing how Tesla’s expansions and factory innovations continue in the coming months and years.
Giga Shanghai operates a 95% automated production line, enabling a cycle time of less than 40 seconds! From taking 2.5 years for the first million cars to be produced, the second million was done in just 12 months 🚘🪄 pic.twitter.com/IF1w27AFPr
Tesla’s last app update, version 4.37.1, introduces support for critical alerts on the iPhone. These alerts are designed for emergency situations and will override standard notification settings, including the mute switch, Focus modes, and Do Not Disturb. This ensures that owners are notified when immediate action is required, even if their phone is set to silent.
How to Enable Critical Alerts
Activate Dog Mode: Open the Tesla app and turn on Dog Mode.
Main App Screen: After activating Dog Mode, go back to the main section of the app.
Enable Critical Alerts: A new option called Critical Alerts will appear under Live Camera and the quick action icons (Tip: You can add up to 5 quick actions). It’ll state, “Grant permissions to receive critical notifications.” Tap it, and you’ll see a system dialog asking for permission to allow critical alerts for the Tesla app.
Confirm Permission: Choose to allow the Tesla app to send critical notifications, which will grant the app special privileges for sending urgent alerts.
This new feature is likely intended for situations where Dog Mode needs to be turned off unexpectedly. For example, if the vehicle’s battery drops below 20% or if the temperature inside the cabin rises or falls drastically outside of your set temperature, the Tesla app is expected to send a critical alert to the owner, ensuring they are informed right away.
What Are Critical Alerts?
Critical Alerts are a type of iOS notification available only to approved apps, which must meet specific criteria set by Apple. These alerts are designed to be used in emergencies and bypass all standard notification restrictions. This means that regardless of whether your phone is silenced or in Do Not Disturb mode, the alert will play a sound and appear prominently.
By adding support for Critical Alerts, Tesla is prioritizing the safety of pets who may be left inside the vehicle with the expectation that Dog Mode will keep conditions safe. This change makes the app more reliable for alerting owners when immediate attention is needed, ensuring they are always kept informed—even when their phone’s settings would typically prevent other notifications from coming through.
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