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How will Tesla change with software updates? Blind spot confirmation, performance improvement, car dance, dog mode

Blind spots on the sides can be checked in the video. Safety update for Model 3s without blind spot indicators in side mirrors

Tesla is described as "a car like an iPhone with tires". Junichiro Yamazaki, a writer in the IT and business fields, will report on this car from the future in a serial format from the perspective of a digital gadget and sometimes a family car. A message is displayed for passers-by. This is also a technique that can be achieved with a large 15-inch screen. Four months have passed since the Tesla Model 3 was delivered, and it runs comfortably every day as a vehicle for our family without any trouble. In December and January, electricity consumption, not fuel consumption, deteriorated by about 20%. There are two factors. One is that the temperature has dropped. The second reason is that I am refraining from going out on expressways. As was the case with the previous car (gasoline car), if the ratio of driving only short distances for shopping or running errands increases, the electricity cost will worsen. Let's talk about Tesla's software update this time. The first major software update after delivery came to Model 3 via OTA (over-the-air). This will be the 6th update since the car was delivered in September 2021. Until now, the changes were mostly minor, but this time, the UI and layout of the touch screen have changed significantly. Looking at the Tesla community such as SNS, there are pros and cons about changing the UI. This is probably because there are functions that can be called up with one tap from the top screen until now, but there are functions that require more effort to access, such as diving one level down. For example, due to my living environment, when I leave and when I return home, I change the "driver profile" that memorizes the position of the seat and the rearview mirror multiple times. This is because you need to turn your side mirrors down to see the curb. Previously, you could change from the top screen with two taps, but the hierarchy has been lowered and the position of the icon has also changed. Until I got used to it, I looked for it, saying, "Where is it?" On the other hand, an app launcher has been added at the bottom of the screen, making it possible to customize the screen. There are many convenient parts, such as being able to call up frequently used functions with a single tap. Opinions may differ depending on the person whether this UI change is worse or better, but since changing the access line to each function is a matter of getting used to it, I welcome the overall improvement in convenience. I'm here.

How will Tesla change with the software update? Blind spot confirmation, performance improvement, car dance, dog mode