Feature requests for Semi
Brakes that don‘t need to be used
Normally it is not necessary to use the brakes or only for the last few meters to a full stop. The problem is, the the brakes corrode, begin to squeak and the contact parttern gets worse. The only way to prevent this, is to brake. Even it is not necessary - totally insane...
Dim the display brightness when driving through a dark tunnel.
When driving through a tunnel, the head lights turn on automatically because it gets dark. The transition from bright sunlight to dark tunnel should also reduce the brightness of the display or otherwise switch it to night mode.
Send DashCam video to police with 911 call.
Would like to see an enhanced police notification ability where users could quickly submit a real-time summary complaint of dangerous road conditions and/or drivers. The car would text a summary of the complaint to 911 dispatch that includes current GPS location and cell phone owner name & n
Detect driver presence by touch or camera for autopilot check
If the autopilot is enabled the driver has to move the steering wheel slightly to show that he is still present. This is super annoying and outdated. I think it is even dangerous to move the steering wheel because it might disable the autopilot and change driving directions i.e.
Show Parking lines when pulling into a parking spot on the screen
Ever wonder if you are in the parking lines? Well we should be able to see it on the screen if we are in the middle or over the line. This is anytime we are in a parking lot and pulling forward or backwards into a spot.
Day Time Running Tail Lights
In Tesla’s today, the day time running lights turn on the headlights but not the tail lights, thus only providing additional visibility for oncoming vehicles and pedestrians. By also turning on tail lights, Tesla’s would have improved visibility from behind during the day but more i
Rear-End Collision–Warning System (Brake Lights)
Similar to the forward collision warning for the driver, the rear-end collision warning system would be for the driver of the following vehicle that is approaching too rapidly. The enhancement request would enable Tesla vehicles to flash the brake lights or center high-mounted
Rear automatic braking
Detects a potential collision while a car is moving in reverse and automatically applies the brakes to avoid or lessen the severity of an impact. Some systems include pedestrian or other object detection.
Speed limit change notification
An audible warning when the speed limit changes. There are many places with small towns that suddenly change the speed limit to 25 MPH, it would be nice if the car gave an audible warning when the speed limit changed. Same when the speed limit increases as you leave town.
Tesla Sentry Mode export option to our phones
We have the option to save clips on honk. It should be great to be able to auto export few seconds before and after that honk to the phone already in the car. We already have a phone in the car with a Tesla App running and BT connected.
Automatically brake for an emergency - before hitting something when backing up and before collision
When driving without autopilot on, the car knows when you are about to hit something and should automatically apply the brakes to avoid hitting something in front or backing into something behind you. Infinity has this feature and will automatically stop before backing into the garage or pedest
iHeart radio app
Not all stations are on TuneIn. There are many that are not and several I listen to are only broadcast or on iHeart Radio. Now that I have the MCU Infotainment upgrade I have lost both my FM and Satellite radios and playing through my phone is cumbersome.
Allow for driver registration of which profile drove when where (to aid to distribute speed / park tickets with multiple drivers in family)
Request to allow to turn on a feature to have profile registration of who drove when where. All information should be available already. Motivation to request is that with multiple drivers in a family it can serve as help to distribute parking & traffic fines to the right driver.
Autopilot: Proactive speed adjustment
Using the Autopilots automatic speed adjustment the actual adjustment of the speed appears way too late (50-100 meters or 5-10 seconds after the speed sign). Therefore an intervention from the driver is neccessary every time to adjust the speed manually.
Software Update - Use Tesla App when connected to Wi-Fi, away from the car.
Like many, I don't have WiFi available where the car is parked.
I think a good option would be to allow the Tesla phone app to download the update over WiFi (onto the phone's storage) and then transfer it to the car when it's convenient to do so (via USB or WiFi Hotspot?).
Allow Video playback from USB or iphone
The car already supports video playback from Sentry, so enabling mp4 video playback from USB would be great. I have some kids shows that I can store on my USB disk for the kids to watch. This worked great in our Infinity with built in screens.
Practice driving mode
My kids is about to start practicing driving. And I great feature would be a mode in the car for that purpose. The car is more helping and supporting. Explaining. Little bit educational teacher supporting the newbie driver and the parent.
Navigation Details
The same way on a tesla web and some other 3rd apps we can see or select the link for a supercharger and see the restaurants and amenities on an specific charger the tesla navigation system should have a (+) or drop down menu with that information.
Additional features for premium connectivity
Additional features for premium connectivity
Interesting and useful if with the premium connectivity you can make with the Tesla network a Hot Spot (very useful in Europe because of the expensive roaming) and that also the LTE you can download the SW and Maps.... updates.
Allow use of FIDO USB/Bluetooth tokens in browser
Currently the browser can not access any plugged in USB FIDO keys, or bluetooth keys.
Please allow it, i can not sign into my google account for youtube because of https://landing.google.com/advancedprotection/
A feature where the car is kept above freezing
We all know how it feels to come out to your car when it's frozen outside, teslas allow you to start warming up and then come out later, after it's heated a bit, but what if it could just, stay above a set point at all times, like 5°C (not do anything if higher).
Allow state of audio panel to be maintained between driving sessions.
It is very annoying that every time the vehicle powers up, the audio panel is displayed. While my personal preference is to NOT show the panel on power-on, I also expect that there are many drivers out there who like this feature.
Can a setting be added to either:
Disable open door button when alarm sets off
When the car is in locked mode, the open door button should be disable. If someone breaks the glass and sets off the alarm, the car should disable to open door button to prevent intruder to get in the car or at least make them much harder to get in.
Turn off auto-wipers in winter to avoid damage when wipers frozen
Found this as a tip for driving the Tesla during winter. Would imagine this is easily implemented as a feature.