Tesla hacker @greentheonly has found a number of exciting updates before they’ve appeared publicly, all by digging into a Tesla vehicle’s internal source code for new changes and old departures.
On Thursday, Green shared a number of new features discovered in the source code of Tesla’s recent 2021.12.25 software update, including a ton of rewritten UI and new UI assets, which Green calls “spillover from the S/X refresh cars, including their 3D models.”
Among the features discovered, Green also found that Tesla may be preparing to offer upgrade features straight from the vehicle itself for things like Full Self-Driving (FSD), Basic Autopilot (BAP), and Enhanced Autopilot (EAP), among others still.
2021.12.25
In-car purchases(EAP/FSD/rear-heated seats/…") – not yet showing in ui yet
Rewritten UI and tons of new UI assets as a spillover from the S/X refresh cars including their 3D models.
I am still checking those and might add interesting tidbits later.— green (@greentheonly) July 16, 2021
In addition to the software upgrade capabilities to be added, Tesla has also added support for a number of new languages which include Russian, Hindi, Greek, Croatian and Finnish.
New Languages: Russian, Hindi, Greek, Croatian, Finnish (only last two in changelog but all 5 present, here's a Russian UI as the example) pic.twitter.com/HPibif8tmr
— green (@greentheonly) July 16, 2021
Green also mentions, “Autoraise suspension on rough terrain”, while adding “some cars get cold battery performance improvements,” without mentioning which vehicles.
Also the 2021 Model 3 Performance on 19-inch wheels “got a battery range display improvement.”
Tesla’s Toybox access in Hong Kong has been removed due to government regulations says Green, while he also mentions “Powerwall coordination”.
Autoraise suspension on rough terrain
Some cars get cold battery performance improvements
Perf 2021 Model3 on 19" wheels got a battery range display improvement.
Removed toybox access in HongKong due to Gov regulations.
Powerwall coordination pic.twitter.com/i9y770v6RO— green (@greentheonly) July 16, 2021
Green’s update also included that there is a new billing protocol when connected for Fast-Chargers and for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), though Green reports not knowing which they are.
The hacker also notes the auto shifter for the Model S Plaid is also within code, currently only built to shift out of park in a beta format, and “does not appear to be neural network based”. Tesla has previously said auto shift is supposed to ‘learn’ your driving habits in the Model S refresh.
The update also includes information about high bitrate media from USB, with 320 kbps mp3 in relation.
The recent thread from Green also includes information about a pre-service “vehicle self-test mode,” playback duration limited of some sort, a Romanian manual, and new sounds for shifting into forward, reverse, and park – among a slew of other interesting tidbits.
