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Tesla has always made a lot of the quality and dynamism of their media control unit, or MCU, otherwise known as the large and dominating touchscreen that so fills Tesla cars’ interiors. The “small” units are 15 inches in size, and the larger ones 17 inches. Tesla moved all the main functions of their vehicles … Read more
Whether you’re a long time reader of Jalopnik, or you’ve only seen a few of their articles, it’s hard to ignore the fact that Jalopnik are often critical of Tesla. For example, they recently reported on Elon Musk’s tongue-in-cheek Tweet about Putin (where Musk challenged him to a fight). Whilst this was clearly a joke, … Read more
As if glitching screens on older Tesla models between 2014 and 2018 wasn’t enough, even the very latest Teslas that have been “upgraded” with MCU2 and received the latest system patches and updates are said to be still experiencing serious issues. The most serious screen issue is referred to as the “Black Screen of Death,” … Read more
Over the years, some Tesla users have reported problems with their main touchscreen whilst they’re out on the road. The screen might freeze up, become unresponsive, go black or just generally exhibit that kind of buggy behavior that’s cause for concern in technology. If our home computer or tablet shows this kind of bug, what … Read more
One of the top technologies championed by EV users in recent years has been that of so-called “one-pedal driving.” Nissan was the first to make this into a mainstream technology with their e-pedal, and it has since been integrated in some form into just about every EV on the market. One OEM that has done … Read more
When you go to custom order a Tesla, let’s say the best-selling Model 3, you get a number of choices when building your car. One choice that’s presented is the choice of interior upholstery. The standard offering is all-black. For many, that’s a natural choice for a number of reasons: Black is the new black … Read more
Is there anything quite so annoying as a computer screen that continuously displays the same inexplicable and apparently unfixable error message? Back in the 1990s, we were a generation of computer pirates whose PCs were “performing an illegal operation” and being shut down; and now in the age of the electric car, we have infotainment … Read more
Window tinting is one of the simplest and most popular methods used to modify vehicles. Not only does it help to enhance the exterior aesthetics of the vehicle, but also provides additional privacy for passengers, and adds numerous protection benefits. If window tinting is such a popular mod and brings so much benefit? Why aren’t … Read more
Hey, Tesla owners, have you ever noticed that when you turn on your infotainment screen, there’s a strange kind of yellow tint around the screen border? The first time you saw it, you might have tried to clean it off, but then been a bit horrified when you discovered that you can’t clean it off. … Read more
Tesla and its founder are big fans of showing off their technology and innovations to others. They’re quite like Apple back in the days of Steve Jobs who just couldn’t wait to show you that mouse or those cool click-on icons he’d apparently invented and added to his new personal computer. In fact, Steve Jobs … Read more