Elon hints at adding Tesla’s lossless audio and AirPlay support

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Tesla may add Apple

May 31, 2022

Tesla May Add Apple's AirPlay Support (Mockup)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to Twitter user ShibaDoge (@JaconB1290H), who praised Tesla’s audio quality despite being limited to Bluetooth streaming.

He asked Elon if it was possible for Tesla to add Apple Airplay, which would enable lossless streaming. He also pointed out that Tesla vehicles already have the necessary hardware capability.

Musk responded that his audio engineering team will discuss the possibility of adding Apple AirPlay and lossless music support, as well as other auditory enhancements.

Musk also took the opportunity to highlight the incredible sound system on both the Tesla Model S and Model X.

Lossless music streaming is a premium option on certain platforms that allows you to listen to high-resolution audio files. High definition lossless audio means the music file hasn’t lost any audio quality due to compression methods.

Tesla currently supports TIDAL lossless audio, but is limited to downloaded songs over WiFi. More popular streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music also offer lossless streaming, but they’re not yet implemented in Teslas.

While Elon pointed out Airplay support, another possibility is that Tesla uses a different streaming protocol like Google Cast, which is used on various devices like Chromecast and many others.

This could be the case as Tesla has so far been reluctant to integrate Apple products such as Apple AirPlay or Apple Music into its vehicles.

AirPlay support could potentially bring additional video streaming options to Teslas, allowing you to stream videos straight from your phone to the car’s center display.

This could also be the start of closer collaboration between Tesla and Apple. If Tesla tries to add AirPlay support, will they also consider supporting other Apple services? Apple Music and CarPlay are among the most requested features in a Tesla.

Whichever direction Tesla is headed in, we may soon see improved streaming audio in Tesla vehicles.

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Tesla may soon be able to close your windows for you

Pooh. At that moment you look out and see the pouring rain flowing down the nearby window pane. You bite your lip as you remember leaving the windows of your Tesla open.

It was so hot… They had vented the windows via the Tesla app to keep your glass roof from irradiating your interior into molten lava. Now the rain must soak your interior and soak your seats and floor mats. A scramble to open the app brings a welcome surprise.

Somehow your Tesla knew to close its own windows. Has your car developed self-aware artificial intelligence? No, at least not yet.

Tesla gets a new helpful feature: automatic window closing with rain forecast.

As announced by Elon Musk on Twitter on May 30, 2022, Tesla now seems ready to link meteorological forecasts to car actions.

While weather-based actions have been part of API services like IFTTT, this is the first time Tesla plans to use weather data to trigger a car’s action.

Tesla seems to have invested heavily in weather forecasting lately, as evidenced by the use of weather data in the new range prediction models announced in the 2022.16 update.

The new energy consumption model takes forecast weather conditions into account when calculating range and energy consumption.

In addition, Chinese motorists receive air quality metrics in their status bar. However, these characteristics do not affect the condition of the car.

Tesla vehicles’ ability to automatically perform certain functions based on forecast weather certainly offers additional opportunities to leverage weather data.

The future use of weather data could theoretically involve automatically changing a driver’s acceleration mode to chill when snow and ice are forecast.

Or a Tesla equipped with a HEPA filter could activate Bioweapon Defense mode on orange air quality days to sort out pollen and other pollutants.

The possibilities of using weather data to change vehicle settings are seemingly endless.

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Tesla may soon support automatically applying the brakes when regeneration is limited

It’s difficult to pinpoint Tesla’s best feature or the one that has changed driving habits the most, but regenerative braking has to be high on the list for anyone who owns an electric vehicle.

After getting used to the system, the brake pedal becomes obsolete.

However, the piece of metal to the left of the accelerator pedal is quickly remembered in cold temperatures or when the battery is fully charged and regenerative braking is reduced or unavailable.

A feature in Tesla’s latest update (2022.16) appears to fix this issue by adding an option for the car to perform the same with or without regenerative braking.

When regenerative braking is reduced and the driver releases the accelerator pedal, the car automatically applies its normal brakes. This gives the driver a consistent driving experience whether regenerative braking is fully available or limited.

Regenerative braking is one of the most important factors that make electric vehicles so efficient. If the driver applies less pressure on the accelerator while driving, or almost takes their foot off the pedal to decelerate, most electric vehicles will slow down as if the brakes were applied, but they don’t.

This one-foot riding style saves the use of brake pads and sends a charge back to the battery, generating additional energy. Tesla believes this is such an important feature that it has made the most powerful regenerative braking mode the standard in 2020.

However, when the car is fully charged, the battery stops absorbing energy. It is also known that this system behaves differently in cold climates.

Thanks to the 2022.16 update, certain Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys will perform the same under these circumstances without the ability to engage regenerative braking.

In the release notes, Tesla stated, “Your car can now automatically apply normal braking for smooth deceleration when regenerative braking is limited due to battery temperature or state of charge.”

This feature only appears to be available on limited Model 3s and Model Ys, but it’s possible that Tesla will test the feature on very limited hardware before making it more widely available.

Understandably, flashing the brakes on can turn some drivers off without the driver explicitly stepping on the brake pedal, so Tesla made this feature optional.

If drivers want to become familiar with their brake pedal again, they don’t have to activate the new function; For those who do: Tap Controls > Pedals and Steering > Apply Brakes when regenerative braking is limited. Again, this is only available on select Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

There is no news on when it will be made more widely available.

Another change was made in the last over-the-air update, so subtle you might not have realized it was there.

After reading this you might want to check the top left corner of the display. There is a line just above the speedometer. You may have noticed it before and ignored it, but the line provides some valuable information.

The line is in the center when the car is not using or gaining energy, but turns black during acceleration and green during regenerative braking.

You’re not alone if you haven’t noticed or ignored it, as Tesla made the line thicker and more visible. This update is also only available for Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y.

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