Discuss: Tesla Update 2023.38 Will Predict Supercharger Availability and Wait Times

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Tesla Update 2023.38 Will Predict Supercharger Availability and Wait Times

Tesla's 2023.38 update will include predictive Supercharger availabity and wait times. It also includes an update to the hazard lights after an accident and mor

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[PrescottAZRichard]

That's handy, how busy a SC is when you're arriving is better info than how busy it is while you're heading there for sure. Hope they take into account things like - holiday weekends that move every year. I guess that isn't very challenging for a biz like Tesla.

 

[RNHurt]

This is one of the things that other charger infrastructure companies can't (or won't) do. It really is a fundamental thing to be able to predict usage and re-route people to less busy locations - or at least warn them that there will be a wait.

The downside of this is it will become more and more valuable as other cars (VW, Ford, Rivian, etc.) adopt the NACS and flock to Superchargers.

 

[Not a Tesla App]

This is one of the things that other charger infrastructure companies can't (or won't) do. It really is a fundamental thing to be able to predict usage and re-route people to less busy locations - or at least warn them that there will be a wait.

The downside of this is it will become more and more valuable as other cars (VW, Ford, Rivian, etc.) adopt the NACS and flock to Superchargers.

Yep, agreed. Traditional automakers are dead in the water. There will come a point where they just won't be able to compete on feature-set or price. Tesla's real competition has yet to appear, but if it does, it will come from a software company that has a well established ecosystem.

 

[RNHurt]

Yep, agreed. Traditional automakers are dead in the water. There will come a point where they just won't be able to compete on feature-set or price. Tesla's real competition has yet to appear, but if it does, it will come from a software company that has a well established ecosystem.

Agreed! I was really hoping that Ford would be able to rise to the occasion but it looks like they are really struggling with EVs. It seemed like an electric F150 would be a slam dunk but they just haven't been able to pull it off.

My bet is that a new onslaught of Asian (Chinese, Korean, etc.) manufacturers will take the place of more traditional auto makers. It wouldn't surprise me to see them completely replace GM, Ford, Honda, Toyota, etc. by 2050. That said, I think specialty auto makers will always be around. Porsche, Ferrari, etc. will always have customers, no matter what they produce.