Ahead of 2018, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his millions of Twitter followers for suggestions—and in the process, revealed updates to his electric vehicles, and a new truck concept in the works.
“Wanted again to send a note of deep gratitude to Tesla owners WW for taking a chance on a new company that all experts said would fail,” he wrote on Twitter Tuesday. “How can we improve further?”
Wanted again to send a note of deep gratitude to Tesla owners WW for taking a chance on a new company that all experts said would fail.
So much blood, sweat & tears from the Tesla team went into creating cars that you’d truly love. I hope you do.
How can we improve further?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
Musk revealed a pickup truck was in the works, to be launched after the Model Y crossover. Musk added it would be similar to a Ford F150, and include a “game changing” feature.
Musk also appeared to agree to a list of suggestions for his car models, including a rain sensor, sign recognition, and new ambient light settings.
Was gonna say we’ll do all but the last, but that last one sounds like good, cheesy fun:)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
Musk also said windshield wipers that change speed depending on the quantity of rain were on the way.
Coming very soon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 27, 2017
The Tesla CEO added that he would also allow customers to remotely turn on heated windows, seats, and steering wheels in the next update.
Should be in next update
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
Musk then agreed that the Model S browser was “terrible,” saying that major update to the browser were coming in a few months.
Yeah, it’s terrible. Had to upgrade old Linux OS and a bunch of drivers first. Major browser upgrades coming to all cars in a few months. Note, will be slower at first until code is optimized.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
Better navigation software is also in the works.
Vastly better maps/nav coming soon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
And the serial entrepreneur replied “done” to a request for car bluetooth that doesn’t have to automatically link to nearby phones.
Done
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
Finally, users also brought up Tesla’s pending Autopilot 2.0 feature, which Musk said was undergoing “exhaustive testing.”
Sorry for the delay. We have the most advanced AI neural net of any consumer product by far, so it’s going through exhaustive testing. The results are blowing me away though and I think you will have a similar experience.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
