Tesla To Push Out Free Software Upgrades To All Model-S Owners

Tesla Motors, caught in a lull between product launches, is going to try to keep the Model S electric car feeling fresh by improving upon it, CEO Elon Musk says.

Best of all for some current owners, some of the improvements will just show up without any effort on their part.

Tesla plans to automatically push software to the Model S fleet that will help the car learn the driver's habits and adjust to them. The navigation system will offer directions to locations that steer around traffic jams. Drivers will be able to name their car in the mobile app.

"There aren't many products that give people joy, and we want this to be one of those products," Musk told his shareholders at the annual meeting last week.

vdiv - 6/9/2014 4:42:59 PM

+1 Boost

Plans to?! Tesla has been doing this with the Model S for over 18 months now and with the Roadster for years.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1092515_tesla-model-s-electric-car-software-updates-since-2012

It is really a paradigm change in that regard as other car makers are very reticent in providing retroactive upgrades or even fixes. Tesla doesn't stop with the software, many hardware upgrades have been made available as well (most at a cost).