Tesla’s new Climate Menu revealed

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Tesla’s new, redesigned, and streamlined Climate Menu is getting its first looks after the automaker brought a new look to vehicles with a recent Software Update.

Earlier this month, we reported that Tesla was making a number of changes to its Climate Control settings. Along with a new feature that would calm the fan level while on the ‘Auto’ setting during a phone call to decrease ambient noise, Tesla’s release notes stated it would also roll out a new, redesigned Climate Control panel.

Some owners complained about the lack of ease there was when making adjustments to the vehicle’s temperature or airflow, which enticed Tesla to make some changes.

We are now getting our first looks at the new design (h/t Not a Tesla App):

Tesla’s Old Climate Control Panel

Tesla’s New Climate Control Panel

The new icons are definitely more subdued and could cause less havoc among drivers who want to change the settings of their interior climate.

It is definitely less busy than the previous design, and it is undoubtedly streamlined. It seems this will absolutely be a very welcomed appearance for some drivers, but others may feel the older design is simply easier to navigate due to the large, bold buttons.

Nevertheless, Tesla’s minimalistic design is coming to the forefront here. Just as it has streamlined vehicle interiors, most recently with the new Model 3 “Highland” and even the Cybertruck, Tesla is looking to make things as simple as possible to navigate, which seems to have worked based on the new appearance that is shown here.

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Tesla Actual Smart Summon set for release with FSD 12.5.x: Musk

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently provided an update on the upcoming rollout of Actual Smart Summon (ASS), a feature that has been teased for a rather long time. As per the CEO, Actual Smart Summon will be bundled in FSD V12.5.x releases. 

Tesla has started the rollout of FSD V12.5 to consumers, and so far, the update has been receiving positive reactions from both new and veteran testers alike. Even some of FSD’s harshest critics on social media have admitted that the FSD V12.5 update represents a notable step forward in the advanced driver-assist system’s real-world performance. 

Amidst videos of FSD V12.5 navigating tricky situations and operating smoothly like a human driver, Tesla Machine Learning Scientist Tony Duan stated in a post on social media platform X that the V12.5 update was the result of many late nights from the Tesla team. 

“Lots of hard work and many late nights went into the making of FSD 12.5, from across the team. Many ideas were simplified and re-worked from first principles. Hope everyone has a chance to try it out. It’s a release we’re proud of,” the Tesla ML Scientist wrote. 

The Tesla ML Scientist’s post received quite a lot of traction, with some EV community members asking about upcoming features that are yet to be released to consumers. These include Actual Smart Summon, which is expected to give Teslas the ability to smoothly unpark, navigate a parking lot, and pick up their passengers without a person in the driver’s seat. As per Musk in a post on X, Actual Smart Summon will be bundled with the FSD V12.5.x, which is expected to be released next month. 

“Yes. Technically ASS is separate code, but it will be bundled with 12.5.x next month,” Musk wrote in his post on X. 

If Tesla is able to release Actual Smart Summon next month, FSD users will likely turn their attention to the release of Banish, which is expected to give Teslas the ability to park themselves without a person in the driver’s seat. With Actual Smart Summon, Banish, and FSD V12.5.x, Tesla really does seem to be closing in on Elon Musk’s Robotaxi aspirations. 

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Tesla’s next North American Gigafactory ‘paused’ as U.S. election nears

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Tesla’s next North American Gigafactory location, which was set to be built in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been paused, the automaker said during its Q2 Earnings Call yesterday, as the U.S. Presidential Election nears.

The decision comes as former President Donald Trump is gaining momentum as election season nears, and his policies would place tariffs on cars built in Mexico and sent to the U.S.

CEO Elon Musk, who has said he is fully supportive of Trump and will vote for him in the next election, confirmed during the Q2 Earnings Call that plans for Gigafactory Mexico are currently on hold:

“We’re currently on pause on Giga Mexico. I think we need to see just where things stand after the election…Trump has said that he will put heavy tariffs on vehicles produced in Mexico, so it doesn’t make sense to invest a lot in Mexico if that is going to be the case. So we will kind of need to see how things play out politically.”

Tesla Giga Mexico projected to result in job boom for Nuevo Leon

Musk and Tesla confirmed that they would increase manufacturing rates at their two current U.S. plants to enable sequential growth over the next few years and keep up withe demand.

These factories are located in Fremont, California, and Austin, Texas.

Musk detailed the plans during the Earnings Call:

“We are increasing capacity at our existing factories quite significantly, and I should say that the Robotaxi will get produced here at our headquarters at Giga Texas, as will Optimus towards the end of next year for Optimus production version two; the high-volume version of Optimus will also be produced here in Texas.”

Trump’s campaign relies heavily on the prioritization of U.S. manufacturing and the purchase of U.S.-built products. He also believes the EV sales goals need to be put to the side, allowing consumers to choose what powertrains they prefer instead of being incentivized by subsidies and tax breaks.

Musk also said during the call that a Trump presidency could be “devastation” to competitors but would not impact Tesla as negatively.

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