When Do I Get Model 3 Software Update 2018.18.3

Tesla appear some changes to the Model 3 and Model Y last month with the switch to the 2022 model twelvemonth, including some pocket-size updates to the naming convention of their vehicles.

Forth with updating the RWD Model 3 to include lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, Tesla included a number of other meaning, and not then significant changes in the model twelvemonth update.

The information was uncovered by tff-forum user Julien, a Model 3 owner in Germany, who discovered a full list of 29 changes published from testing in the Netherlands last month.

The list includes some things nosotros already knew about similar the new AMD Ryzen processor, 12V Li-Ion battery, and total acoustic glass.

In that location are however several other pregnant and important updates listed, some of which we don't yet know how they volition be implemented.

Model Y In-Cabin Radar

One of those is the addition of an "in-cabin radar" for the Model Y.

Earlier this yr Tesla was granted approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to install millimeter-moving ridge sensors in their cars.

Based on documents from the FCC, the radar sensors would be able to find children who accept been left behind in the automobile. Additionally, they would ameliorate theft prevention systems past having a vi-foot security range outside their vehicles and by detecting broken windows and vehicle intrusions.

Could Tesla be adding this applied science in the 2022 model year?

User Interface (UI) Update

Some other modify that will likely make many owners happy is an update to the user interface (UI), which the document says will exist based on the new UI seen in the Model Due south and Model X refresh.

New Connectivity Carte du jour

Another interesting addition is a "new connectivity card". In a contempo software update, Tesla began listing the "modem capabilities" of their cars as being "2G/3G/4G" uniform.

Is Tesla installing 5G capability?

Upgrades to Model three Performance Brakes

The listing besides details several changes to the Model 3 Performance brakes, including new pads, a new version of the restriction discs, and updated brake pad friction fabric.

One other change that stood out is the improver of a "super horn", which is described as a 3-in-1 horn, alarm, and loudspeaker.

Given these changes were published in kingdom of the netherlands, and some mention Giga Berlin and Europe specifically, several of these might be released first from Tesla's newest manufactory.

Still since the list also includes Model 3 changes, many of these are probably already implemented at Giga Shanghai.

The full list of changes is below.