2013 Tesla Model S Long-Term Road Test

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2013 Tesla Model S Long-Term Road Test

Navigation outage in the long-term 2013 Tesla Model S.

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quadricycle

Purely web-based? They really should have layered Google Earth onto a GPS based system... That really wouldn't be effective where I live, considering we had enough trouble getting internet for the house, and even mobile phone signal is spotty.

throwback

Are the other screen functions usable? I did not realize the maps were purely web based. I guess they don't plan to sell many cars in rural areas with poor cell service.

stovt001_

I'm guessing an electric car is always going to be a hard sell in rural areas that also have poor cell service. If you don't get cell reception, there probably isn't a supercharger nearby either.

agentorange

If this is Web based and relying on cell signals, don't try this in large chunks of Nevada.

mtakahashi_

UPDATE: Yes, the navigation is indeed working at full strength. It seems as though the internet anomaly is the most plausible explanation for the outage.

tokyorush

It is indeed web based. I've had this happen a few times as well in poor cell coverage areas. Personally, I can't wait until they have the wifi capability working so I tether to my phone's 4G instead of the built in 3G.

tokyorush

I should say that it is GPS and web. The problem is that the map itself is web based instead of on a DVD like my old Buick. The problem with the Buick's system, of course, is that it is slow and gets out of date.

mfennell

@tokyo: I believe I read that the inset that displays on the dashboard is a traditional system that doesn't require a web link. Does that sound about right?

mayhemm

If you have the tech package, the turn-by-turn display on the instrument cluster should work as long as you have a GPS signal. The map on the main display may be web-based.

I hope they add 4G support by the time I get my car next year, as we too have large areas with no cell coverage.