Tesla had apologized for the excessively complex Model X SUV, saying that it had “hubris” and included that it was far too much brand-new innovation. A few of that brand-new tech was in the Falcon Wing doors, which have triggered no end of problem. The company even had to sue a supplier, Hoerbiger, over issues with the units. Tesla has a solution, however, and CEO Elon Musk guarantees that you will enjoy it.
Through a future over-the-air upgrade, Tesla is going to alter the method the falcon-wing doors work. Here’s what Musk informed the crowd at his automaker’s current yearly shareholder meeting:
“The software that controls the Model X and the operation of the doors has been incredibly difficult to refine. I think we’re almost there in making the doors useful. … I think with the software release that’s going out shortly and then the other one that’s going out in a month or so, I think finally we’ll be at a point where the doors will be better than normal doors as opposed to worse. … If you order a Model X now, or soon, trust me, you will love the doors, because the software will actually be right.”
Simply puts, Tesla made the deliveries of the Model X without getting the software right, as was obvious to anybody who owned one. A repair like this is late, however crucial for anyone who paid $100,000 or more for their fancy EV. The latest Model X software application upgrade changed the way the Summon feature works, lets the touch screen move the center seats, and enabled one button to close all the X’s open doors.