CTesla just pushed new Full Self-Driving software to older Model S and X cars. And the first owners are noticing what didn't make it.
MFull Self-Driving? On a 2020 Model X? I thought those older Intel cars were left behind.
CThey weren't left behind—they got the new lightweight version. But not all of it.
MWhat's missing?
CA Tesla owner named Badran Mosleh posted his first drive.
CHe shifts into drive, hits the button to engage. It still won't start from park like his Model Y.
MSo the new software still needs a manual tap to go? That's not seamless.
CIt's a 2020 vehicle with Intel hardware. The fact it got the update at all is surprising.
MTimely, yes. Generous? I'm not sure.
MTesla hasn't said if parking, reversing, or Smart Summon will ever come.
COwners say it's a huge improvement over the last version. Smooth speed control, less nagging.
MBut the dashboard has a streak counter? Like a video game score for not touching the wheel?
CThat's the part I like. Gamifying driver attention.
MIt's a supervised system. Stop touching the wheel and the streak ends. That's the point.
CRight. And the feature gap is the real story.
COlder Model S and X owners paid for Full Self-Driving, but they're not getting the same features as a Model Y.
MThat's exactly my problem! Tesla sold full self-driving capability for years on those cars.
MNow the software arrives with a smaller menu, and no promise of the missing stuff.
COh, come on. The Intel chip is older and slower. You want features the hardware can't run?
MThey didn't tell buyers that when they paid for the package. That's a consumer issue.
CThey also didn't know what the software would become. It's not fraud—it's hardware limits.
MI didn't say fraud. I said a missing promise. And a streak counter doesn't make up for no Smart Summon.
CI'd rather have a safe, improved version than a buggy full feature set.
MYou might. But if my Model S can't park itself while a Model 3 can, I'd be annoyed.
CTeslanewswire reports the same update carries a newer build for latest hardware plus automatic collision evasion.
CNone of that runs on Intel computers.
MSo they quietly segmented the fleet. New cars get more; old cars get a lite version.
CEvery car company does this with hardware generations. Your phone from five years ago misses features too.
MPhones don't promise Full Self-Driving as a paid option.
CTesla calls it Supervised now! They've walked back the name because of cases like this.
MSo now the name is honest. The feature gap? Still not explained.
CTeslascope called it a vast improvement over the old version. I'll take that as a win for older cars.
MA win with an asterisk. And owners are still waiting for Tesla to say what's coming.
CFine. If I owned a 2020 Model X, I'd want a clearer roadmap. But I'd still install it.
MOf course you'd install it. That doesn't mean we can't call out the gaps.
CDifferent world entirely: Ford has restarted manufacturing in India, and the Endeavour rumors are back.
MThat SUV has a cult following. People still argue about Endeavour versus Fortuner.
CA post from Kabir Mehrotra asks if you'd choose the Endeavour over the Toyota Fortuner if Ford brought it back.
MHere's the correction: Ford hasn't confirmed a domestic car launch timeline. No Endeavour comeback announcement.
CI know. But the manufacturing revival is real. That's the first step.
MIt's a step. It's also an old playbook—restart a plant, stir comeback rumors, don't confirm a car.
CThe Endeavour was the one genuinely good Ford for Indian roads. If they build it there again, it's a real rival.
MUnless they price it like a luxury import and lose to Toyota again. Ford left for a reason.
CThey left because they stopped making money. Building locally could fix exactly that.
MCould. But until Ford confirms it, we're arguing about a rumor on X.
CThat's the joy of car rumors.
MIf it comes back, I want the diesel. You can keep the electric version.
CYou say that now. An Endeavour EV would outsell the diesel in three years.
MOh, here we go—
CNo, really. India's electric SUV market is waking up. Ford would be late, but not too late.
MExcept there is no Endeavour EV. There is no Endeavour at all. This is a tweet with question marks.
CAnd yet we argued for fifteen lines. That's car culture for you.
MIf Ford announces it, we'll do a real segment. Until then, it's a rumor with a factory attached.