Tesla Navigation adds two features to make finding points of interest easier

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Tesla is adding two new features to its Navigation to make finding points of interest easier than ever.

Tesla Navigation gets as many updates and improvements as just about anything in the company’s tech lineup. Earlier this week, we reported on the inclusion of more accurate construction areas on your route.

It now uses icons instead of just showing a slowdown in the Live Traffic Visualization feature, which is included with a Premium Connectivity subscription.

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However, there are also two other features coming to the Navigation in your Tesla vehicle with Update 2024.32. One will help you find a familiar place by using predictive text, keeping your eyes on the road, and helping find your route quicker. The other will help you find places in an unfamiliar area.

Predictive Text for Navigation

According to Not a Tesla App, Tesla will add Predictive Text to its in-car navigation, which will suggest locations or points of interest based on what has already been typed in.

Predictive text will undoubtedly help find a restaurant, park, or other point of interest much faster, especially as it will suggest things that are in the general vicinity of the vehicle’s location.

Search This Area

A very useful feature on Google Maps, Tesla is adding a “Search This Area” navigation function to the map.

When looking for something in a new area, this is a great feature. I have used it when I am in an area that I am unfamiliar with but need a place to eat.

This will allow the user to zoom in or out as far as what is reasonable for them, and it will automatically show points of interest.

These features will be released soon, and are being tested internally.

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Tesla launches integration with DIMO connected car app

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Tesla has launched the capability for direct integration with DIMO, a decentralized connected car app that lets users connect to networks like vehicle fleets and earn rewards.

DIMO announced the direct integration with Tesla’s vehicles in a press release on Tuesday, set to let Tesla owners manage permissions with their data, connect to vehicle fleet networks, and earn rewards directly through the app. Tesla is the first major automaker to enable such an integration, and the company already has 20,000 Tesla vehicles and a total of 109,000 vehicles integrated with the DIMO platform.

“Where many automakers struggle with issues of security, privacy, and openness, Tesla continues to lead the way by officially supporting robust connections with open mobility platforms,” DIMO writes in the release. “Tesla drivers will now be able to seamlessly manage their connection to DIMO via their Tesla app or infotainment system and continue earning rewards for simply having their vehicle connected to the network.”

To sign up, Tesla owners simply need to download the DIMO app and connect their vehicles to the network here, where they can toggle data permissions and earn money for staying connected. You can learn more about the program on DIMO’s website here.

Tesla vehicles that are already on the DIMO platform will need to upgrade their connection by October 31. The connected car app developer notes that the deal will offer owners “fine-grained permission control,” along with access to advanced widgets for car health, and additional capabilities such as remotely unlocking the trunk, opening the doors, and more.

“The connected car experience will be as personalized as your phone,” explained DIMO Co-Founder Alex Rauwitz in a post on X. “Lot’s of companies trying to make that happen, only one project aiming to do it decentralized.”

Tesla adopting direct integration with the platform is also a huge step, as other automakers could follow in opening up their codebases for integration with third-party platforms like DIMO.

In a conversation with Teslarati in June, fellow DIMO Co-Founder explained how the app adds additional layers for vehicle owners in controlling their own data, even with regards to competition in the used auto market.

“You really want to be in a situation where, if you control your data, not only can you in some cases monetize that, but if you’re bringing that data to a transaction with an insurance company, or with the used car market, to these really big transactions that people make all the time, you’re gonna get a better deal most of the time,” Chatham explained. “And you can at least choose whether you’re going to include that data in the deal or not.”

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Tesla gets $133M Megapack deal to double Queensland battery size

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Tesla has gained another Megapack contract in Australia, coming as the latest of the company’s commitments to build new energy storage sites and expand existing ones.

The contract will oversee the expansion of the recently finished Western Downs battery in Queensland, Australia, increase the energy storage site’s size to 540 MW / 1,080 MWh, as detailed in a report from Renew Economy. In total, Tesla will provide 140 Megapack units for the project, expected to be valued at about $133 million, while developers expect the second stage of the project to be operational by 2026.

The site is being operated by French renewables company Neoen, which signed a 10-year contract with AGL Energy, which is the country’s largest coal generator. The contract signs into place the addition of Megapack power from Tesla, and it will expand what is Queensland’s largest battery project—for now, at least.

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“The ability to virtually charge and dispatch this battery increases the number of tools we can use to support our customers’ needs while also supporting electricity supply into the grid,” said AGL COO Markus Brokhof in a statement. “Virtual battery agreements provide flexibility within our firming portfolio without the requirement to build, operate, and maintain the physical battery.”

Neoen CEO Xavier Barbaro has also highlighted the company’s hand in several recent battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Australia.

“Neoen is proud to have developed the ‘virtual battery’ offer in Australia, providing a bespoke, smart, value-added product that meets the increasing needs of our customers,” Barbaro said. “Over the past seven years, Neoen has been a leading player in storage in Australia and around the world, and we will continue to design and deliver integrated solutions to accelerate the energy transition.”

Neoen now has as much as 1,925 MW / 4,709 MWh of energy storage capacity either in operation or under construction in Australia.

Despite the Western Downs site currently being the Australian state’s largest battery project, an additional expansion at the state’s Stanwell battery is expected to increase the existing energy storage system to 300MW/1,200MWh to become the state’s biggest. That expansion also gained a $448.2 million investment from the state’s government, and it’s being constructed near a coal plant that’s slated to close.

Tesla also has a large number of other Megapack projects throughout Australia, including those in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, and other states, still.

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