Tesla —What’s Missing?

Some design ideas to enhance Tesla’s driver experience. Comments and suggestions are welcome!

We’re down to 5 items:

1. Display a quick summary on the weather (in addition to showing the current temperature), e.g.: Rain will start in 60 mins, or No precipitation for next 2 hours. This will be valuable when driving to play outdoors tennis/pickleball, going for a bike ride or a hike.
2. A capability to sign out a Tesla account from all mobile devices. Currently there is no way to disconnect devices previously connected to the car. Changing credentials (user ID/email address and password) and even signing up for 2-factor-authentication will not prevent previously connected devices from continuing to access and control the car. It’s a security flaw that has been reported to Tesla multiple times, as early as in August 2021
3. An option to set a minimum battery level for each charging stop when calculating a route. If charging is required to get to the destination, currently the charging stops are identified assuming that the battery needs to be just above 0% to reach each of the charging stations. However the actual battery consumption can be higher than estimated due to different factors, such as high speed, colder weather, strong headwind, or a roof rack with bikes mounted on top. So even though a battery level can show an estimated 9% when arriving at the charging station, in reality the battery may die before. Having an option to set the minimum battery level at a higher percentage (e.g., 20%) would allow calculating the route with charging stops to better match the conditions that driver anticipates.
4. Charging/battery options for a destination. Arriving at a destination with a low battery level may not be acceptable in certain circumstances. For example, when arriving at a hotel, a restaurant or a store that does not have a charging station nearby. In that case, a driver will need to know where the car can be charged next — depending on when and where they plan to continue after their destination. So when calculating a route, it would be useful to have an option to either
   (a) set a minimum battery level desired at the destination (which could be useful even if there is a charging station at the destination, but there is no time to charge the car before continuing further), and/or
   (b) to show options where the battery can be charged next — after arriving to the destination (so that the driver can choose a best course of action)
5. Peer-to-peer charging. A capability for one Tesla with a full battery to charge another Tesla with a depleted battery

Previous wish list items: — A button to activate a Car-Wash mode to automatically
(A) Turn off Auto-mode for windshield wipers,
(B) Activate Neutral gear, and
(C) Switch air flow to internal
(D) Fold in mirrors
(E) Remind/offer to press a button to close the windows, if any are open

It’s addressed in 2021.24…