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LawlessRascal

Discussion Starter · Jul 30, 2021 (Edited by Moderator)

There's a thread for things people want changed. But I feel like it includes too much hardware and I was wanting a thread focused on software that is currently possible. We all know brake hold and plug & charge are coming and bug fixes but there could be more updates to comfort & convenience. My big one that I just experienced after coming home from work is the light near the charger port doesn't always turn on. I had to turn on my garage lights to be able to plug-in. I'd like for it to turn on all the time when the cap is open and maybe turn on again when the car sees you approach again.

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ericy

· #19 · Aug 7, 2021

surprising said:
5. SDK (Software Development Kit) so we can write our own apps. I've been waiting for this since I got a Volt in 2013. Back then GM was receptive to the idea and I even had a few email conversations about it, but it went nowhere. Then I got a Tesla and really thought we'd get an SDK there, but nope. If VW were to do it, possibilities are endless. They could have an app store directly in the UI. You could play Spotify directly from the UI instead of through carplay/AA for example.

I have kind of wondered what info you have available in an Android Auto app. But I haven't really investigated.

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ericy

· #67 · Oct 18, 2021

eb2143 said:
No and no, that rumor did not pan out for US vehicles. 2.3 is less glitchy but no substantial changes to address our collective wishlist

I finally saw something from VW - they are saying sometime next year, implying the 3.0 or 3.1 release. But "next year" is a big target.

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ericy

· #79 · Mar 10, 2022

agzand said:
I think VW needs 10 times more software engineers comparing to what they have right now. Their software development should be 10 times faster.

There was a book years ago called "The Mythical Man-month". Basically throwing a bunch more people at a project sometimes slows things down.

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ericy

· #96 · 6 mo ago

Nai3t said:
Interesting. I was using the in-car nav just yesterday and noticed it had me on the frontage road for nearly a mile when I was actually on the freeway. I'm not studying this happens frequently, but I was surprised it took so long to resolve as the roads were diverging.

Thats likely a GPS limitation. If it realizes you aren't on the road that it thinks you are on, it will adjust. But GPS resolution limits the accuracy of the location data, and there needs to be a fuzz factor to keep the thing from hopping back and forth.

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