There were questions about the navigation system in the Tesla Model S, when the vehicle launched in the U.S., and there are still people who do not like. But here’s the thing: the U.S. version at least has a navigation system. With the luxury electric vehicle is now available in China, drivers are you finding that the car is for sale without a navigation system works at all.
As reports of China blogger Alysha Webb EV, Tesla’s explanation for the lack of a navigation system is that “Google maps are not supported.” At least the company is working on an alternative basis for the terrain map database where Google does not work well. We have confirmed with Tesla PR in the U.S. Webb’s report contains an official response from Tesla, which includes the following:
Currently there is no navigation system in Chinese Model S as Google maps are not supported in the country. However, teams are working on a solution with Chinese text and speech recognition. We intend to enter the Chinese car navigation later this year (as has already been communicated to our customers). Once available, the maps will be pushed to customers’ vehicles through software updates.
An interesting peculiarity is that Tesla can not even push the updated map to worldwide by air, since “remote over-the-air software updates do not yet exist in Chinese Model S.” Instead, Tesla will have to rely on your system to update the EV backend to what most Americans consider customers standard on a car of this price. You can read the whole thing here.
The Tesla Model S is an electric five-door liftback luxury full-size, produced by Tesla Motors. Since its introduction in June 2012 has achieved rapid growth in sales, particularly in Norway and California.
A perfect 5.0 NHTSA safety rating was recorded. The Environmental Protection Agency U.S. (EPA) official range for the Model S Performance model equipped with a 85 kW h battery is 265 miles (426 km), beating the Tesla Roadster to lead the electric car market.
Latest In China, Tesla Model S Collection 2014 There were questions about the navigation system in the Tesla Model S, when the vehicle launched in the U.S., and there are still people who do not like.