Episode 84: Episode 84 - FSD 12.5 and Attention Monitoring on HW3 - Is It Worth The Wait

Life With Middie, Our Tesla Model 3 by Douglas Birk

Sep 12, 202424:49Technology

Should I even admit I've had Attention Monitoring (Tesla Hands Free) since July 2024? Maybe I shouldn't even remind my listeners that I've had this since September of 2021! Yep, back then it was Driver Monitoring System,...

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