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Tesla set to roll out awesome new Sentry Mode feature

Teslarati

Tesla is set to roll out an awesome new feature with Sentry Mode, allowing owners to watch the video clip recorded by the car on their phone. Sentry Mode is a security feature on Tesla vehicles that records instances and events that occur near the car. Preview videos are end-to-end encrypted and can’t be accessed by Tesla.”

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These new EV charging features are coming to Google Maps

Electrek

Google's new Maps features help EV drivers find exact information about EV chargers' locations, plan charging stops for road trips, and more.

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Volkswagen starts update program for ID.4 software in US, with performance improvements and new features

Green Car Congress

New features to enhance the charging experience and further improve system performance will be available on MY21 and certain MY22 vehicles. This first update is a prerequisite for future features. The software upgrade adds a charge routing feature to the native navigation system on ID.4, 4 EV in the US. 4 is Auto Hold.

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Tesla Cybertruck engineer reveals why ‘Crab Walk’ feature wasn’t included

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Tesla Cybertruck engineer Wes Morrill revealed the company considered equipping the all-electric pickup with the “Crab Walk” feature that General Motors has flexed with its HUMMER EV, but it did not seem useful. ” Does anyone know when this feature is practically useful? Genuinely curious. I’d love to hear from you!

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Stellantis CEO claims quicker EV acceleration is a safety feature

Green Car Reports

That breathtaking acceleration figure may be something Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares now claims is a safety feature. Stellantis last week detailed its STLA Large platform, which the automaker claims can house powertrains capable of hurling an EV from 0-60 mph in 2.0 That's because quick acceleration allows for quicker overtaking, Tavares.

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Rivian launches new reliability scoring feature to make public EV charging easier

Electrek

In its latest software update, Rivian added several helpful features to make public charging as easy as possible. A new reliability scoring feature is now available on every R1S and R1T to show the most reliable fast chargers on your trip.

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Tesla’s ‘really cool stuff coming’ should be these two features

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Over the past few months, we’ve covered the possibility of potential improvements for various features within the Tesla realm, including Auto Wipers and Smart Summon. These two features, in particular, should be the focus of Tesla’s “really cool stuff” that is set to come in the next few months.

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