Elon Musk Tweets Ahead Of Today's Conference Call

Software 6.2

Foreshadowed by a Tweet from Elon Musk earlier this week, the news coming from Tesla Motors regarding its plan to end range anxiety for the entire Model S fleet is as follows (via Elon Musk on conference call):

Software version 6.2 will address perception of range anxiety

Range assurance is always on. It will warn you if you are driving beyond the range of a charging station. Takes into account weather, elevation changes, etc.

To drive beyond your cars range, you will have to basically override the system by acknowledging the fact that you're okay with driving beyond its range. Car will notify you and you'll have to acknowledge that your intentionally going against the cars suggestion.

Trip planner tells you how much you'll need to charge to arrive at next destination/charging station

"Valet Mode conveniently and discreetly limits Model S’s driving performance and restricts access to certain settings and personal information. With the touch of a button, owners can place a limit on speed, lock the glove box and frunk, and disable personal information like driver profiles and homelink settings."

Also included in the 'over the air' update is the return of

The update also automatically increases the P85D's electronically limited top speed to 155 mph.

Some additional details via The Street's live blog of the conference call:

The first of the two application is range assurance application. This , in real time, communicates with Superchargers and destination chargers and it warns you before you drive out of range. Over next 12 months, all over Europe, North America, Japan main islands and good chunks of Asia will be covered. Also factors in wind speeds, high mountain ranges. Don't need to do any thinking ahead of time. "It's basically impossible to run out of range, unless you do so intentionally." Supercharger network and time driven/time ratio works out really well. Also tells you how long it might take. Typical journey starts around 9 a.m., drive for 3 hours, get bite to eat. We've placed Superchargers at standard inflection points. The second feature is trip planner. It will now look up supercharger in real time to get you to the most convenient route to your destination. You can get messages from Tesla phone app. Current Tesla Supercharger Map

Full press release on the update is now available from Tesla Motors - below: