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Air Version 2.9.0

So the karma has struck me for making fun of the slow rolling update by making sure I'm getting it later 🤣🤣🤣

Is this generally a good update? I find that when they pause an update, there is usually a significant bug that needs fixing. In reading the thread, I don't see a consistent bug but several mixed complaints consistent with most updates (honestly).

Are you happy with this update?
 
I’ve been happy with it. But I did need to do the steering wheel reboot soon after. My phone key is finally working decently (but there are still times where my car takes too long to unlock), app connectivity is better than before, and things all just seem to be running smoother
 
Tested the update on my way to work this morning.I'm elated to share everything worked beautifully.
The lane change is particularly good. The car accelerates just slightly when slotting in and that unnecessary/annoying "last blink" that happens when you're already in the switched lane, is now gone. Not sure what was done with Tidal but I swear everything sounds better. It feels like the ATMOS speakers had their gain turned up a little? The effects are much more evident now.

Overall, it's fantastic!
 
socktucker said:
It must not be getting rolled out. My 26 Air is getting shipped back from service with 2.8.30 on it
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Mine returned from service on April 30th with 2.8.30 still on it. I just got the "Update Available" notification on my app this morning. Fingers and toes crossed.
 
martinjlm said:
Mine returned from service on April 30th with 2.8.30 still on it. I just got the "Update Available" notification on my app this morning. Fingers and toes crossed.
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Mine is in for service right now (lots of technical service bulletins and HV battery replacement) and when I checked the app this morning it now shows "updating 7%"
which is awesome. But the location is in the middle of a rose nursery 30 miles south of the SC :) Got a text last evening saying ready on Friday.
 
Still hasn't presented itself to my 25 Pure. Maybe that's ok after reading alot of this.....

Side note, starting yesterday my right side screen stopped working as well like others in here. Randomly. No update installed yet though. Happened when backing into my parking spot at work. Didn't perform any reset yet, will look after work
 
whitewolf2k3 said:
Maybe that's ok after reading alot of this.....
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It has been absolutely stable for me. But as is with most updates, some are experiencing issues while others are not. Without rhyme or reason.

For instance, yesterday with DD Pro Highway assist hands free on, I was attempting to exit off the highway with a lane to my right that continued on to the “exit only” type of lane. I had a car in front of me and a car behind me in the lane I needed to get into. The car (with the accelerate to pass function enabled presumably) actually did it like I would have. Accelerated into the diagonal “gap” between the car in front of me and the car behind and to the right. I do this maneuver quite frequently as this exit is along my normal travel path. And this situation has presented itself nearly identical in the past and the car would slow down to allow the car behind me to the right to pass first.

It did this safely. Like I would do it. Not in a way that made me panic. It acted like all other cars so I assume if someone observed it, the car behaved exactly like it was supposed to. Boring and predictable. That is an upgrade for me.
 
TakeDuo said:
The car (with the accelerate to pass function enabled presumably) actually did it like I would have.
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Is this a function that we need to enable? (if so, where )

Or are you just noting that with the new update it seems to be built-in?

This sounds like a meaningful boost in functional capability!
 
TakeDuo said:
It has been absolutely stable for me. But as is with most updates, some are experiencing issues while others are not. Without rhyme or reason.

For instance, yesterday with DD Pro Highway assist hands free on, I was attempting to exit off the highway with a lane to my right that continued on to the “exit only” type of lane. I had a car in front of me and a car behind me in the lane I needed to get into. The car (with the accelerate to pass function enabled presumably) actually did it like I would have. Accelerated into the diagonal “gap” between the car in front of me and the car behind and to the right. I do this maneuver quite frequently as this exit is along my normal travel path. And this situation has presented itself nearly identical in the past and the car would slow down to allow the car behind me to the right to pass first.

It did this safely. Like I would do it. Not in a way that made me panic. It acted like all other cars so I assume if someone observed it, the car behaved exactly like it was supposed to. Boring and predictable. That is an upgrade for me.
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This is great to read, thank you.
 
jedwin said:
Is this a function that we need to enable? (if so, where )

Or are you just noting that with the new update it seems to be built-in?

This sounds like a meaningful boost in functional capability!
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The latter. It’s not a setting.
 
jedwin said:
Is this a function that we need to enable? (if so, where )

Or are you just noting that with the new update it seems to be built-in?

This sounds like a meaningful boost in functional capability!
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Nothing to turn on. It just worked well in that scenario for me!
 
I have been driving with the 2.9 update for the past 5 days, about 300 miles in SoCal. No major issues to report. I experienced a delay in the driver's screen turning for 20 seconds on one occasion when getting in the car one morning but no other delays or loss of screen imaging since then. I am pleased with the acceleration when changing lanes in HFDA, and the signal turns off sooner after the lane change. HFDA does "feel" more natural. Tidal HiFi/Atmos seems a little more "airy" but I think I like it. No issues using my phone as the key but I have not had issues in the past. CCCv2 has been installed so I hope UI 3.0 is next. I like the Google Maps Places API, and wish Navigation was also through Google Maps.
 
nck said:
I have had 2.9.0 for about a week (maybe more) now and put about 200 miles in Phoenix. No issues so far. I did not do a hard reset or anything.
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I'd do a brake-X-mic reset anyway...it cleared up some minor issues for me..and has been my practice since most updates.
 
drb3333 said:
Mine is in for service right now (lots of technical service bulletins and HV battery replacement) and when I checked the app this morning it now shows "updating 7%"
which is awesome. But the location is in the middle of a rose nursery 30 miles south of the SC :) Got a text last evening saying ready on Friday.
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Update complete and now at 2.9.0 (while still at the Service Center).

But when I went over to OTA Updates to see if it had synced yet (no), it indicated I was on 1.1.4 which is crazy. I know it synced when I first signed up there since it had the correct mileage.

When I bought the car a few months ago, I had to install maybe 5 updates since it was last refreshed in July 2025 (previous owner barely used it). 1.1.4 goes all the way back to 2022; is it possible all this time it never had a hard reboot? It had seemed to take care of itself when I installed my updates so I have never done the X-Speaker-Brake thing. Odd.

I synced at OTA Updates and it now agrees with the app 2.9.0 (Previously the app said 2.8.30 like everyone else).
 
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drb3333 said:
Update complete and now at 2.9.0 (while still at the Service Center).

But when I went over to OTA Updates to see if it had synced yet (no), it indicated I was on 1.1.4 which is crazy. I know it synced when I first signed up there since it had the correct mileage.

When I bought the car a few months ago, I had to install maybe 5 updates since it was last refreshed in July 2025 (previous owner barely used it). 1.1.4 goes all the way back to 2022; is it possible all this time it never had a hard reboot? It had seemed to take care of itself when I installed my updates so I have never done the X-Speaker-Brake thing. Odd.

I synced at OTA Updates and it now agrees with the app 2.9.0 (Previously the app said 2.8.30 like everyone else).
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I had my HV battery replaced a year ago now. It also rebooted and showed a version 1.X something while in service. They will fix it before they return to you.
 
TakeDuo said:
I had my HV battery replaced a year ago now. It also rebooted and showed a version 1.X something while in service. They will fix it before they return to you.
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Many thanks. This exactly fits my situation, and makes sense if the reman battery perhaps had some yet-to-be-overwritten firmware.

(This is a better explanation than my backup which involves time travel back to 2022; I do still have some unfinished business there.)
 
@HC_79 - is Lucid Tracker still working for 2.9.0? Mine only says '0 of 1 vehicles updated' but '5 vehicles updated in last 24 hours' - seems like the progress bar isn't populating. Curious what % have been updated in the first official week of rollout.
No update for me so far.
 
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