OpenPilot for AP1 Model S

Required Items
Note: If your AutoPilot features are disabled by Tesla, OpenPilot can not fully control your car longitudinally (acceleration and braking). The Tesla Unity software does have a toggle for "Autopilot Disabled" that you will need to turn on. You will have Lane Keep Assist capabilities as well as limitted Adaptive Cruise Control (only above 18mph and only using regenrative braking).
Optional Items
  • Coming soon: In June/July 2023 I should have an additional device that will allow you to take full advantage of your car's acceleration and braking capabilities via the Tesla Unity branch. This device is in addition (not a replacement) of the AP1 harness you already have.

    • Features and Capabilities

    Let's face it, you have a 2015-2016 Tesla Model S/X. When this car was created, the AutoPilot1 was offering top of the line capabilities. Lane Keep Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control with stop-and-go, radar, 12 parking sensors, etc. You had the summon to impress your friends and to get out from in between those two F150 pickups that parked VERY close to you on purpose. You had the automatic lane change. You impressed everybody. And then... there were no more updates... AP1 has not seen an update in ages...

    Now, if you drive using AP1 on anything by highways, and if your road is not fully flat, you must have noticed that AP1 tends to pull right every time it goes over a hill. It also has those phantom brakings on the highway when it gets scared of its own shadow. Then there is the NAG, the constant NAG to touch the steering wheel...

    When I created the Tinkla OpenPilot port for AP1 cars I wanted the best of both worlds. My car's birthday was October 2014. I missed the AP1 by a carlength. I always said that my car was the last one that did NOT have AP1. My car is a so weird combination of harnesses and componets, right in the middle of a production change. That's why her name is FrankenTesla. In 2019 I did retrofit a full AP1 kit: iBooster, new steering column, ESP v2, radar and AP1 hardware (and the windshield of course). But after one month with AP1, I wanted my old OpenPilot back...

    With OpenPilot for AP1 you have the best of both worlds. You keep the summon, the AP1 capabilities when you want them, etc. But you augment them with the OpenPilot capabilities. You can run OpenPilot lane keep, that does not try to veer of the road, with the ACC that AP1 offers. If you have a Comma3, you can enable OpenPilot longitudinal control, which will stop for stop sign and stop lights. Comma3, will also navigate on maps when the feature is released by Comma... A single pull will enable OP while a double pull will enable AutoPilot. You have them both without giving up anything. What else would you want? Fries?

    Oh, and the cherry on the cake.... Did I mention that OpenPilot uses a camera to make sure you pay attention to the road instead of that NAG? You DO NOT have to touch the damn steering wheel every few seconds to prove you pay attention to the road... What a novel idea...