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The frunk would be useful if I didn't have to close the hood with two open hands.
Put other stuff away first. Problem solved.
Adding of home detection for this feature and trunk is the best thing here!
Doesn’t stop the fingerprints and hand prints on the hood.
Power frunk ftw. Really dont understand why this isnt a stock feature
What unique hardware does it need so that it won't work on earlier Model 3s?
Well you put the stuff in the frunk.. then your hands are free to close the frunk.. that’s usually how storage compartments work lol
Ultra wide band (UWB)
I occasionally used the frunk on my 3P because I didn’t like closing it. I regularly use the frunk on my R1S because it’s fully motorized
I just set up a shortcut on my iPhone so I can say “Siri, Open Frunk” to my Apple Watch and it opens the frunk of my Model Y.
Its extremely useful as you dont have to mess with phone to open it now
Well at some point you would need to take it out.
ANDROID
What planet are you from lol - living in 3024 with the rest of us apes just complaining.
All the smudges around my trunk
Because self-latching mechanical holders for the hood is a safety requirement to ensure that it can not open and fly away during driving regardless of any electrical failures in the car (negative or positive). And self-latching requires a solid amount of closing/locking force. Adding actuators to exert that amount of force would be cost-prohibitive for a cheap car. P.S. having the ability to open frunk electronically is by itself an indication of a safety bug in the design. AKA - there is an electrical circuit that (if shorted) will unlock and open the hood. Not great.
Cybertruck frunk is powered open and close
Op missed CT in title
Still can’t believe there is not an update to unlock with Apple Watch alone.
Seriously! The feature has been out for six months and it is still iPhone only.
Stats app has had something very close for a bit. I’d argue even more versatile than this.
All Tesla models should have access . Why isn't the Model Y included. Maybe one day .
Lol. First of all, the model s/x (and even the 3/y) are not “cheap cars”, so the cost argument has no basis. Also theres no safety requirement preculding powered frunks - cybertruck has one as do other EVs such as rivian. Stop simping for Tesla. Theyre just being cheap, which is crazy given their price point and positioning as quasi-luxury cars.
I set up my action button on my phone to do the same thing
Home Assistant user here. Been doing shit like this for years lol. I can ask Alexa to heat up specific seats to specific settings, check my mileage, and let out a nice fart from the car. My favorite one though is just using BLE to open and shut my garage door automatically with precision down to a couple of feet. Siri and all the rest are holding you back
The nice thing about using my watch is that it’s hands-free.
100k vehicle. And chopping fingers.
Oh I can do a lot of stuff with Siri. That’s just the only one I cared enough about to create a shortcut.
No uwb
similar, i set the action button to select a few common actions https://imgur.com/a/LzG27Gt
Well you don't take it out ever.. it stays until the heat death of the universe.. that's usually how storage compartments work lol
We’ve heard of this before but other manufacturers have it. Does, Lucid, and now even Cybertruck. So it’s not actually what you’re saying. Additionally, at least the model S is double latched. I’ve been using powered frunk since 2018 and never had it open by itself.
Share shortcut?
Heh... the feature does indeed work alright: but if you're just walking around the car, don't loiter or else you'll be unintentionally having to close both the frunk and the hatch. Seems to me the voice command to open on the cell phone makes more deliberate sense.
How does one action shortcut give you so many options? This is awesome!
Or shit at least Samsung which has had UWB on its phones since 2020.
Saw the way Rivian has implemented this and it is a game changer. Whereas the frunk in the Rivian becomes an actively used daily storage solution, the frunk on my Tesla MSP and on the wife’s eTron SUV are hardly ever used and mainly only to store emergency equipment and the charging cable. If it was powered it would be a completely different story. EV companies almost always boast about frunk storage and yet so few of them (AFAIK) actually make the thing useable.
What do you put in your frunk? I’ve had my M3 for five years and have used the frunk maybe twice.
Genius
Tl:dr is that shortcuts can be used to present a menu of other shortcuts: https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/16ppz7y/action_button_shortcut_menu/
I use it for one carry on bag on my model y. The best answer I’ve ever seen here was empty grocery bags (we live in a state charges for them).
I really like to put take-away food in it so it doesn’t smell in the cabin. But that doesn’t happen daily, of course.
Takeaway food. Keep the food smells out of the car 👍🏼
Mostly shopping bags. Just yesterday we went to the grocery store and that’s where we put our bags.
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ec17ed28623743038e4997b4d5a32823 Will need to edit it and select your car on each of the actions
That is so cool!! Thank you for sharing, I can see some awesome ways to use this
There is, read top comment
I always close mine with 1 hand. I know Tesla advises not to do that, but it hasn't caused any problems so far.
You can. But honestly, the functionality isnt even close.
What makes you say that?
Body parts.
My charging cables. Now they are always accessible regardless of what I have in my trunk
Same here; except it randomly either works, works but takes so long I give up and open the trunk manually, or says “OK, I’ve opened your garage door”… while I’m miles from home. Fusking Siri
Do people use the frunk? It always feels brittle when I close it. On the new M3 the trunk is powered so I just use that for everything. Super convenient. I guess if I needed more space then it might be handy.
Interesting. I haven’t had that problem. Occasionally it doesn’t work because it’s expecting “open frunk” rather than “open the frunk” though it won’t surprise me if that gets better in next major update considering the AI stuff they are adding.
And at that point like a lot of people you’ll be somewhere where there are more people to help you grab things lol
That's literally how phone keys work right now for everyone. And it already detects me staying by my trunk with a phone in the pocket, when I want to open it manually. So what's the difference?
I’ve always used one palm in the center (basically right over the latch); never had a problem.
My IPhone 8 and I will just have to keep doing it the old fashioned way.
I believe most new models have the UWB chip except the model y at this point.
Technically your watch is on your hand so, not hands-free. 😂
Ah yes, I love wearing my watch on my hand.
Right? Same here
It’s just using BT on non refresh cars, phones only started using UWB chips a few years ago. Apple first used it with the iphone that launched alongside the AirTag which uses UWB
I got a power frunk kit for my model x and thats its primary use lol
Needs one with Android Wear / Samsung
Wait a sec, just BT??? But it's unsafe then! I know e.g. BMW has been using UWB for their touchless phone keys since the beginning.
This! Love it!
Technically not😏
I renamed the frunk to abracadabra and sesame so I can easily do either car. Plus “Siri open sesame” is fun.
Technically maybe 😉
Great idea!
I’ll be jealous once the frunk is powered.
Yeah for the gym and extra equipment for outdoor activities.
I hate the fact is still in 2024, and 2023 model 3 are already getting left out
No they haven't champ, not all phones have UWB and it's only a recent addition, literally only Samsungs flagships use UWB on the android side so there's no way that's *the* method they are solely relying on. BT is very accurate, not to inches like UWB, but it can definitely tell roughly how close you are to the car and with incredibly high confidence whether you are actually near your car or not. iPhones that don't have UWB use air tags via BT also and it's still pretty accurate, just not precise to the inch, and can't tell precise direction to target.
Pixels also have UWB now, but you're right that this is all a recent development in the last 2-3 years.
Just got mine, but the plan is charging cable. Got my golfbag in the back usually so its partially blocking me from getting to the lower compartment of the trunk
More reason to wait for the Juniper. What do you think?
I use it for take out.
BMW Digital Key Plus is literally compatible only with iPhone and latest Google Pixels and Samsung Galaxy exactly for this reason, champ😄
As I already explained, if that's the sole method they are using, that's incredibly poor design and locks out core functionality to only those with specific flagship phones from the last few years. UWB is great, but BT is not unsecure nor inaccurate, so ditching it doesn't make much sense.
Not even Model Ys built in 2024 have it, current Model Y owners are left out too.
For those without UWB they allow using phones as NFC cards, but not as a walk-away key. And BTW my iPhone 11 is 5 years old, and it supports UWB. Given that its USA, they're definitely not stranding the majority of their customers.
Local burger joint had a special last night with garlic parmesan fries - into the frunk with you for the ride home and no odorous reminder of my poor decision this morning.
Need this for my 2023 Model 3.
Along the same line - shoes after a strenuous workout, like a day long hike or long run or whatever.
Refreshed S and new model X? You mean refreshed X?
I bought fitted cooler bags for my frunk. Great when we travel with food or beverages.
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So still hands free?
Is there no automatic trunk closing?
Yep, I have my action button set to open a big list of common things I do: Ask ChatGPT Navigate home Open camera (Photo mode) Open camera (Video mode) Open shopping list (shared document with my wife that we add food item needs to) Open task list Set a timer Set an alarm Find my wife's phone (added this after the 100th time she asked me to find her phone) Then there's a Car Controls item that opens a whole other list of car related stuff (open trunk/frunk, lock/unlock, set climate/camp). Action Button has been such a great addition to the iPhone.
I keep spare jackets in the front in case I get somewhere and it's unexpectedly chilly/rainy/windy. My girlfriend really appreciates my frunk jackets.
Anyone is getting issue with battery drain overnight with this update? Also, LTE stopped working
Yup. Not sure how people are unsure how to do. Most of the functions are already in shortcuts app you just need to change it / use it. I only use precondition and a few others. I don’t see the need to open anything when it’s a button press
How in the world do you reliably use Siri?
Not sure what you mean. I set up a shortcut and then tell Siri to do it. For things like this I find Siri to be quite reliable. How old is your iPhone? Perhaps that’s the issue?
I have a 2024 Model 3 Highland Performance with the 2024.32 update but I don’t have the Hands Free Frunk option. Is this fake news for the Highland ???
2024 Model 3 does not have this feature.
Yes, it’s fake news. Highland Model 3 does not get hands free Frunk. Only new S/X and CT get it.
Same
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Oh! I hadn’t thought of that! But is it Tesla or the name of your Tesla?
Just curious does the frunk close remotely as well or do you have to close it manually?
Does it work with Samsung s24 Ultra?
MX has a power frunk
Does it work with Samsung?
I don’t know. I only have an iPhone.
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