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Just got my 2025 Taycan back from the dealer after service.

Carplay in the HUD/Driving Cluster is game changer. I love it. They also added in full color wheel for Ambient Lighting so we now have more than just the 10 or so options they had before. It’s a full on color wheel. It is great.

Oh and the battery indicator on the J1.2 driver cluster that showed expected speeds for fast charging is more exact. It doesnt just go in 10kW increments. It will go in between and give exacts which is kinda cool.


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Are you having issues with wireless carplay after? Mine has started to not connect and I've had to reconnect the device a few times now. Hopefully not a bug.
 

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j1.1 owner here. I just want the new charge screen in the left cluster, but reading this, it seems doubtful it'll be released. sigh.
 
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Chances are you could always pay a non-dealer garage with access to the latest piwis to do the update procedure to your j1.1, but it is a bit risky at it might void your warranty, as absurd as it may sound
 


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The only company that I know of that which ports as many features as supported by the hardware to old cars, even decade old cars, is Tesla.
The gimmicks come for free but the one software feature that many paid heavily for, FSD, will never work.
 

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I differ on this.
I can understand the appeal for substantive feature releases, but i cringe at the notion of frequent software updates on a car which i first and foremost want to be predictable, reliable and focused. Same on my phone. Why would i have to take the risk of a regression so frequently ?

Maybe too much of a genXer point of view, but i want a hardware-first car, not a software-first car, unless the software updates go at the heart of hardware integration and deliver meaningful features centered on driving.

If the software-first car is viewed as the future, is it because EVs are fundamentally bland and boring, and attempting to make up for it with other forms of rewards for consumers ?
 


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If the software-first car is viewed as the future, is it because EVs are fundamentally bland and boring, and attempting to make up for it with other forms of rewards for consumers ?
It's because software is a big component of EVs. Battery management, route optimizer and planner, etc.

This updates contains improvments, bug fixes, stability improvments, and optimizations to many things.

It's not me saying that software is key to an EV, it's porsche. All of the things below are part of this software update, things like high voltage converter, sensors, dampers, battery control unit, charger, air conditioning, etc

Porsche Taycan New J1.2 Taycan Software Update -- New Features Detailed 1736950815097-40


Software is very important, as EVERYTHING in the car is managed by software...

So updates that make sure you have the best version of the product you paid for will always be desirable and good.

All the hardware in an EV is no longer analogue. Software makes or brakes the hardware. And why would I not want to have the best version of it?

Most important of all, this brings an update to the OTA module. Which is how security updates are deployed to the car, a car connected to the internet 24/7. I would rather have that update

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCRIT-24V730-8170.pdf Page 9 and below

Of course there's a risk in every update, but there's also a risk in not getting updates. Say the brake electronics have a bug, they missfire every 10.000.000 pedal press. Would you not take the software update, and hope you react in time when it happens?

I think some of the people on this forum don't understand how extensive the update actually is...
 
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It's because software is a big component of EVs. Battery management, route optimizer and planner, etc.

This updates contains improvments, bug fixes, stability improvments, and optimizations to many things.

It's not me saying that software is key to an EV, it's porsche. All of the things below are part of this software update, things like high voltage converter, sensors, dampers, battery control unit, charger, air conditioning, etc

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Software is very important, as EVERYTHING in the car is managed by software...

So updates that make sure you have the best version of the product you paid for will always be desirable and good.

All the hardware in an EV is no longer analogue. Software makes or brakes the hardware. And why would I not want to have the best version of it?

Most important of all, this brings an update to the OTA module. Which is how security updates are deployed to the car, a car connected to the internet 24/7. I would rather have that update

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCRIT-24V730-8170.pdf Page 9 and below

Of course there's a risk in every update, but there's also a risk in not getting updates. Say the brake electronics have a bug, they missfire every 10.000.000 pedal press. Would you not take the software update, and hope you react in time when it happens?

I think some of the people on this forum don't understand how extensive the update actually is...
Find it odd that if this is for J1.2 that references to PDCC are made as this was an option on J1.1. PAR (Porsche Active Ride replaces and no doubt exceeds PDCC).

This might open the window for J1.1?
 

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Find it odd that if this is for J1.2 that references to PDCC are made as this was an option on J1.1. PAR (Porsche Active Ride replaces and no doubt exceeds PDCC).

This might open the window for J1.1?
Isn't PDCC still available on J1.2 if you don't specify Active Ride?
 

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I think the main negative message for me if the J1.1 cars don't get some form of update is that my two year old car is now considered to be "legacy" and it won't be long before the J1.2 cars suffer the same.

I get why we might not want the software gimmicks – but iterative improvements like being able to select what charging networks to prioritise when doing route planning – not being able to be retro-fitted to a MY24 car – sends a strong negative message.

In a world, where Tesla, Apple, Google and Microsoft have set certain expectations around refreshing software.

Porsche Taycan New J1.2 Taycan Software Update -- New Features Detailed 1736962193316-6q
 

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I differ on this.
I can understand the appeal for substantive feature releases, but i cringe at the notion of frequent software updates on a car which i first and foremost want to be predictable, reliable and focused. Same on my phone. Why would i have to take the risk of a regression so frequently ?

Maybe too much of a genXer point of view, but i want a hardware-first car, not a software-first car, unless the software updates go at the heart of hardware integration and deliver meaningful features centered on driving.

If the software-first car is viewed as the future, is it because EVs are fundamentally bland and boring, and attempting to make up for it with other forms of rewards for consumers ?
It's crazy that Tesla frequent software updates are extremely reliable just like iOS..... since 2012.
Many so called experts thought legacy car companies can do the same, but so far no one can in 2025. All OTA updates on Taycan are map updates and repeat notifications.

Besides gimmicks, there are so many useful updates mostly requested by the owners get deployed to the car. When I sold my 2013 MS in 2023, the overall software technology is still better than any car on the road today.
 
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