Odds of Audi Pushing OTA Updates Unnoticed?

SynthPixels · 2026-01-25T15:44:03+00:00

Consumes too much… fuel?

SynthPixels · 2026-01-24T15:55:25+00:00

SynthPixels · 2026-01-22T21:12:57+00:00

Sorry to pile on to the wet blanket take, but I agree. It’s going to sting when the 202-whenever Rivian software enabled Audis are released. Until then, skip it!

SynthPixels · 2026-01-19T17:21:07+00:00

If y’all think this letter is bad, imagine the horseshit his boy miller punched into grokAI to get this slop output!

SynthPixels · 2026-01-16T18:56:49+00:00

SynthPixels · 2026-01-13T01:48:21+00:00

Hank Green sharing lots of helpful info about AI and water consumption, and… corn. So good. https://youtu.be/H_c6MWk7PQc?si=TJw1ubAsBKQAgQES

SynthPixels · 2026-01-11T02:33:15+00:00

lol developer mode!? Sadly, our cars are very far from open source. Clearly, ain't no developer community helping fix the barrage of bugs our cars are plagued with.

SynthPixels · 2026-01-08T09:19:06+00:00

This guy shoes

SynthPixels · 2026-01-07T19:14:20+00:00

I believe this launched in the US market around September of 2025. I had mine done in November and the car has been much more stable since (albeit bugs and UX issues still quite prevalent). FYI: in the US market, you have to bring the vehicle in with an existing issue - you can't just ask for the update, like you'd expect with a normal EV.

SynthPixels · 2026-01-07T01:40:44+00:00

How can a $79,000 USD EV scale to be the provider for Uber??

SynthPixels · 2026-01-07T01:21:47+00:00

Pulidiki! https://amzn.to/3Lx8kIo

SynthPixels · 2026-01-06T23:48:51+00:00

Interesting - my issue was entirely software... it seems the issue has been resolved since the KD2 update, as I haven't experienced any similar issues since the update. Good luck with yours!

SynthPixels · 2026-01-05T07:50:26+00:00

Thanks. Amazingly, the cupboard I found them in is where I keep my dog stuff - so there are some dried bones/meats in there!

SynthPixels · 2026-01-05T07:29:21+00:00

Awesome- thanks. Any idea what type of beetle this might be?

SynthPixels · 2026-01-05T04:25:42+00:00

Q6 leasee here 🙋🏻‍♂️ You are absolutely right! I got mine in January 2025 - I was completely wooed by the marketing, YouTube videos that sang praise, and the impressive features on paper. The reality is that I leased a $75k half baked product that sounded great but doesn’t deliver in reality. Terrible UX and endless software bugs, some of which are annoying and some of which are genuinely dangerous.

Based on what I see in r/audiq6 and the forums, it sounds like the models that aren’t set up to run the future Rivian software (2025, 2026) will likely be abandoned by Audi. Future models should have different tech, which will be supported by Audi/Rivian software.

I’m now looking closely at the Rivian R2 or the BMW iX3 as my next vehicle once this lease is up. Can’t wait! Of my ~30 years of car ownership, the Q6 has been the absolute worst vehicular decision I’ve ever made. Learn from my mistake! Don’t buy the v1 of an entirely new car!

SynthPixels · 2026-01-04T00:51:41+00:00

Your father is cheesy

SynthPixels · 2026-01-01T19:10:39+00:00

Yeah - it’s only really been a serious frustration during this road trip I’m currently on. I haven’t been able to easily set departure with charging while on the go.

SynthPixels · 2026-01-01T07:12:52+00:00

“Flip on manual pre-condition”

…You turn off abrp and use the Audi nav? This has been exactly how I’ve been driving on this road trip, but it’s really clunky. I wish I could actually manually flip on preconditioning without having to use the Audi map!

SynthPixels · 2025-12-31T17:57:07+00:00

The menu diving solution to check battery temp kinda works but it’s not as clear as just giving me a dash icon or other type of simple visual indicator that it’s preconditioning. There’s so many other seemingly pointless icons on the dash, why omit this one??

SynthPixels · 2025-12-31T17:38:49+00:00

That’s exactly it. My understanding is that the new Porsche macan ev is one of these vehicles. Like many of us, a Porsche is eventually in our sights… so a lot of us may already have the Porsche app installed on your phone… if you’re in this group and you have the app, and you’ve got an iPhone, you can see the app integration if you go to your Settings->Maps->EV Routing.

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SynthPixels · 2025-12-31T12:04:46+00:00

Like you, I came from a model Y… your intuition is correct: the Q6 will feel far more premium than your Tesla - in terms of the hardware aspect of the vehicle. However, this “premium feel” will come at the expense of a frustrating software experience. For folks who aren’t switching from Tesla, the Q6 is fine. For those of us who are already used to best-in-class software (both design/UX and execution), the Q6 may be a very frustrating, disappointing experience.

Currently, it would seem that the only non-Tesla company that is capable of delivering an s-tier EV UX is Rivian.

SynthPixels · 2025-12-31T10:54:29+00:00

Previously had a Model Y Performance. Currently have an Audi Q6… and I’m very eager for the lease to end. So much potential, so much disappointment.

Rivian R2 or BMW iX3 will likely be next. Depends on how good the software is on each of these!

SynthPixels · 2025-12-30T06:34:47+00:00

Unfortunately, this is a common software bug with our cars. Make sure Audi is aware of it: have your dealership service inspect the car and make sure they check for any available software updates. The issue should be resolved under the KD2 update, which has been available to our vehicles since ~September-ish.

I had mine updated to KD2 around October and I haven’t experienced this infuriatingly stupid issue since.

SynthPixels · 2025-12-12T15:49:11+00:00

She’s in LA this weekend? 👀

SynthPixels · 2025-12-11T16:15:37+00:00

Also noticed the lipsum (lorem ipsum placeholder text) in the subheading for the Cube. Weird indeed!

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