How to display Elevation realtime?

[Gary Miller]

Is there a way to display realtime elevation? I plan to drive some mountainous areas and would like to know my elevation as i go. Teslafi displays elevation profiles for each drive so the data must exist. I would like to know how to display it while driving.

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[darkfyre]

I know that Tesla's route planning software factors in elevation change when planning charging locations, so I know that the data is there. If I had to guess, this is not something that the vehicle measures directly which would mean it would need to come from GIS data that is being used.

I agree that it's possible. But I don't think it is built out in their UI software. Someone probably needs to ask Elon or one of the other folks at Tesla who has some "say".

 

[Johnelrod12]

My Altitude app shows elevation and coordinates

 

[PeterOT]

That would be a nice feature to have it displayed, just like the AQI number. I too drive up in the mountains quite a bit on forest service roads and seeing the elevation would be nice.

 

[Somugo]

In the old day, my Garmin GPS device had this realtime data while driving. I miss it.

 

[rrolsbe]

I use the TeslaWaze website for Waze info. The website also displays the elevation and wind speed/direction.

 

[Cybergirl]

I use the GaiaGPS app running on an iPad Mini mounted in my CT for off-road navigation. Cell coverage is not needed. It shows elevation in real time. It's very useful.

 

[Woodrick]

There isn't anything better than just having a spare Garmin GPS with you. They don't depend on cellular, many have trails in them and if something happens, are you need to hike out, you have something that can guide you and is not dependent on the cellular network.

And their altimeters are much more accurate than GPS, with added barometric support.
GPS vertical accuracy is much worse than horizontal accuracy.

 

[webspeedracer]

GPS mapping is nice, but OP is asking for a different tool…an elevation profile for his planned route. I’ve wanted this many times while towing my camper, because the consumption is much different than what the Tesla expects and projects and it can be tricky to know how hard you can push ahead without an elevation profile. I would even drop a pin at the top of the mountain pass to ensure I reach the peak before I can regenerate down the other side (towing).

 

[AlmostHuman]

If you have an iPhone the compass app will show you real time elevation.

 

[jf64k]

If you have an iPhone the compass app will so you real time elevation.

Was just going to mention that, haha!!

And Apple Watch Ultra/Ultra 2 have altimeter complications for the Wayfinder watch face.

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