It Seems Your Tesla Will Recognize A 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive
Jalopnik • • technology
Key Points:
- Oleg Kutkov successfully connected a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive to his Tesla using a USB converter, demonstrating that the vehicle's Linux-based system can still read and play MP3 files from this outdated media format without software modifications.
- The USB converter emulates a TEAC USB UF000x floppy drive, which the Linux kernel supports, allowing the Tesla to mount the floppy disk as external storage for media playback.
- Despite this compatibility, the limited 1.44 MB storage capacity of floppy disks makes them impractical for modern use, as even a single MP3 file like "Never Gonna Give You Up" far exceeds the disk's capacity.
- Attempts to use the floppy disk for Tesla's Sentry security feature failed due to storage limitations, highlighting the obsolescence of floppy disks compared to modern storage demands.
- While the Tesla recognizes the floppy drive, this does not enable hacking or installing software on the vehicle’s system, which would require more advanced methods.
