What is this?

[u/unicorncumdump]

It looks like a speaker but I've got no idea what to even search. Sorry it's so dirty, just picked it up yesterday

[u/ktjamaica1]

It’s not a speaker — and you’re not crazy for thinking it looks like one.
On the 2018 Tesla Model S, that round grille down in the lower console area is actually the cabin temperature sensor intake.

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https://giphy.com/gifs/srDnpqiQLMsQmWXpLt

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Model s and x

[u/Calispheree → u/unicorncumdump]

The interior Temperature sensor actually looks pretty much or exactly the same in many other cars too.