• FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Shouldn’t be a big deal: Why would anyone still buy a Tesla at this point? If someone is going to buy a car they probably don’t want something with garbage build quality and shitty support.

    Those Volvos are looking kinda good though…

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      1 year ago

      Sorry, I know this is controversial and I’ll probably get down voted to hell, but I love my model Y Tesla and I think the full self driving is amazing (I didn’t pay for it, there’s a free trial this month). Musk is an idiot and an asshole but there’s a lot more people working at Tesla that made some amazing vehicles.

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        1 year ago

        Just to be clear, “Full Self Driving” is the marketing name for the product. You are instructed to keep your hands on the wheel at all times and Tesla accepts no responsibility at all if it screws up (unlike Mercedes, who takes responsibility for their level 3 autonomous driving service).

        And for other people who happen to read this, the only reason Tesla may seem ahead with their technology is that they just don’t care about safety. Tesla won’t have a safe product until they actually accept responsibility for their product’s failings.

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          1 year ago

          Their infotainment system and app are pretty great compared to some other brands.

          I’m currently driving a VW id5 and it’s like they’ve never designed any kind of software interfaces at all. Example:

          • the VW app can tell me the car is unlocked, but can’t lock it for me.
          • it can’t show me the VIN number, even though I had to use it to register it ( it was hidden in my user profile on the site somewhere )
          • I can let it pre-heat and such, but only on two schedules .
          • can’t schedule appointments through the app
          • that weird sliding thingy for switching between speed limiter and cruise control is unintuitive AF
          • every other time I’m driving it’s giving me a pop up saying “there are new updated user settings for your account”. With only an ok and a cancel button. Where are they? What are they? Where can I find them? Did clicking"ok" accept them? Not a clue. When does it show this message that blocks the rest of the UI? After 1 minute of driving.

          Not to hate on VW engineers but goddamnit guys. Get your shit together and hire a UX expert. Shortly drove a BMW 1 series before the VW and the infotainment was a lot more practical to use.

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        1 year ago

        That thing you have a free trial for just comes as standard in other cars at that price…

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            1 year ago

            BMW

            Lexus

            Toyota

            Cadillac

            Genesis

            Land Rover

            Some of them are options, but none of them are subscription.

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              1 year ago

              Those are brands, not specific cars, and to my knowledge BMW is the only car that offers a level 3 option. Tesla has level 2 as standard (known as autopilot).

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                1 year ago

                I’m not going to spend hours researching a Lemmy post. These are the brands that offer level 2 driving features that Tesla offers.

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                  1 year ago

                  Sooo I don’t get your point. They do the same thing as Tesla does standard too?