Recent content by alfagiulia

I live in Germany. There are few stretches of Autobahn where you can drive faster than 220kph for more than 2 minutes without being slowed by traffic, speed restrictions, or baustellen. It is a massively overcrowded country with trucks that drive far too slowly (forcing slower traffic to...

Well now I know who to blame if Tesla goes bankrupt. Thanks.

Yeah who buys a car that handles and accelerates like a dream and then lets it drive itself? I agree with taking an Uber to work if you don't like your commute. Save the Tesla for the weekend.

Too bad Tesla wasted so much money developing ADAS. Not much to show for it at this point. Maybe they wouldn't have had to lay off so many people if they had stuck to building great cars and charging infrastructure. They'll probably need another round of financing next year too.

In Germany every other car is a BMW, Audi, or VW. The rest are mostly Porsche and Mercedes, especially in Bavaria. Every car I check has a few inconsistent panel gaps if you really look for it. The gaps get bigger in the winter and smaller in the summer. Another thing I've noticed... people...

I don't disagree. The Tesla ADAS is probably slightly better than any other right now. But is it much better now than when Tesla still partnered with Mobileye? And who will have the best system in the future? Tesla collects a lot of data, but do they have the best algorithms and hardware...

This is probably true. But the company that develops the level 3 and beyond computer vision that controls the car will initially probably not be the same as the maker of the car and its components. I would rather Tesla partner with a separate company, or buy out the company when the time is...

I really love Tesla: what they stand for and what they have achieved. I want Tesla to continue to push the limits of sustainability and fun. And I worry that if other automakers achieve self-driving features on par with or better than Tesla, that they will abandon Tesla. I see so many Tesla...

But if you have to pay attention the whole time, how is that so different than cruise control? It's not like steering takes much effort. I'm starting to think people are really addicted to a gimmick. A cool new thing that they can show off. If you can take a nap while your car drives you home...

BMW, Audi, Cadillac, Mercedes, and Volvo definitely have something similar. There are probably others that I'm forgetting. And in another year or two the list will double or triple. Tesla did not revolutionize car autopilot. It revolutionized battery powered vehicles. Tesla ≠ AutoPilot...

ewood, I don't think you read what I wrote. My point is that if you drive the current AP as it is intended with full attention and hands on the wheel, then it is basically equivalent to conventional cruise control. Of course almost nobody actually maintains alertness like they are supposed to...

But EAP is not what distinguishes a Tesla from every other car on the market.

Stay attentive and keep hands on the wheel... kinda sounds like driving. Or driving with cruise control. I like active safety features like ABS, ESC, and automatic braking. But "autopilot" while still required to maintain full attention doesn't make much sense to me. You're either driving...

There are hardly anymore stretches of the Autobahn where you can sustain >230kph for more than a few kms. There is just too much traffic and too many baustelle.

1) It's an electric car 2) It will have good range 3) It will be quick I have been waiting for those three things in a semi-affordable package for a long time. The bolt is getting there, but the 3 should open the flood gates for fun electric cars.