Recent content by Babak

Still, I know what it looks like! Doesn't help that the brand itself is a turnoff for me.

The EQS is on my list too, but near the bottom. The interior looks really cool, but the exterior... I just can't! Thoughts on the Audi e-tron GT, or the Lucid, or even the EQS for that matter?

Harsh, but I agree that Teslas are a mixed bag in terms of tech. The infotainment system sucks big time, and as I said, I'm using only bluetooth these days. But curious if the Porsche phone app offers similar options, including driving off without a key.

Got it, but agree with others that having the car slow down without changing pedals is a great feature. In fact it took me a couple of experiences before it clicked that it wasn't doing that because the battery fully charged, and I now avoid fully charging the battery when possible, because of that.

I will definitely test drive it (and maybe other options) before making a final decision, but there are always tradeoffs. I loved how far ahead Tesla was in its infotainment in the old days, and now I'm jealous of the cheapest cars running Android Auto (or Apple Car Play). I'm using bluetooth...

Gotcha, thanks! Yeah, it would suck not to have regen when you take your foot off the accelerator. My recollection from when I've kept an eye on the energy dashboards has been that it does charge when you put your foot on the brake, as well. I'll verify next time, but it should be easy to check...

Exactly what drew me to this thread! After 7 years with a BMW 650i, I got my (previous) MS and loved it because it wasn't a marginal improvement over my last car. I'm on my 2nd lease now, another MS (LR) that ends in April. I'm keeping a short list of options, and Taycan is on the top right now...

I'm in the same boat, with the car in a garage and no WiFi. I used to rely on the notification to move my car to the street where it connected to my WiFi. For the last couple of months, I've noticed that it either has not notified me of an update, or would have waited much longer. Every time...

I've been using regular FSD for year and I agree with you that navigate on autopilot is useless. Then again, that might be because we're both on LA. Using Beta (only once so far) this week made me think about how subjective proper driving is, and how difficult it might be to have autonomous...

Beta is now on 2021.44.25.6, so no longer behind the GA code base as of a week ago. Getting FSD does not enroll you in Beta. You need to manually request Beta and qualify, before you get the Beta software update.

Haha, I only tried it once and it was terrifying. It takes twice as much energy as driving the car myself, so far!

Strange! After waiting for Beta for weeks (on 2021.32.22), I got 2021.44.5, then 2021.44.6. Then finally while I was out of town, I received an update to 2021.44.25.6 and got the FSD Beta. The strange thing about this update was that it downloaded it on my (non premium) data connection...

Yup, that's been the case for me for 4 weeks now. The problem is that regardless of their intentions, if the versions properly reflect the branching of code, the latest (not really released) FSD Beta is behind this new 2021.44.6 update, and it may not be technically possible to transition people...

I worry that it may not work like that. Software versioning often follows a pattern where 2021.44.6 implies a newer based on top of which 2021.44.5.5 (FSD v10.7) cannot be applied. That's why I thought maybe staying on 2021.44.5 would be better, though I'm not sure if it matters given that my...

Unfortunately typo above, or prescient? I had been stuck on 2021.40.5 (not .6) for 17 days (at 100 score and many miles), waiting and thinking that 10.8 might be my ticket to FSD. I finally got an update notification today and I check, and it's the actual 2021.40.6!! As I understand, that likely...