Recent content by Kognos

What Elon says isnt often correct. Also, it's funny to me that some problems are like "we can totally fix that; programmers are idiots if they can't figure it out!" and others are "its so confusing..." I mean, it's code. They can figure it out. From a simple project management standpoint...

This is actually one of the reasons I advocated for FSD license to be tied to the user and not the car. Unless you believe Elon Time - and FSD is "done soonish" - there is no way the hardware will meet expectation by the time the product is completed. There are a ton of little things that...

I signed. This is one of the many problems I have with FSD. Insurance covers the car as a piece of hardware. You can literally build 100% of the car for 15k less than a car with FSD. FSD is just software enablement. Yet as a totaled car, you only get the value of the FSD at best, not FSD...

Sonar works even if someone sticks gum on your camera, or rain, or snow, or.... Also every single reliable, good, mission-critical, life-protecting safety mechanism on planet earth comes with redundancy. Sonar + Vision is reassuring because one works when the other doesn't and they...

I don't know what country Elon really lives in, but to me the labeling is bad to the level of unusable. Practical, real-world, L5 ready labeling would include emergency vehicles, line markings, school zones, crosswalks, sign reading, languages, flags for construction zones, etc. Very little of...

Elon has stated that he doesn't believe in solving technology problems in the ways that are obvious. And that makes it infuriating at times. For example, Mythbusters proved that the faster you go in rain, the more wet you get. Yet when you're in a Tesla and you speed up from 0-60 at a freeway...

I abhor that insurance companies will not replace/refund FSD which is "part of the car" (look, that's an argument in and of itself but lets let that lie for the moment using either path you state), so from a liability standpoint we as consumers suffer for any accidents. If it's really part of...

You're obfuscating the point. It doesn't matter that OEMs exist or not exist, Windows has a transferrable license and we have choice in the matter. I don't want to draw these comparisons because ultimately that is an independant vendor deal and you have choice where we have in this comparison...

It's a problem for me. I don't have 12k to spend every time I want a new Tesla with FSD. Do you? Great. I think even the most elitist and rich amongst this crew would agree, however, that paying 12k for every new Tesla they might acquire is excessive and without a proposed alternative like...

If you're a technologist, FSD is a nice experiment. There are much better ways to spend $12k. People who claim you can relax once you get to know it are well aware that with every beta cycle you again are not relaxed. I don't want to be in my car and treat it like I'm teaching my teenager to...

Again, this is all solved by making FSD tied to the owner. The only reason this complaint exists is due to the idea/principle that because you're paying for FSD for THAT car, THAT car should always have it even beyond YOUR ownership. You're right in your claim, but the real double-dip here is...

Lots of companies do this, but in a more mature way. For example: I own ProductX. It requires HardwareY. I can have a license forever for ProductX on any machine that has HardwareY. Vendor improves ProductX to X.1. It now has new features that requires HardwareZ. I can be limited in my...

Tesla: I would pay money for highways + lane changes, please make this happen. However, I keep being asked if I would buy FSD, and the short and sweet answer is that I refuse to pay money that adds stress to my life. The moment Tesla is liable for accidents (real level 5 FSD), I'll pay out...

There's a reason why pilots and doctors wear suits and ties. It's not because they need to, it's because the perception of professionality and attention to minor details increases confidence. I won't consider FSD because Tesla can't even figure out how to handle wiper blades while speeding...

Logically there has to be an available option to upgrade to the new FSD computer, if a subscription to FSD is made available, as you cannot use FSD on a 2.5 computer. Purchasing outright the 10k FSD upgrade gets you the computer, which is an option for some/most/all of the Model 3 owners like...