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Tell that to my blind friend who uses a flip phone just fine. I was trying to encourage him to try using a smart phone he could talk to. Then he was with me in my Tesla when the voice commands stopped working. Smart phones are pretty funny too. Sometimes I forget to turn off the airplane...

The failure of this feature is not an isolated event. Most of the car features are beta, like a cell phone and fail to work well. The brakes work without software (I think) and the steering works without software (I hope), but virtually everything else in the car requires software to be...

I don't think you understand the issue. It's not that people can't use a smart phone. It's that they often don't work right. Punch a button and it didn't take it because your finger moved slightly and it interpreted it as a swipe. Have your finger hovering over the button too close and it...

So if easily modified traits are not in the VIN, how does my insurance company know if I have FSD, etc?

When they get full self driving working then we will have cars driven by toddlers in their sleep. Until then it's better if we actually focus on the road and not on the touch screen in the bouncing car.

Yeah, no point in thinking of a Tesla as a smart car. It's much more a cell phone with wheels.

Yes, I'm sure the dashcam is a low priority. Much higher is the whoopee cushion.

Other cars don't have the low drag coefficients because they aren't willing to sacrifice the door opening so much. Even if the windshield on a Tesla didn't cover the roof, it would still have some of the biggest windshields in the business because of the extreme rake.

I'm not a midget. I would guess you are either driving an X or are under 5'10". Or maybe you know about the issues of getting in cars because you are "super fat"?

That's the point. The big car makers have the funds to make the transition. I believe VW has said they are going to spend 30 billion Euros in four or five years to come out with a bunch of new EVs. I'm not sure Tesla has spent that much the whole time they've been in business. Tesla has...

Wow! There's a lot of cranky people who drive Teslas. I like using navigation when driving places I know how to get to. While the route doesn't change the traffic does. What I'd really like to see is a more flexible and powerful navigation tool. Let me pick a route from alternates like...

I don't understand. Are you saying no one else makes EVs? I'm pretty sure I test drove a Chevy Bolt and Have seen any number of Nissan Leafs.

You mean the only Teslas? I'm pretty sure I've read the Chevy Bolt will regen to a stop.

Interesting post. I can't reply to all of that due to the shear volume, but let me point out something that is notable. The drag coefficient is mentioned as being significant. That is a pro and a con in Tesla cars. Why don't all cars have such low drag coefficients? It's not rocket science...

The in car manual does specify a minimum write speed of 4 MB/s, whatever that means. The write speed varies with several parameters and they need to be specified. See my other post on this.

I've already seen discussion on how Tesla is limited in how fast they can grow. Even by 2022, Tesla will have the S, X, Y, 3, Truck and possibly the Semi. That's it, 5 consumer vehicles and one industrial vehicle. By then the major auto makers will each have that many models in production and...

Yes, I do. First, it's not like the majors are starting at ground zero right now. They already have programs well underway and both companies have produced various EVs. But more than anything, the major auto makers have tons of money to throw at the problem and tons of experience in making...

I mentioned this to the tech when I dropped off my car with them the other day. Telling us a 4 MB/s write spec without stating the conditions is pointless. The write speed of a drive varies with the manner in which the data is written. I use a program called FlashBench which measures write...

I had a name brand drive (Kingston) work and then stop working in the car while it is fine in the computer. I used a Microcenter drive which worked and then stopped working in the car while working fine in the computer. I dropped off my car the other day and the service tech had a Microcenter...

The fact that you seem to think a single feature dominates a class of cars means you aren't looking at the whole issue, just a part you choose to. People don't buy batteries unless their flashlight has run down. They buy cars. As long as the important features in a car are adequate, they...

I'm thinking of getting the extended warranty. How long do you have to purchase it? Any time up to the warranty running out?

I'm pretty sure my year old X won't be seeing much in the way of improvements. I'd love to get a few more miles to the charge, but I'm being told they've actually reduced the range and I'm starting to wonder if they are reducing my charge rate. Over the air updates that improve my car in ways...

Yes, that is what they are building today. Do you honestly think that no one can catch up with Tesla? This is not a sprint, it is a marathon.

The point is that many things affect the important features of an EV. Focusing on one detail is never useful. I have been involved in technology for many, many years and I have never seen any particular technology issue dominate a market. But we will see what happens here. I suppose it is...

Is that the sort of technical analysis I should use when buying stock? I've not seen any numbers on how much better Tesla batteries are than other brands. A lot of that stuff we will never know. It's not like GM, Audi, VW, etc. are using batteries in their cars that you can buy for your...

Normally no parts are needed, but you never know. i don't want to have my car on a lift only to be told they will have to tow it to the Tesla service center because Tesla won't sell them a part needed.

My experience has been the opposite. On trips the car wants to stop more often to keep the charging in the "sweet range" to minimize actual time at the charger. Personally I prefer to run down until I can stop to charge while I eat which means up to 90%. Sitting in the car waiting for it to...

I don't know the cars you have driven, as I said, in 50 years I've never once had a problem getting in the car. My friend did have a problem getting out of my Tesla once. Tesla can't seem to repair these intermittent problems their cars have either.

Yes, Panasonic and Tesla designed the cells together. But clearly Tesla needs Panasonic. There is nothing going on with Tesla batteries that other car makers can't continue to improve upon. It is a very rare invention indeed that isn't more of a leapfrog where each company outdoes the other...

Can they get parts? I've heard that Tesla won't sell parts to anyone else.

That's one of the problems. The ability to upgrade cars over the air is touted, but many new features aren't supported on older models. That's why I say Teslas aren't cars with some cell phone features, they are cell phones with wheels. People throw away their cell phones every two years, but...

Have you tested the drive using any of the software available? Do any captures work ok or are they all bad? Easy enough to get another drive and try it.

I seem to recall a number of videos about the door handles on the model 3 not working in situations. I guess that's not a warranty issue, just poor design.

I've had enough problems with this car I'm thinking of getting the extended warranty.

These cars have lots of beta mode features. Autopilot, auto headlight dimmer, auto wipers, customer service, service centers... The list goes on.

I don't know if you CAN hit the accelerator fast enough in many cases. I had a tailgater once when I was on a highway with a left hand exit that I needed to take. I knocked back my speed 1 mph at a time and he just got closer. Finally he decided to pass after his headlights were no longer...

Interesting data. Hard to explain some of the variations.

I thought Tesla bought their batteries from Panasonic? No? What you call "inferior tech" is not that much different than what Tesla makes. As everyone gets into the market the battery companies will be engaged in a competitive proxy battle for the EV makers they support. But there are no...

There seems to be very little accountability with this company. They are set up to do as little as required for as little cost. In this case they didn't do what was required, protect the operator. They should have simply done their diagnosis over the air and not required you to be involved...

That idea only applies to the motor, battery and possibly related electronics. In the real world the Tesla cars are made by a young, inexperienced company and have proven to be expensive to own. Ask anyone with a model S over out of warranty who has had trouble with something as simple as a...

So this is a service that can be done elsewhere than Tesla?

At some point talking about the shape of your driveway crosses the line to OT.