stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
As mentioned upthread, Tesla was going to remove them regardless of if they had a software solution lined up, just like other automakers did. As for $20k cars having them, I already addressed the points (value oriented cars tend to have the most features included for a lower price, plenty of other $60k premium/luxury cars don't have parking sensors either, I pointed out 3 examples I found trivially from the German big 3).I get the theory of Tesla Vision and will be amazed if it works, but you have to admit right now we (owners that took delivery since October 1st) have no parking functionality WHATSOEVER on a premium vehicle.
Believe me, I'm a Tesla/Elon fanboi, but this really is mind boggling that there is no software update or even a hint of it more than two months after they dropped the sensors/functionality.
And it's not like this is a premium feature. Like cruise control and automatic windows, parking sensors are now standard in all vehicles starting at $20k.
It really is embarrassing when people ask me stuff about my brand new car (I picked it up last weekend) and they find out the car doesn't "beep" when parking in close quarters.
As another poster mentioned: I could get on board if Tesla was honest about it (supply issues) and gave a decent timeline. At least give us beta parking software with a disclaimer it won't work 30% of the time. If the occupancy network exists since AI day (at least), they must have had time to implement a basic parking feature. And I'm not talking about autopark/summon, those can wait. Just a proximity guide so I don't wreck my brand new premium vehicle. I don't think that is too much to ask from the "leading technology company". Walk the walk instead of talk the talk, Tesla.
As for posting a public timeline, Tesla got burned on that in the past (anyone working on software engineering knows why it's a bad idea).