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The problem is not that the company (or Elon) are the worst; it's just they could be better and criticism is the only way of saying this.Just took it for a run on the M7 and M2. Fantastic! This is the stuff we dreamed about when I was kid in the late 60's early 70's and now it's here and I've got it. Given the date, it's Christmas 2 months early. Those of you that want to bang on and go on about Elon and the company and how it's run, why not sell the Tesla and go and buy a VW instead? Then you'll really have something to moan about.
If you accept the Tesla History According To Musk this would be true.
It is not. Musk stumped up some cash at one stage in the company's development and then took the company for himself, discarding many along the way. His helicopter changes to the Roadster nearly killed the company before even the Roadster hit production. His management style of blaming everyone else but himself for problems he created is wearing thin with even us very forgiving early adopters.
The company now faces massive cashflow problems due to the debacle in China (1000s of built and unsold cars) and masses of Model X cancellations.
Bet taken. I will be delighted if I lose as it will be a pyrrhic victory.
Due next is a major update of the UI, so I'd suggest the rdio issue will be resolved or not resolved in that update.Autopilot was waiting for me to install when I woke up this morning. All working as promised and Tesla, once again, instantly forgiven for the delay. The question that I had lurking in my mind about autosteer has been answered - no it does not get confused by Melbourne's ubiquitous tram tracks. Not that I would ever use it on a road with tram tracks of course....
Oh, and I agree about the album issue. FIX THE RDIO PLAYER TESLA!!! Seriously, it would be about 1 millionth of the engineering effort of what they've just done.
The problem is not that the company (or Elon) are the worst; it's just they could be better and criticism is the only way of saying this.
Basically, the car is amazing and the company could be a little better on the customer side.
Those of you that want to bang on and go on about Elon and the company and how it's run, why not sell the Tesla and go and buy a VW instead?
Which other car company comes out to your garage at 6AM on Sunday to install major new functionality in your car?
For tire pressures - doesn't appear to be an option to switch from Bar to PSI. Units in the settings area doesn't seem to have the option yet.
I've just driven from Wodonga to Canberra on the Hume Highway with v7. I used the auto steer most of the way. My experience is that it generally worked well and made the trip much easier.
On a dual carriage way it is a big plus and it seems to me should enhance safe travel. However, it is not perfect. You still have to pay attention to avoid those dead roos and a few times (very few) it seemed to lose track of the lanes which required quick intervention. Potential problem spots seemed to be where there were entry or exit lanes to the highway and when coming up to the crest of a hill.
From time to time when auto steer was engaged, a message appeared asking me to hold the wheel. If you don't, it beeps. If you still don't, it beeps a lot. If you still don't after that, the car starts to slow down. In these situations, it doesn't seem to be enough to just rest your hands on the steering wheel; you gotta really let it know you're there. Maybe it should allow a voice command instead. Perhaps you should be able to say something like "don't worry [insert your car's name] - I'm still here and paying attention". :smile:
Voice or other interaction wouldn't really be enough with Tesla's approach, as it's not an arbitrary nag but a real indication that the car has low confidence in the projected path and may require you to take over quickly (unless the newer build we've received has changed that from the release version). You want to have your hands on the wheel when it thinks that
I've just driven from Wodonga to Canberra on the Hume Highway with v7. I used the auto steer most of the way. My experience is that it generally worked well and made the trip much easier.
On a dual carriage way it is a big plus and it seems to me should enhance safe travel. However, it is not perfect. You still have to pay attention to avoid those dead roos and a few times (very few) it seemed to lose track of the lanes which required quick intervention. Potential problem spots seemed to be where there were entry or exit lanes to the highway and when coming up to the crest of a hill.
From time to time when auto steer was engaged, a message appeared asking me to hold the wheel. If you don't, it beeps. If you still don't, it beeps a lot. If you still don't after that, the car starts to slow down. In these situations, it doesn't seem to be enough to just rest your hands on the steering wheel; you gotta really let it know you're there. Maybe it should allow a voice command instead. Perhaps you should be able to say something like "don't worry [insert your car's name] - I'm still here and paying attention". :smile:
It will be really interesting to see if the car learns Australian roads; it seems to me that we still don't know exactly what constitutes "system learning" by the Model S- does data input by a US car change the behaviour of an Australian car?? Or will our system learn much more slowly, given the small numbers driving around here??? How much of the car's learning is GPS-based???I don't expect this system to be flawless and handle every road and every situation at the first attempt. In my opinion, tesla have a solid foundation now to evolve the system into a future mobility that will be safer and more relaxing. Having around 50,000 international beta testers will advance that rapidly.
the time and temp applies to the latest build. They have it in Europe too. The clock app is a waste of space since it is just that, a clock. Nothing else. My guess is the USA will also revert at the next update.I just did a trip from Perth to Mandurah and back - about a 140km round trip. Rang mum on the way down to let her know that the car was driving me down to see her and she thought I was joking. At first I found myself fighting the autosteer since it drives a bit too close to the centre lane for my liking, but once I stopped being freaked out it was fine. A few spots with roadworks I took over but other than that it didn't ask me to hold the wheel through freeway cruising, light rain and a bit of stop start traffic.
I wonder how long until complacency kicks in and the first lot of accidents happen from people falling asleep or generally not paying attention.
Off topic, Mandurah foreshore was packed due to the Mandurah Children's festival. Carparks overflowing and traffic crawling down the road on the lookout for an elusive parking spot. I was impressed that the EV charging bays were left empty by the ICE cars and I was able to park and charge using the RAC Electric Highway charging spot while we went for a coffee.
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In other news, I read multiple complaints on the lack of a time or temp display on the dash in V7, but mine has both. Is this a change?