convenience items not in Tesla's

[jkennebeck]

Recently got rear-ended in my 2015 MS.
So i'm in a Jag F-Pace rental for a few while its getting fixed.
I'm surprised at Tesla's "lag" in getting some really basic convenience things into their UI.

The Jag automatically discovered my commute after 2 days of back and forth to work. Thought that was kinda cool.
The car asks to read out text messages that come in to the bluetooth connected phone. (Hell, my 2014 Honda Accord did this!)
The Jag android app lets you add plenty of 3rd party apps to a dash panel for easy access.

Just thought a company as advanced as Tesla would be keeping up with some of these pretty simple things that other cars are doing.

Still can't wait to get my car back tho, this thing drives like a sluggish, sleepy school bus.

Any thoughts?

 

[wortmanb]

My Altima would beep & flash the headlights when the tires were inflated to the correct pressure. That was pretty slick. I'd also love a way to trigger Siri without having to grab my phone. Maybe a choice between voice-to-car and voice-to-phone?

 

[turnem]

Yea - as much as I love my M3 I do agree with your points. I think it boils down to the fact that Tesla is still very, VERY new to making cars. They are going up against companies that have been doing it for decades. It's not an excuse as much as it is a fact. I still think Tesla should push hard to start getting these sorts of features into their cars. In some ways they are miles ahead of other cars and in some ways they are miles behind.

Another issue is that Tesla is a bit stubborn in some ways. They want to do their own things instead of integrating other offerings like Android Auto or Apple Car Play. I can see why they've done this but I do miss Android Auto sometimes. Tesla's navigation is simply THE best OEM navigation I've ever used but Android Auto's navigation (basically Google Maps or Waze) runs circles around it in many aspects.

I'm fine with Tesla going their own way but they need to see what the best in class cars are putting out there and copy them.

 

[ewoodrick]

And how may things are in the Tesla that aren't in the F-Pace?

How many things aren't in the F-Pace today that could be added in the future?
How many things aren't in the Tesla today that could be added in the future?

Just the very fact that you are thinking about items that could be added to your car shows just how advanced the car is over the F-Pace, where what you bought is the only things you'll ever get.

 

[turnem]

And how may things are in the Tesla that aren't in the F-Pace?

How many things aren't in the F-Pace today that could be added in the future?
How many things aren't in the Tesla today that could be added in the future?

Just the very fact that you are thinking about items that could be added to your car shows just how advanced the car is over the F-Pace, where what you bought is the only things you'll ever get.

True BUT... It's still clear that Tesla plans on blazing their own trail instead of copying what others have already done. And I think this holds them back in some ways. It's almost like they are trying TOO hard to be unique sometimes.

I'm a fan but I'd still like to see them balance their approach out a little bit. Sometimes I feels like they are being different just for the sake of being different.

 

[strider]

Another issue is that Tesla is a bit stubborn in some ways. They want to do their own things instead of integrating other offerings like Android Auto or Apple Car Play. I can see why they've done this but I do miss Android Auto sometimes. Tesla's navigation is simply THE best OEM navigation I've ever used but Android Auto's navigation (basically Google Maps or Waze) runs circles around it in many aspects.

I'm fine with Tesla going their own way but they need to see what the best in class cars are putting out there and copy them.

I'm speculating here, but it's possible that Tesla didn't like the data sharing or licensing requirements in order to add Apple and Android.

 

[turnem]

I'm speculating here, but it's possible that Tesla didn't like the data sharing or licensing requirements in order to add Apple and Android.

You may be right. I think something else that played into it is the simple fact that they want to do their own thing because they didn't want the restrictions of working around Android Auto and Apple Car Play.

I have come to rely heavily on Android Auto in my 5 series BMW and my most recent Mercedes E300 (still haven't sold that one). The ability to use Google Assistant on the fly for everything was truly awesome. Got a text? Read it to me and let me dictate a reply. Need to know what the weather is tomorrow? No problem. Bored and wondering how tall Jesus was? no problem.

Google Assistant would be a match made in heaven for most Tesla users.