When I say "automatic intermittent windshield wipers," I'm talking about the invitation of Robert Kerns in 1964. Prior to that, wipers were on or off. There was no 'wipe every 3 seconds' intermittent settings like we have now. People couldn't trust their cars to handle such a complicated task...
I live in Chandler, AZ... Where you cannot go for a drive without seeing a handful of Waymo robotaxies. Many without a safety driver.
That's what autopilot is for!
I don't even hear from my local SA. The call I got was from 510 area code. You would think that the people calling from California would have the best information but they are all over the place. For me, if the 6 and 7 seaters were both being delivered i would for sure take the 7 seater. I really just want the car and hope i don't regret my decision of switching to the 6 seater later. My plaid order is a 7 seater. I guess i could always trade in/sell the long range if i really want a seven seater later.
Exactly. Are any of the Plaid reservation holders willing to call the 888 number and play dumb, asking about their delivery timeline? I am curious how many different answers we will get. The post referenced above indicating we will get Plaids in May is the first I’ve heard that.
I am definitely not a hater of this technology. I want it to be great. It just makes me nervous, because I believe it introduces a real danger that did not exist prior to this effort to make cars drive themselves.
You sound like a horse owner in the 1800s when cars were introduced.
I can’t speak for others but I know my wife and I liked the 6-seater best when we placed our original order but at the time couldn’t justify the extra cost. With having had to wait so long for the car we can now however. So fingers crossed we’ll get ”the call.”I love how most people are suddenly realizing that the 6 seater is a better option for them
Horse autopilot is already a tried and tested technology that works great
No, but if a few people call and several SA's say the same thing, it may move my needle. Like everyone else, I want my car sooner than later, but more importantly, I am deciding on whether or not to apply for my loan now. I was going to start the process this week with the assumption I'd see my car in the next two months. I may not do the application if I think there's a decent chance it will be much longer.
This is an excellent point and highlights the source of my fear: increase trust in FSD -> decreased attention-paying by driver = increased risk that driver can't overcome a technology failure (technology failure can be defined many ways, including hardware malfunction, weather changes or a scenario that Tesla's AI wasn't trained to deal with yet).
I hear you, but I plan to use BofA, and they can be ridiculously slow in getting loans finalized, which is why I thought I'd get a head start.
Good for you! It makes little to no sense how Tesla decides to "make the call"! I was contacted via a call and text from Zan on Oct 13th. The voice mail message and text was very non-specific, however, they both said to call/text back. I've been trying almost daily since the 13th and DEAD AIR! Given that the change to a 6 seat version from 5 is a significant cost, it also gives me the opportunity to change back to 20" wheels. The silver wheels were so ugly, I ordered the 22" just due to the looks. Making those two changes would make the seating upgrade more palatable, though it seems like they "may have" overstated their ability to deliver the 6 seat version before the end of the year.
