LongRanger
Active Member
Volvo’s BLIS and PilotAssist have been on their XC, V and S ranges for several years now. They are exceptional systems.
Whilst they lack the ability to be updated further, they all work, in a way that works for drivers - not in a way that a couple of software developers have interpreted they should work.
Once Tesla can get their systems to the usability and reliability of Volvos, then build their fancy malarkey on top - then they will be properly credible.
I’ve used Radar cruise and “basic” blind spot systems in cars for the last 4 years and they all worked pretty much flawlessly, other than my VW Passat which phantom braked upon sight of low-slung trailers.
When it really comes down to it however, and have been reading further replies to this since last replying - the charging network thing still wins out, even if it means less relaxing time on TACC and missing blind spot indicators in mirrors (although that is a step backwards from Tesla) - as it ultimately comes down to ease of getting from A to B.
The drug of fuel is the key to all of this - if you control the drug you get more users hooked and prepared to feel a bit skanky when they can get an easy hit.
Hopefully we see big-time improvements in Tesla doing the basics better and then over time we forget that other folks did it better before.
Whilst they lack the ability to be updated further, they all work, in a way that works for drivers - not in a way that a couple of software developers have interpreted they should work.
Once Tesla can get their systems to the usability and reliability of Volvos, then build their fancy malarkey on top - then they will be properly credible.
I’ve used Radar cruise and “basic” blind spot systems in cars for the last 4 years and they all worked pretty much flawlessly, other than my VW Passat which phantom braked upon sight of low-slung trailers.
When it really comes down to it however, and have been reading further replies to this since last replying - the charging network thing still wins out, even if it means less relaxing time on TACC and missing blind spot indicators in mirrors (although that is a step backwards from Tesla) - as it ultimately comes down to ease of getting from A to B.
The drug of fuel is the key to all of this - if you control the drug you get more users hooked and prepared to feel a bit skanky when they can get an easy hit.
Hopefully we see big-time improvements in Tesla doing the basics better and then over time we forget that other folks did it better before.