They weren’t advertising them to customers and shareholders in a mass email, were they?
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They weren’t advertising them to customers and shareholders in a mass email, were they?
gigawatt1010
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Ahh, now I get it! That's why my June delivery inventory Model X that was supposed to come with Free Unlimited Supercharging did not come with it - the guy that's supposed to add it to my config was busy developing games! Now we're trying to get it added and it's taking a long while - they're busy working on these stupid games!
This is why that delivery experience is s#itty compared to 3 years ago when I took delivery of my Model S.
SMH
This is why that delivery experience is s#itty compared to 3 years ago when I took delivery of my Model S.
SMH
I would think they have weighed that the games sell more cars than some of the issues you mentioned, or even solving the Chademo or CCS adapter problem. I get it, our own priorities are always higher than the manufacturers. Still frustrating.
Half the investors here complain about Tesla not spending money on advertising, as if a few million in ads would make any difference against billions spent by incumbent automobile companies.
You know, it can cost $50,000 to be a “sponsor” at a conference which lets you stick a few signs up that are promptly forgotten if anyone notices at all, or hundreds of thousands for a booth at a large show.
Tesla spends hundreds of thousands on a feature, which gets top exposure to a massive demographic, plasters their name all over the news for weeks, is positioned as a cool company, AND paves the way for future third party apps.
And people whine.
Sometimes it’s not only the shorts who fail to see the big picture.
You know, it can cost $50,000 to be a “sponsor” at a conference which lets you stick a few signs up that are promptly forgotten if anyone notices at all, or hundreds of thousands for a booth at a large show.
Tesla spends hundreds of thousands on a feature, which gets top exposure to a massive demographic, plasters their name all over the news for weeks, is positioned as a cool company, AND paves the way for future third party apps.
And people whine.
Sometimes it’s not only the shorts who fail to see the big picture.
At E3 they said you don't actually use the accelerator pedal for this game, you accelerator with the wheel buttons. They're misleading in the marketing video. So the controls are not even comfortable for this game
Uncle Paul
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While I understand the frustration, and that many will blame all Tesla's issues on what a couple programers are doing, there are also benefits.
Tesla will get $10 Million worth of free advertising from this. Something that everyone interested will be talking about.
They will use it to inexpensively draw thousands into their showrooms, sit them down in a Tesla and teach them about the remarkable capabilities of their cars (including their built in computer that runs the car with AI and provides driver aids and navigation.
It will also act as a differentiator between all the other EV's coming out. You know...the ones without any video games
Tesla is different from all the other auto companies. Something like when Apple did great ads to explain how they Think Different.
Tesla will use these games to show how their cars are "Computers on Wheels" How the cars can drive themselves. People coming into their showrooms will also be exposed to their Solar roofs and Power Walls.
Again. I understand that people would want to vent their frustrations over this, but there are benefits.
I remember my parents doing the same thing. They would compare everything to America landing on the Moon...If America can send a man to the moon, why do we have pot holes in our streets. If American can send a man to the moon, why can't our kids get a good education...etc.
All valid points, but it also puts a fun, human side to an auto manufacturer.
I still think Elon is brilliant!
Tesla will get $10 Million worth of free advertising from this. Something that everyone interested will be talking about.
They will use it to inexpensively draw thousands into their showrooms, sit them down in a Tesla and teach them about the remarkable capabilities of their cars (including their built in computer that runs the car with AI and provides driver aids and navigation.
It will also act as a differentiator between all the other EV's coming out. You know...the ones without any video games
Tesla is different from all the other auto companies. Something like when Apple did great ads to explain how they Think Different.
Tesla will use these games to show how their cars are "Computers on Wheels" How the cars can drive themselves. People coming into their showrooms will also be exposed to their Solar roofs and Power Walls.
Again. I understand that people would want to vent their frustrations over this, but there are benefits.
I remember my parents doing the same thing. They would compare everything to America landing on the Moon...If America can send a man to the moon, why do we have pot holes in our streets. If American can send a man to the moon, why can't our kids get a good education...etc.
All valid points, but it also puts a fun, human side to an auto manufacturer.
I still think Elon is brilliant!
I don't disagree with this, but they should also be working on areas that real customers have been complaining about such as USB and the unsafe mess the made with V9.While I understand the frustration, and that many will blame all Tesla's issues on what a couple programers are doing, there are also benefits.
Tesla will get $10 Million worth of free advertising from this. Something that everyone interested will be talking about.
They will use it to inexpensively draw thousands into their showrooms, sit them down in a Tesla and teach them about the remarkable capabilities of their cars (including their built in computer that runs the car with AI and provides driver aids and navigation.
It will also act as a differentiator between all the other EV's coming out. You know...the ones without any video games
Tesla is different from all the other auto companies. Something like when Apple did great ads to explain how they Think Different.
Tesla will use these games to show how their cars are "Computers on Wheels" How the cars can drive themselves. People coming into their showrooms will also be exposed to their Solar roofs and Power Walls.
Again. I understand that people would want to vent their frustrations over this, but there are benefits.
I remember my parents doing the same thing. They would compare everything to America landing on the Moon...If America can send a man to the moon, why do we have pot holes in our streets. If American can send a man to the moon, why can't our kids get a good education...etc.
All valid points, but it also puts a fun, human side to an auto manufacturer.
I still think Elon is brilliant!
Minecon_CA
Circuit Wolfy
Don't seem like they do... I wished they offed upgrades to MCU2 so that I can experience the games.
There is one thing missing from this analysis, marketing.
Sure there are tons of small improvements on the software that could be made. But using 1-2 developer resources to improve the games, particularly racing games, could be worth it. Getting .1 - 1% more market awareness because of this could be greater value than a 10% improvement in the software.
Sure there are tons of small improvements on the software that could be made. But using 1-2 developer resources to improve the games, particularly racing games, could be worth it. Getting .1 - 1% more market awareness because of this could be greater value than a 10% improvement in the software.
I understand your point; however, if you've ever met a computer programmer, you'd know that you do not want the average programmer working in customer support!
(This is not a dis to computer programmers. I am one myself [my job is more complex than just that, but programming's part of it]. I would not do well in customer support, and neither, I think, would most of my colleagues.)
Yeah I totally agree. You dont want software engineers doing customer service. It will be worse than where they are at today.
I cant see myself doing that role even for a short period without upsetting a customer.But generally I do agree that Tesla should channel their resources in other things that have a better value for us. I am not sure how Tesla caught up in the world of games. After playing games on XBox, Playstation, PC with latest graphics cards, etc who would want to play the basic pixelized games on the Tesla console? That too I would rather not touch my display screen unless I absolutely have so it will last a long time. I dont get it.
Perhaps there is sufficient demand from customers asking for games??
Perhaps there is sufficient demand from customers asking for games??
Yes! Thanks for this!
Although I've mostly given up saying this myself (owner since 2013)...I'm always amazed at how poor the music systems are (I've got a long list of bugs, poor UI and functional implementations) given the other advanced capabilities.
I'm in the music business, and very few cars are as lacking as Tesla's in this area.
I have friends who HAVEN'T bought the car simply because of the music system liabilities. I wonder how many people HAVE bought the car because of the fart feature?
@Golden Ears How did you get Tempest? Was there a new update? LOVE that game and can't wait to play it in the car.
I got very close to not buying the Tesla because of the lack of CarPlay. Obviously I'm glad I did, but the lack of good musical support is still one of the biggest frustration of the car for me.
@tinm, what kinds of issues are you having? I'm able to fully utilize the USB for my music library and I can browse easily through all the criteria you mentioned. I have a 2013 MS and I experimented a bit but finally got it working really well. If it's helpful, I posted on this page Which USB drive for music (post #5) about how I got it working. Hopefully this gets you closer.
Silicon Desert
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Well true for us. The wife got that email and said "Honey, maybe it is time we consider to sell the Tesla. It seems they aren't serious about focusing on the real reason for having the car !!!"
Silicon Desert
Active Member
Ok, I agree. Just saying, put those teams on "different things" that actually improve the car instead of turning it into an expensive rolling game machine..
That kind of thing is just to generate articles to help brand awareness. It's a lot cheaper than advertising.
HAWX 12
Member
Wrong. I like the games! Or at least the "idea" that it has ,and updates , the games.
It's not like they are ignoring other areas..
And you know they dont have teams on all of those things?Ok, I agree. Just saying, put those teams on "different things" that actually improve the car instead of turning it into an expensive rolling game machine..
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