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Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by mulcahey »

bredren wrote: post #385
automathematics wrote: post #198

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They changed their branding 2-3 months ago. I thought it was weird at first, but it's kinda working. I'm personally sick of all the nice car commercials looking more like a Calvin Klein cologne ad.

Do you recall exactly when? I suspect this video cost almost zero to make. Would be curious to see the changeover. Was it addressed / highlighted at the time?

Around July when they hired one Adam Koszary

https://twitter.com/AdamKoszary/status/1130837644827660289?s...

He apparently got hired because Elon likes his "absolute unit" sheep meme.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-hires-social-media-man...

Their twitter has been a lot more whimsical since. For example:

https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1175048579829944320

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by xedeon »

dewski wrote: post #407
darpa_escapee wrote: post #404

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Tesla owners are known to be willing put up with things other car owners aren't. I don't want to fool around with a touchscreen in traffic.

You can use the steering wheel and scroll up or down and you changed the temperature. No fooling around with touchscreen in traffic. It’s way better than any analog system I’ve used across Jeep’s and Audi’s. You can control temperature, fan speed, brightness, and more all from the steering wheel.

Yes: https://youtu.be/kLIBYlgsHis?t=560

That video tutorial is now outdated since there has been many UI improvements, but the steps should still be the same.

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by _ph_ »

dx87 wrote: post #32
imglorp wrote: post #7

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This might work out ok at low speed. The algorithm is simply "Don't hit anything. Stop if confused."

Considering that they haven't perfected the "don't accelerate into stationary objects" algorithm, I'm not sure I trust this in an area with a lot of pedestrian traffic.

Teslas have ultrasonic sensors in all directions with about 5m of range. This doesn't help with preventing running into things at highway speeds, but certainly on parking lots. So it has a fallback to avoid collisions while in summon mode.

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by muzika »

kaiwen1 wrote: post #413

The depth and breadth of anti-Tesla sentiment in HN threads is curious. It's rarely from owners. By all satisfaction surveys, owners love their Teslas.

I am also buffled. Teslas make all other feel like a flip phones compared to a smart phone. After owning a Tesla driving an ICE car feels like going back in time. Even for long trips I prefer to take a Tesla, even though I also own 2 gas cars too.

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by rkagerer »

radium3d wrote: post #403
propogandist wrote: post #397

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Having to fiddle with a touch screen to manage windshield wipers is unnecessary.

The wipers wipe automatically when the camera detects rain on the windshield. If you want to do a window clean you just push the button on the end of the blinker handle on the left of the steering wheel. It's one of the few physical buttons of the 3.

How often do you find yourself wanting to tweak the rate?

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by the_angry_angel »

radium3d wrote: post #403
propogandist wrote: post #397

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Having to fiddle with a touch screen to manage windshield wipers is unnecessary.

The wipers wipe automatically when the camera detects rain on the windshield. If you want to do a window clean you just push the button on the end of the blinker handle on the left of the steering wheel. It's one of the few physical buttons of the 3.

How well does the auto wipe behave on Tesla’s? I’ve owned multiple cars with the feature over the last 10 years - the only one which has ever got it close was a Lexus (quite some time ago). The rest I’ve had and still need to constantly police.

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Post by quaa55 »

kaiwen1 wrote: post #413

The depth and breadth of anti-Tesla sentiment in HN threads is curious. It's rarely from owners. By all satisfaction surveys, owners love their Teslas.

as an owner and investor in Tesla, i find it best to avoid hacker news threads tesla focused due to the lack of ignorance and closed minded people who think they know about this company from all of the negative press that they read about the company - which generally is either months old, or talking about garbage. It always ends up this way, for tesla stuff stick with the forums ( tesla, module three owners club, etc ) and reddit.

it’s unfortunate because i’m sure there are some cool thoughts and idea out there on HN but it’s always ruined by negativity. in which, watch this comment get downvoted to oblivion.

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by dwoozle »

kaiwen1 wrote: post #413

The depth and breadth of anti-Tesla sentiment in HN threads is curious. It's rarely from owners. By all satisfaction surveys, owners love their Teslas.

Well, Tesla is doing a lot of things right and a lot of things wrong both as a company and as a product. It’s natural that it would be polarizing compared to a company going straight down the middle like Honda.

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by bald »

kaiwen1 wrote: post #413

The depth and breadth of anti-Tesla sentiment in HN threads is curious. It's rarely from owners. By all satisfaction surveys, owners love their Teslas.

I fully agree and am caught in shock every time for the huge dissonance. This doesn't make sense.

Re: Tesla Software Version 10.0

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Post by dpkonofa »

rainyMammoth wrote: post #225
leesec wrote: post #214

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Also owner of a TM3. Best car I've ever owned by a lot. People sure do get mad about Blutooth. Also, at least they're able to have a 'software direction'. Not aware of any other manufacturer who provides anywhere near this level of OTA upgrades. And obviously the autopilot team is a different one than the people installing games. Chill.

Here is what I don't understand: you paid a small fortune for your car and if this was any other car from any other manufacturer you would react like your parent comment. But because it is a Tesla you are dismissing all the issues and sell it as the best car ever. This wouldn't fly with any other car. If you spent 50k$ on a Audi with poor quality you would probably complain about it. It is a pattern I see with nearly…

I disagree wholeheartedly but I am, admittedly, also an owner of a Tesla. The thing is that it's not like any other car from any other manufacturer and it's, by a good multitude of miles, the best car I've ever owned. There's nothing, to me, that's "poor quality" about it and people complaining that they don't like features that were added after they purchased the car because those particular features don't apply to them or get them excited is kinda ridiculous. I've never had a car that ever added features that I didn't have on purchase. My Teslas didn't have dashcams when I bought them. Now, they not only have a dashcam but 2 side cams and, starting next week, a rear cam that automatically record while I'm driving and while I'm parked and away from my car.

It's really not that we're dismissing issues. I think it's just that these cars get so much right and just have a different philosophy about how cars should work that the little things that annoy people tend to stick out for them a lot.

I have driven lots of luxury cars, owned BMWs, and am a pretty big technophile. There is not a question in my mind that the Teslas are the best cars I've ever owned or had to pleasure of driving. It sounds like the parent that you're claiming we'd be like if it was any other car is upset about the car he was hoping he'd eventually get as opposed to the car he actually got. I don't think any other car, regardless of price, ever gets any better or changes after you buy it. That alone makes the statement a little ridiculous, in my mind.

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