Re:Software made me loathe my car
by mlindner on Thursday August 29, 2019 @05:19PM
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Every company other than Tesla. Their infotainment + driver assist system is quite good.
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Agreed. I'm happy that my Tesla doesn't have CarPlay. I don't need my messages showing up on screen or constantly being read to me, I use driving time to decompress after a day of being social with my coworkers.
I would gladly take CarPlay in my Tesla over the current system. Slacker is fine but it's not great and I prefer my preferences over those that Tesla chooses. On top of that, I have my phone set to DnD while Driving and that would extend to CarPlay also so my messages wouldn't pop up or bother me.
Agreed. I've driven a Bolt with CarPlay and it's better than my Model 3. Tesla's Siri (or any mic input) is ridiculously slow. They're both Google Maps but my phone already knows my locations. Other apps (like podcast app) as others have said is great.
Re:Software made me loathe my car
by whalesalad on Thursday August 29, 2019 @06:13PM
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Will a Tesla sync w/ your calendar so that when you get in it to drive to an appointment, it already knows where to take you?
For the record I also use my driving time solely for the purpose of driving. CarPlay doesn’t have to mean annoying interruptions.
Yep. The car has a calendar app which can be configured to pop up on entry. Calendar sync is handled through the Tesla app on your phone, which also acts a share destination for locations (automatically entering the location in the nav system) and other such conveniences.
You can turn on do not disturb if you don't want messages or notifications, you can even make it automatic as part of driving. AND you can get map navigation that isn't in a phone.
No. Every company including Tesla.
Tesla's system might be good right now, but they're unstable fiscally as a company and they have NO incentive to be excellent in designing software and maintaining old software far into the future. And Tesla might go belly-up, at which point their ability to maintain said software declines to zero.
https://i.redd.it/7k32bhp9jgj31.png
Look at that sales trend line. Rocket ship. They aren’t going belly up any time soon.