Tesla Gets Crushed in Germany by EVs from Volkswagen, Renault, and Hyundai Group

Re:Tesla Gets Crushed in Germany by EVs from Volkswagen, Ren... by Waterluvian on Thursday August 13, 2020 @11:09AM (#24144115)

I thought their software was impressive until I started driving a base model 2020 Forester that autopilots itself on highways. I’m not saying it’s as good as Tesla’s but it surprised me, showing me that no it’s not rocket science either and soon every car will have these features.

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Re:Tesla Gets Crushed in Germany by EVs from Volkswagen, Ren... by brianwawok on Thursday August 13, 2020 @11:12AM (#24144155)

Adaptive cruise control has been available on mainstream cars for at least 5 years, and on fancy cars before that.

That is not is what is interesting about Tesla. It's the developer like OTA updates with massive new features. Vs... the Forester gets an infotainment system when you buy it, and likely never gets a change for the life of the car. Compare to a 2 year old model 3 which is getting brand new features monthly.

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Re:Tesla Gets Crushed in Germany by EVs from Volkswagen, Ren... by Waterluvian on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:04PM (#24144823)

Ahh interesting. What kinds of features are showing up every month? Often people just like the concept of free features, but I'm curious if they're actually real value adds.

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Re:Tesla Gets Crushed in Germany by EVs from Volkswagen, Ren... by ac29 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:45PM (#24145339)

This might be useful: https://www.notateslaapp.com/index

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