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Re:Tesla Continues to Walk Back Full Self-Driving Claims by MomoXenosaga on Sunday May 02, 2021 @03:43PM (#27018339)
Harsh but I have to say is there a car company with the kind of hype and fanboyism of Tesla?

I understand 5 years ago when Tesla was doing things nobody else was doing but electric cars are mainstream now. If I had the money I'd be buying a Volvo Polestar.

Re:Tesla Continues to Walk Back Full Self-Driving Claims by greedo on Sunday May 02, 2021 @06:48PM (#27019760)
Jeep. I know so many people who love their Jeeps despite them largely being garbage. To me, Jeep is like Harley Davidson; they look great until they start to fall apart.
Re:Tesla Continues to Walk Back Full Self-Driving Claims by ghaff on Sunday May 02, 2021 @07:44PM (#27020117)
Jeeps (of Wrangler/Rubicon variety) are good for a particular use case--high clearance 4WD. No, they don't last a long time doing that.
Re:Tesla Continues to Walk Back Full Self-Driving Claims by tempest_ on Monday May 03, 2021 @09:35AM (#27024880)
Yes, almost all of them.

The pickup truck people are very brand loyal and don't forget the buy American crowd.

You just see a lot of Tesla stuff because there is a cross section of tech people who like Tesla because it is marketed like a phone instead of a car.

Re:Tesla Continues to Walk Back Full Self-Driving Claims by Hamuko on Sunday May 02, 2021 @03:53PM (#27018431)
>Harsh but I have to say is there a car company with the kind of hype and fanboyism of Tesla?

You need to drink the Kool-aid pretty hard in order to buy hypercars like the LaFerrari but there's not really anything on the scale of Tesla.

Re:Tesla Continues to Walk Back Full Self-Driving Claims by xkjkls on Monday May 03, 2021 @02:05PM (#27028537)
Most car companies inspire wild enthusiasm and hype. It represents a huge purchase for the majority of Americans, hence they have pretty extreme buy-in for their decisions
Re:Tesla Continues to Walk Back Full Self-Driving Claims by Kye on Sunday May 02, 2021 @03:45PM (#27018351)
Saturn had a similar fan club, but I don't think it was as vocal.