this is a problem because it introduces the same kind of bait-and-switch anti-consumer behavior we see with the sale of pre-release games, but on an automotive investment level.

"Buy this car and it'll have additional feature X in year Y. Don't listen to the non-believers, me and my team have this solved."

"Woops! Turns out that was harder than I thought, sorry to all the folks that bought this car under the premise that they'd get feature X. Better luck next time, it wasn't contractual; just some over-promised under-deliveries, you understand! It's marketing to lie to your face!"

I think that ship has sailed a long time ago... especially after emissions scandal.

Also, have you looked at marketing in general?, is anyone actually telling the truth anywhere?

At least this was a promise that they'll do their best.

> "Buy this car and it'll have additional feature X in year Y. Don't listen to the non-believers, me and my team have this solved."

Does anybody buy 50K+ cars on promises?, especially since all reviews are very honest.

For me, they're gimmicks... but the inner child in me seeing the celebration mode on model X makes me want to buy it. Then I research it and find it's actually a great car, sure, no full self driving, but for 10K on top of 150K+ the features added are great.

Have a look: https://youtu.be/pXvIzWhEWvA?t=400

I’ve seen people on HN use the excuse “humans only use vision to drive”, reaffirming Musk.

We’d like self-driving to be a solved problem in some form sooner rather than later. Millions are hurt or die in cars every year. It’s ok if we “cheat” with Lidar, etc

Of course, we are ignoring the fact that people are paying extra for what they think will eventually give them self-driving.