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People used to repair televisions but at some point it became cheaper to just buy a new one due to the tech/manufacturing being sufficiently evolved and commodi
by tokipin 11y ago
People used to repair televisions but at some point it became cheaper to just buy a new one due to the tech/manufacturing being sufficiently evolved and commoditized/cheap, as well as the issues involved with repairing more complex circuitry.
Electric cars have the same potential, I think, because of their inherent simplicity. That potential already seems clear given that battery costs will keep falling.
- seiji 11y agoVCR repair too. The big thing nobody talks about (or some people even brag about) is how Tesla records your entire driving history to improve their future products. It's kinda creepy and you have no option but to obey if you want the Tesla Experience. Other companies are trying to "catch up" in this way too like how Google Android Auto Car Integration requires manufactures allow Google Android Auto Car Integration to send live, real-time individual car performance data back to Google HQ so they can also analyze it all for their own purposes. There's basically no legitimate reason why a 3rd party music player app requires your car to transmit real time acceleration data, sensor data, fluid levels, and seat positions back to Google.
- MrOwen 11y agoI think you're right in that it's a similar situation in terms of tech getting cheaper/better as time progresses but I there's an order of magnitude price difference between these two scenarios (TVs vs cars) that most people won't ever be able to reconcile. There would have to come a time where buying a car is on the same level as buying a new TV for your scenario to be true, and I just don't ever think that will be the case.