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The great thing about teslas is that they can instantly roll out features like user themes or "flat design". Every time my Audi is at the garage they take ~15 m
by bflesch 11y ago
The great thing about teslas is that they can instantly roll out features like user themes or "flat design". Every time my Audi is at the garage they take ~15 minutes and a special-purpose Laptop to update some arcane piece of software in the car (fixing bugs).
It's such a huge shift in mindset and operations for the incumbents they won't be able to make it. Recent models still come with a sim car slot so you can get real-time updates on the map.
- vvanders 11y agoThere was some stuff floating around a while back saying that the repair & software update agreement that some mfgrs have would contractually prevent them from even being able to do OTAs. I've been saying a while Tesla's competitive advantage isn't batteries or electric motors(these are pretty well understood) but in software. They can aggregate statistics across 100k+ cars and determine how people really use cars as opposed to guesses or surveys which are not nearly as accurate. Combine that with monthly/bi-monthly OTAs and you've got a good chance for disruption.