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I don’t think bmw or Audi are losing to Tesla in technology. They both have pretty good autopilot now and each has its own cool tech features, like the 360 came
by usaphp 8y ago
I don’t think bmw or Audi are losing to Tesla in technology. They both have pretty good autopilot now and each has its own cool tech features, like the 360 camera in bmw or the digital dashboard in Audi.
I am sure bmw or Audi can release a fully electric sedan to compete with Tesla, but most people I know who own bmw or Audi - they don’t like the idea of a fully electric car. They want a sense of security in having a gas engine. I guess the market is just too small for bmw and Audi to even try and go compete with Tesla at the moment. Maybe later...
- paranoidrobot 8y agoYes, I'm expecting that it'll take a while for the market as a whole to get used to the idea that they don't actually need a gas engine. So I expect that EVs with range-extenders to launch first, but there still doesn't seem to be any major commitments along that front.
- cowmix 8y agoThis isn't 2010. It is settled, range-extenders have a very limited self-life. I've had a Volt for five years, love the car. For me and most of my fellow Volt owners, our next (and then on) car will be a full EV.
- paranoidrobot 8y ago> our next (and then on) car will be a full EV. Yep, but I think many others will have to go through the same journey before they believe in having a pure-BEV.
- themagician 8y agoI haven’t had an Audi, but I have had many BMWs and a VW (which, UI wise, is the same as an Audi). It’s not really close to a Tesla. The digital cockpit is OKAY, but the car still has 50 buttons and it’s buggy. The infotainment system resets itself all the time. Audio glitches with car play. It’s half assed and never updated like everything else with the auto industry these days.
- cowmix 8y agothis I'll admit Tesla has a few quality issues to iron out but jeebuz, every modern car has HORRIBLE software implementation(s). Horrible UI, buggy infotainment, resets, etc. At least with Tesla you'll get constant upgrades and updates. Tesla's choice of almost no hardware interface, again, mimics the iPhone. Before that, everyone crammed a crappy keyboard on the phone that it turns out you don't need. "But how will I compose emails!?"
- dingaling 8y ago> But how will I compose emails!? Slowly, and not-at-all in the rain being the answer.
- JackCh 8y agoI'll never buy a car that doesn't allow me to turn on the air conditioning without taking my eyes off the road. In other words, physical buttons and dials that are always in the same place. Something I can feel with my fingers and always rely on being there. Touchscreen controls sure are flashy, but as far as I'm concerned when employed in a multi-ton piece of machinery traveling at 60+mph they're borderline homicidal. I know I'm not the only one who thinks this way. I'm open to voice controls. I don't like speaking to machines, but having machines speak to me is something I appreciate (for instance I always have my GPS talk to me, I never look at the screen) and I could see myself coming around on talking to machines. But a big old glorified ipad stuck in the dash? No way.