In 2005 I got a nokia 770, and my favorite app was maemo mapper. Nice maps, could scrape data from multiple sources, and some limited nav. In 2018 many cars s

In 2005 I got a nokia 770, and my favorite app was maemo mapper. Nice maps, could scrape data from multiple sources, and some limited nav. In 2018 many cars still remind me of maemo mapper. Slow clunky touch screens. Laggy, no multitouch, horrible UI, and tiny screen. Overall generally numerous generations worse than my phone. Most car manufacturers still to really skimp in the weirdest places. Things like headlights... pay a few $k for nice lights or get crap. So much so that the IIHS started lowering the safety ratings on cars. Should $50k cars really charge $$$ for decent headlights and LED brake lights? The Tesla was a breath of fresh air. Nice user interface, nice design, nice big touch screen, great nav, good seats, good voice recognition, etc. Especially as most of the auto world is moving to tiny, high rpm, "wonder" 2 liter turbos. They do well on MPG... during testing, much less so in real world conditions. They also seem to have significantly less longevity than the engines they replace. Saw quite a few of the CPO warranties decreased, which I found particularly troublesome. I don't feel nickle and dimed, there's no huge matrix of incompatible upgrades engineered to up sell you. It's a safe car, fast car, fun to drive, and likely to last longer than an ICE car. It's also more american made than any other car.