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This analogy breaks down at the point where you don't need to hack into a Tesla to use it for its intended purpose at all: it'll drive just fine. It's more as

This analogy breaks down at the point where you don't need to hack into a Tesla to use it for its intended purpose at all: it'll drive just fine. It's more as if you bought a laptop, and in order to overclock it, you had to void the warranty. (which is, of course, entirely the case for almost every laptop on the market).

smt88 6y ago
Eh, overclocking is still not a great analogy. Overclocking can cause harm (worse battery life, excessive heat). That potential for harm is a plausible reason to void the warranty. Tesla is just voiding the warranty as a punishment for opting out of their software-gated features. Those features aren't harmful to activate.
- imtringued 6y ago
  >Overclocking can cause harm (worse battery life, excessive heat). How is that different from increasing the maximum acceleration of a car? Worse battery life and excessive heat. It is entirely possible that people think Tesla is greedy instead of Tesla choosing one trade off at the expense of another in software. Tesla's more expensive models often share the same battery and motor but they tend to push the hardware closer to its limits which also results in higher wear and tear. High performance cars usually need more frequent maintenance. It is entirely possible that warranty on the cheaper model is longer than on the higher end model and by installing the upgrade Tesla can no longer guarantee that longer warranty or any warranty at all.
  - thesz 6y ago
    >It is entirely possible that warranty on the cheaper model is longer than on the higher end model and by installing the upgrade Tesla can no longer guarantee that longer warranty or any warranty at all. Is it only possible or is it a fact? If it is only possible and not a fact then it is a fact that warranties are the same.
    - TheRealPomax 6y ago
      That same comment applies to overclocking: it's not the late 90's or even early 2000s anymore, almost every cpu/ram combination can be overclocked quite a bit without ever pushing things into unsafe territory. And you're still going to void your manufacturer's warranty if you do it because you are going to decrease the lifetime of your components, in the exact same way paying more for Tesla to unlock this _also_ suggests you have the money to pay for the increased maintenance cost over the lifetime of the vehicle that comes with actually using that feature.

smt88 6y ago

Eh, overclocking is still not a great analogy. Overclocking can cause harm (worse battery life, excessive heat). That potential for harm is a plausible reason to void the warranty. Tesla is just voiding the warranty as a punishment for opting out of their software-gated features. Those features aren't harmful to activate.

imtringued 6y ago
>Overclocking can cause harm (worse battery life, excessive heat). How is that different from increasing the maximum acceleration of a car? Worse battery life and excessive heat. It is entirely possible that people think Tesla is greedy instead of Tesla choosing one trade off at the expense of another in software. Tesla's more expensive models often share the same battery and motor but they tend to push the hardware closer to its limits which also results in higher wear and tear. High performance cars usually need more frequent maintenance. It is entirely possible that warranty on the cheaper model is longer than on the higher end model and by installing the upgrade Tesla can no longer guarantee that longer warranty or any warranty at all.
- thesz 6y ago
  >It is entirely possible that warranty on the cheaper model is longer than on the higher end model and by installing the upgrade Tesla can no longer guarantee that longer warranty or any warranty at all. Is it only possible or is it a fact? If it is only possible and not a fact then it is a fact that warranties are the same.
  - TheRealPomax 6y ago
    That same comment applies to overclocking: it's not the late 90's or even early 2000s anymore, almost every cpu/ram combination can be overclocked quite a bit without ever pushing things into unsafe territory. And you're still going to void your manufacturer's warranty if you do it because you are going to decrease the lifetime of your components, in the exact same way paying more for Tesla to unlock this _also_ suggests you have the money to pay for the increased maintenance cost over the lifetime of the vehicle that comes with actually using that feature.