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I’ve long wondered when Tesla will include a Starlink system in every car. What better market penetration?
by ctdonath 6y ago
I’ve long wondered when Tesla will include a Starlink system in every car. What better market penetration?
- akozak 6y agoAssuming it's not free (satellites / modem aint cheap) - what do you think the subscription rate would be? Especially given most people already pay for connectivity via their phone? Would that justify the BOM cost and complexity increase on the car build?
- ctdonath 6y agoAssuming: at-cost hardware built into car, subscription fee covers both car and home. Buy a car? $99/mo gets great service around the car, including your home when home. Want that service at home when car is away? one time $499 for hardware. Stare at those numbers, then realize you can dump that lousy $25-100/mo service, making Starlink the obvious choice ... and suddenly geography isn’t a limiting factor.
- akozak 6y agoI personally don't believe that very many people would dump their cell service because their car can get broadband.
- URSpider94 6y agoNot your cell service, your cable/internet service. Your car becomes your ISP modem for your house, and goes with you when you travel.
- wtf_is_up 6y agoThe terminals are a little big to be mounted on every car. That seems like a better use case for 5G.
- carabiner 6y agoI can imagine the Starlink antennas being mounted in a big "blister" aero faring. Would definitely cut into mileage for a small car, not so much a big rig though.
- majormajor 6y agoYeah, this isn't uncommon already, though I've never understood the appeal of paying another 20 bucks a month or whatever for a connection just for my car when my phone already has one.
- ctdonath 6y agoBuild it into the hood.