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I have wondered a lot, though: does that mean other people would love it too? Could it be that it's somewhat unusual (it is), and that its unique qualities are

by dap 5y ago

I have wondered a lot, though: does that mean other people would love it too? Could it be that it's somewhat unusual (it is), and that its unique qualities are super clear to everyone, and so the people who buy it love it, and the people who choose not to buy it would indeed hate it? (I've driven one for about 10 minutes. It was fine, and maybe I'd love it if I drove it longer. Lack of tactile controls for radio and AC are a big bummer, though.) (edited)

blhack 5y ago
I seem to get a ton of compliments on it, at least (although that is likely more about the appearance than anything). And my friends who have ridden with me also seem to love it. Hmm, re: tactile controls: these at least for me are replaced by the steering wheel controls and voice commands.
- Dah00n 5y ago
  >voice commands Voice commands are worse for traffic safety than driving on the legal drink-drive limit: https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-campaigns/infotainment# https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-cam... https://newsroom.aaa.com/2015/10/new-hands-free-technologies-pose-hidden-dangers-for-drivers/ https://newsroom.aaa.com/2015/10/new-hands-free-technologies...
jsight 5y ago
That's an interesting point. Though anecdotally I find the folks who really hate them sometimes have some really odd misconceptions.
ericd 5y ago
I expected to hate the lack of tactile controls, and the lack thereof was one of the biggest things that kept me from buying one for a long time. I didn't realize that it had voice commands that worked well enough (for me) that touching the screen while driving is generally unnecessary, so that it was a moot point.
svachalek 5y ago
I think it’s like the difference between the iPhone and an Android. Lots of people will say there’s basically no difference, some will say the Android is better, some will say the iPhone is better. It depends what qualities you care about. Teslas go fast, feature aggressive and opinionated design choices, and run bleeding edge software. If those are very important to you it will be an amazing and peerless experience. If you don’t care about them or prefer something more conservative, it may be an awful choice.
oneplane 5y ago
I wonder about the same thing in the context of the defects; it's perfectly possible to like (or, as some people put it: 'love') a car, while at the same time having issues with it. Things don't need to be perfect to be likable, but I suppose if they get irritating or too inconsistent then that's where the common "unlikable" border starts. If I were to buy one of the very-software-controlled cars right now, I'd expect that it would be imperfect, do some weird things, but at the same time be much better than my previous experiences.

by dap 5y ago

blhack 5y ago

I seem to get a ton of compliments on it, at least (although that is likely more about the appearance than anything). And my friends who have ridden with me also seem to love it. Hmm, re: tactile controls: these at least for me are replaced by the steering wheel controls and voice commands.

Dah00n 5y ago
>voice commands Voice commands are worse for traffic safety than driving on the legal drink-drive limit: https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-campaigns/infotainment# https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-cam... https://newsroom.aaa.com/2015/10/new-hands-free-technologies-pose-hidden-dangers-for-drivers/ https://newsroom.aaa.com/2015/10/new-hands-free-technologies...

jsight 5y ago

That's an interesting point. Though anecdotally I find the folks who really hate them sometimes have some really odd misconceptions.

ericd 5y ago

I expected to hate the lack of tactile controls, and the lack thereof was one of the biggest things that kept me from buying one for a long time. I didn't realize that it had voice commands that worked well enough (for me) that touching the screen while driving is generally unnecessary, so that it was a moot point.

svachalek 5y ago

I think it’s like the difference between the iPhone and an Android. Lots of people will say there’s basically no difference, some will say the Android is better, some will say the iPhone is better. It depends what qualities you care about. Teslas go fast, feature aggressive and opinionated design choices, and run bleeding edge software. If those are very important to you it will be an amazing and peerless experience. If you don’t care about them or prefer something more conservative, it may be an awful choice.

oneplane 5y ago

I wonder about the same thing in the context of the defects; it's perfectly possible to like (or, as some people put it: 'love') a car, while at the same time having issues with it. Things don't need to be perfect to be likable, but I suppose if they get irritating or too inconsistent then that's where the common "unlikable" border starts. If I were to buy one of the very-software-controlled cars right now, I'd expect that it would be imperfect, do some weird things, but at the same time be much better than my previous experiences.