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> For a short period during this transition, cars with Tesla Vision may be delivered with some features temporarily limited or inactive I don't understand this

> For a short period during this transition, cars with Tesla Vision may be delivered with some features temporarily limited or inactive I don't understand this, if its only a few weeks why not just wait? Tesla has been years late on this in the past so it's not very reassuring.

to11mtm 5y ago
I will honestly state I don't know the terms you buy a Tesla on, but it wouldn't surprise me if holding on to the vehicles impacted cash flow somehow.
notJim 5y ago
A lot of people are speculating that the current delivery delays are due to a shortage of radar units, and that this timeline was rushed forward so that they don't have to wait anymore.
- dragontamer 5y ago
  Almost all car companies have declared that they're having supply chain issues: they're unable to source automobile chips. As such, various car companies have begun idling plants and otherwise shutting down production. Tesla has not done this. Instead, Tesla suddenly stops shipping Radar units in their cars and then tells the customer that its an upgrade.
dtparr 5y ago
Likely, they want to use the those weeks as a beta period to gather data from the fleet.
advisedwang 5y ago
Probably because they planned a date to stop manufacturing radar cars, and may not be able to easily push that date back. They may have cancelled contracts, burned down supplies, re-tooled production lines etc. Or perhaps they just don't want to give customers hardware they won't need but will still add weight and potential maintenance. Or, cynically why pay for putting radar units into cars that won't need them.
avalys 5y ago
Because they already made plans to drop the hardware, and the software team missed the deadline.
feifan 5y ago
Deliveries are their most-watched top-line metric, and it's likely they can't delay deliveries anymore without significantly impacting their quarter.
sfblah 5y ago
If I were considering buying a Tesla I would 100% wait. Whatever you think of the company, their claims about what will happen in the future are often wildly optimistic in terms of timing. Better just to wait and see what they ship and whether/how well it works.
- baby 5y ago
  If everybody does that then Tesla has no future.
  - mikestew 5y ago
    Then it's on Tesla to deliver product instead of press releases about what they might do in the future. It is not the responsibility of the consumer to financially support Tesla's pie-in-the-sky, but perhaps I have misinterpreted your comment.
  - rsynnott 5y ago
    Well, then, they shouldn’t make such silly decisions, should they?
jm4 5y ago
Knowing what I know after 2 years of Tesla ownership, I would cancel any order until they actually release the feature. I was foolish enough to buy the FSD option and it's a joke. They were claiming "by the end of the year" back then. I should have asked which year. It's still a great car, but Elon Musk is a lying bullshit artist.
rsynnott 5y ago
I assume that ‘short period’ here is relative to the age of the universe.

to11mtm 5y ago

I will honestly state I don't know the terms you buy a Tesla on, but it wouldn't surprise me if holding on to the vehicles impacted cash flow somehow.

notJim 5y ago

A lot of people are speculating that the current delivery delays are due to a shortage of radar units, and that this timeline was rushed forward so that they don't have to wait anymore.

dragontamer 5y ago
Almost all car companies have declared that they're having supply chain issues: they're unable to source automobile chips. As such, various car companies have begun idling plants and otherwise shutting down production. Tesla has not done this. Instead, Tesla suddenly stops shipping Radar units in their cars and then tells the customer that its an upgrade.

dtparr 5y ago

Likely, they want to use the those weeks as a beta period to gather data from the fleet.

advisedwang 5y ago

Probably because they planned a date to stop manufacturing radar cars, and may not be able to easily push that date back. They may have cancelled contracts, burned down supplies, re-tooled production lines etc. Or perhaps they just don't want to give customers hardware they won't need but will still add weight and potential maintenance. Or, cynically why pay for putting radar units into cars that won't need them.

avalys 5y ago

Because they already made plans to drop the hardware, and the software team missed the deadline.

feifan 5y ago

Deliveries are their most-watched top-line metric, and it's likely they can't delay deliveries anymore without significantly impacting their quarter.

sfblah 5y ago

If I were considering buying a Tesla I would 100% wait. Whatever you think of the company, their claims about what will happen in the future are often wildly optimistic in terms of timing. Better just to wait and see what they ship and whether/how well it works.

baby 5y ago
If everybody does that then Tesla has no future.
- mikestew 5y ago
  Then it's on Tesla to deliver product instead of press releases about what they might do in the future. It is not the responsibility of the consumer to financially support Tesla's pie-in-the-sky, but perhaps I have misinterpreted your comment.
- rsynnott 5y ago
  Well, then, they shouldn’t make such silly decisions, should they?

jm4 5y ago

Knowing what I know after 2 years of Tesla ownership, I would cancel any order until they actually release the feature. I was foolish enough to buy the FSD option and it's a joke. They were claiming "by the end of the year" back then. I should have asked which year. It's still a great car, but Elon Musk is a lying bullshit artist.

rsynnott 5y ago

I assume that ‘short period’ here is relative to the age of the universe.