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Apart from the fact that all car makers had drive assist systems for years and this is by no means a Tesla invention, if safety measures really are the main fac

Apart from the fact that all car makers had drive assist systems for years and this is by no means a Tesla invention, if safety measures really are the main factor for people to choosing a car, we should be seeing Volvos almost exclusively. But your comment which asserts that only Tesla does proper drive assist says everything. Somehow Tesla managed to convince everyone that they are the only innovators and everyone else is just old. While I appreciate Teslas contribution of pushing EVs to the mainstream, I do not believe that they are the most technologically advanced of the car manufacturers.

stevev 5y ago
Interesting. What other car makers has self driving capabilities, runs on ev exceeding 250 mi on range, and has cameras around the car? Last I checked Volvos doesn’t even come close.
- kllrnohj 5y ago
  > What other car makers has self driving capabilities [...] and has cameras around the car? Very nearly every luxury car on the market has that stuff and has had it for years. Mercedes has had speed-adjusting cruise control since 1999, complete with auto-stopping since 2005, for example. Before Tesla ever even made a vehicle at all. Most other auto makers are just vastly more responsible in how they brand their self-driving capabilities than Tesla, but they pretty much all have them. Tesla's "industry leading" innovations are really scoped to a few key things - the electric powertrain, massive in-car displays that replace switchgear (debatable if this is actually an innovation or just a cost-cutting measure, though), and OTAs.
- theluketaylor 5y ago
  Volvo C40 and XC40 Recharge both meet that standard. As does Polestar 2, which is a Volvo in all but name. L2 autonomy features like Tesla's autopilot are extremely common and Tesla isn't even the best. GM's Supercruise is currently the best L2 system out there.

stevev 5y ago

Interesting. What other car makers has self driving capabilities, runs on ev exceeding 250 mi on range, and has cameras around the car? Last I checked Volvos doesn’t even come close.

kllrnohj 5y ago
> What other car makers has self driving capabilities [...] and has cameras around the car? Very nearly every luxury car on the market has that stuff and has had it for years. Mercedes has had speed-adjusting cruise control since 1999, complete with auto-stopping since 2005, for example. Before Tesla ever even made a vehicle at all. Most other auto makers are just vastly more responsible in how they brand their self-driving capabilities than Tesla, but they pretty much all have them. Tesla's "industry leading" innovations are really scoped to a few key things - the electric powertrain, massive in-car displays that replace switchgear (debatable if this is actually an innovation or just a cost-cutting measure, though), and OTAs.
theluketaylor 5y ago
Volvo C40 and XC40 Recharge both meet that standard. As does Polestar 2, which is a Volvo in all but name. L2 autonomy features like Tesla's autopilot are extremely common and Tesla isn't even the best. GM's Supercruise is currently the best L2 system out there.