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It’s convenient though. You get live traffic data, international radio in high quality, maps with background pictures, music and video streaming, the possibilit
by speedgoose 4y ago
It’s convenient though. You get live traffic data, international radio in high quality, maps with background pictures, music and video streaming, the possibility to pre-heat or pre-cool the car while walking to it and a few other things.
- TheLoafOfBread 4y agoOr... you can just use your phone + Android Auto / CarPlay. You will achieve same effect without connecting your car to the internet. And I will rather sacrifice preheating / precooling if it means, that I will keep control over my car.
- speedgoose 4y agoIt’s difficult to sacrifice that once you experience it.
- rootusrootus 4y agoYou don't have to. Other cars have apps, too, that allow you to turn on the air conditioning from afar.
- speedgoose 4y agoSo, they have internet?
- jonathantf2 4y agoMy 2014 Toyota has a button on the keyfob for pre-A/Cing. Never connected it to the net, it doesn't even know what it is.
- speedgoose 4y agoBut you have to be in the range of the key fob, it’s less useful.
- Nextgrid 4y agoMost of these are possible with the smartphone you've already got and using the car as a dumb display + sound system (via CarPlay or equivalent), with the advantage that the smartphone knows its place and the little amount of leverage it has on you compared to a car.
- enragedcacti 4y agoDon't mention CarPlay to the poor Tesla folks, they don't have it or AA.
- speedgoose 4y agoI heard it’s fine when it works.
- thfuran 4y agoIf only. I have an Android though.
- crooked-v 4y agoOn the other hand, with CarPlay/Android Auto I can get 95% of that without needing to depend on the usually-shitty infotainment software.
- speedgoose 4y agoI’m not a fan of connectivity issues but I agree that the concept is interesting.
- rootusrootus 4y agoLMAO. My wife's Bolt has CarPlay and I can go in the app and pre-condition the climate inside the car. And CarPlay has many features Tesla does not offer.
- speedgoose 4y agoSo, the car has internet?