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> Tesla seems like a death trap of poor software and bad manufacturing that I wouldn't trust my life with. Don’t believe the hype. Teslas get very high safety

by csa 4y ago

> Tesla seems like a death trap of poor software and bad manufacturing that I wouldn't trust my life with. Don’t believe the hype. Teslas get very high safety ratings from IIHS and NHTSA. Any sort of failures (frequently corner cases or user-induced) get heavily reported due to Tesla in the title being click bait. I recommend taking a test drive if you have any doubts. Teslas are quite good cars. Are they as good as or better than other cars in the same price range? That’s debatable, especially with the S and X. The biggest reasonable complaint that I have is that some features are inappropriately labeled. FSD is good, but it over promises by a lot. Auto Pilot is more like advanced cruise control — and it’s good at it — but it’s not a set it and forget it feature.

massysett 4y ago
This company has “full self driving” and thinks it’s a good idea to require touchscreen interaction for nearly everything. Safety clearly is not its primary concern. I would give them a little more credit if they didn’t use the ridiculously misleading name of “autopilot” for something that will readily steer the car straight into danger.
- csa 4y ago
  > thinks it’s a good idea to require touchscreen interaction for nearly everything I use voice control for almost everything that I adjusted with physical controls on my previous car. If voice control isn’t your jam, then I humbly suggest that the screen is very easy and fast to use once you get accustomed to the different UI. There definitely is an adjustment period, but it’s not long, imho. > would give them a little more credit if they didn’t use the ridiculously misleading name of “autopilot” I think we agree that it is inappropriately named. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t do some things extremely well (it does). > for something that will readily steer the car straight into danger This has happened to me approximately never, and I use AP a lot. It will turn off if it can’t see the lines, which is why I think it is grossly misnamed, but that’s why you are supposed to be ready to resume control at any moment. This is what the user manual tells you to do.
  - bluGill 4y ago
    Voice control isn't my thing. Touchscreen is not accepable as a substitute, I need buttons where I can feel that i'm hitting the right one without taking my eyes off the road.
    - izzydata 4y ago
      I'm not even very old, but I refuse to talk to a computer. That is not a real world use-case to me. At best it is a neat gimmick. Cars need buttons, dials, switches or whatever else has some tactile response to being used.

by csa 4y ago

massysett 4y ago

This company has “full self driving” and thinks it’s a good idea to require touchscreen interaction for nearly everything. Safety clearly is not its primary concern. I would give them a little more credit if they didn’t use the ridiculously misleading name of “autopilot” for something that will readily steer the car straight into danger.

csa 4y ago
> thinks it’s a good idea to require touchscreen interaction for nearly everything I use voice control for almost everything that I adjusted with physical controls on my previous car. If voice control isn’t your jam, then I humbly suggest that the screen is very easy and fast to use once you get accustomed to the different UI. There definitely is an adjustment period, but it’s not long, imho. > would give them a little more credit if they didn’t use the ridiculously misleading name of “autopilot” I think we agree that it is inappropriately named. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t do some things extremely well (it does). > for something that will readily steer the car straight into danger This has happened to me approximately never, and I use AP a lot. It will turn off if it can’t see the lines, which is why I think it is grossly misnamed, but that’s why you are supposed to be ready to resume control at any moment. This is what the user manual tells you to do.
- bluGill 4y ago
  Voice control isn't my thing. Touchscreen is not accepable as a substitute, I need buttons where I can feel that i'm hitting the right one without taking my eyes off the road.
  - izzydata 4y ago
    I'm not even very old, but I refuse to talk to a computer. That is not a real world use-case to me. At best it is a neat gimmick. Cars need buttons, dials, switches or whatever else has some tactile response to being used.