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The Tesla one is better than using your phone - which is a high bar (and kind of the point I'm trying to make). The display is big, the maps are google maps, i
by gonehome 4y ago
The Tesla one is better than using your phone - which is a high bar (and kind of the point I'm trying to make).
The display is big, the maps are google maps, it has traffic routing, it can route you via super chargers, etc.
- dagmx 4y agoHowever the Tesla one is not better than using your phone+CarPlay which is the real comparison point for many people. Both CarPlay and android auto are miles ahead of where Tesla is, but as a result the comparison becomes murky. Do you compare vanilla car to vanilla car? Or do you consider the actual use case or capability for most people? If you believe Apple’s own marketing, the existence of CarPlay is a massively considered factor for the purchase of new cars.
- amluto 4y agoIndeed. Google and Apple are pretty good at giving directions that actually relate to the signs on freeway off-ramps. Tesla tends to give directions based on a naive reading of the map (exit descriptions don’t reliably match signs), and the freeway lane indicators, while helpful, often show up too late. To be clear, Tesla’s nav is pretty good, but I’d rather use CarPlay or Android Auto.