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Porsche Taycan Gains Support for Apple Maps EV Routing
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To me the whole Tesla system is clunky but by far the biggest difference is texting, in the Tesla it's almost nonsensical, you don't know whether it's sending, how to back out of words/characters, etc. and is just cumbersome to use. Let's put it this way, if you have to google how to use it then it's not a good design.
CarPlay never had a single issue and is far more intuitive.
The crazy part is texting in Tesla is better than it was when they first added the feature.
Sounds like there may be different issues with that phone or its internet connection.
If that was for a Rover, then I doubt it, they never came with updatable software
Rover Company - Wikipedia
It may not be cheap, but it is also not expensive.
Especially in the EV world, it is actually pretty cheap.Range is not an issue on as good as all/any EV on the market, to use an old measurement for it Poronkusema is what they can all manage. Charging stations depends on heavily where in the world you are. It definitely used to be the case, and was the unique selling point. But whilst Tesla superchargers are now accessible to other cars, I've never actually had the need nor desire to use one. Here in Europe, there are so many other ultra-fast chargers available, besides about 90% of journeys for people start from home and return home. I get the anxiety by some, I had that as well at first, but it is no longer an issue.
Sure, Tesla makes a lot of its technology, but not all of it is good. Lane Keeping / Advanced Cruise Control is nothing new and very mature on many other makes. FSD is again a regional thing. But let's be honest, they also make mistakes and use software where ordinary sensors are much better for things that are way more useful in daily driving, such as auto wipers which are just awful. And then there is the severely sub-par headlights, like those that were available from other brands decades ago.
And of-course no Apple Carplay nor Android Auto
And you can reply to group messages, and use WhatsApp etc.
tried it with other older models including android, same laggy interface. the inherent holdup is the outdated hardware.
you should visit your dealership, i have paid software update with most of my previous ride, merc, bmw, even nissan.
not at all, chevy bolt is cheap, nisan leave is cheap, hyundai kona is cheap. model y starting at 50k is definitely not in that bracket.It may not be cheap, but it is also not expensive.
range is definitely an issue even in today for any first time buyer. whether realistically or psychologically being the reason, when i bought my tesla the first thing i worried about was range even though 330 miles is more than adequate for any lengthy trip i gone on. here state side the only other charging point is companies like electrify america and smaller standalone chargers, and they do not offer the same convenience as tesla.
btw only a handful of supercharger station opened up to non tesla, majority of them don't have the necessary adaptor nor would they ever get it.
its quite good, previously i was using merc's version, and it phantom break like crazy, i also tried mazda's implementation and it will for the life of the car detect merging lane or merging cars.
is tesla perfect? ofcourse not, i wish they didn't try to save a buck by taking away wiper sensors, or getting rid of USS. but in the grand scheme of things, i would choose my tesla over other brands hands down.
don't really miss it so don't really need it. tesla's infotainment is pretty good from my experience. there are other aspects tesla deserves critique, but their infotainment system is definitely not one of them.
I don't text while I drive, so I have no experience with either the Tesla, or CarPlay texting. Texting while driving is banned in 48 states.
Some things yes, others not so much.
Just look up FSD in the UK or supply of Model S/X for those who’ve been waiting 2+ years.
Agree on routing. It’s not perfect, but it’s fine. I was referring to the infotainment system in general.
My Model 3, is the 18th new car I have owned, and I think the infotainment system is by far the best of my pervious cars. These have included 3 different BMW's, a few VW, a few Toyota's some GM products and others.
I’m glad it is for you. My last four cars (with CarPlay) had better infotainment functionality, although they didn’t look as slick. I miss Audible, PlexAmp, Prologue, Apple Maps, Waze and Messages.
Worst infotainment was my TVR. But with a soundtrack like that I simply didn’t care.
bringing uk is not a fair example, the right hand drive market is unfortunately too niche for tesla currently focus on.
Well it’s a pretty fair example when it’s where one lives and is about 35% of the world.
There’s a lot of Y/3 focus here and huge sales to match, just not S/X.
right but how many ppl within that 35% can afford tesla, by your percentage quote i'm guessing you are including india which makes up 1.4 billion no?
Using your voice is no different than talking to someone sitting next to you, Apple CarPlay offers that ability. So does Tesla but it it’s far clunkier, not sure how you can claim it’s just as good if you’ve never used the feature though.
Not to mention hard to use, if you want to talk about unsafe driving try figuring out how to change a setting in your navigation, blinkers, controls, etc through a clunky touchscreen menu system. Even try it while being parked as you scratch your head and punch through a bunch of submenus to figure out what is what.
The car itself is actually pretty great and has been a great first EV for me otherwise, but coming from a BMW that had tactile controls and a straightforward user friendly control system to navigate the learning curve it pretty big. In the end I've just sacrificed using some of it.
Have been pretty interested in the i5 and have my eye on it, it's just a matter of how much I'll lose on my Tesla Model 3 on the deal.
Did your BMW have the joystick puck type control on the arm rest? I know a lot of people and reviewers thought that control was impossible to use.
iDrive? Isn't that the best non touchscreen control for an infotainment unit available?
I had it in my BMW Z4, and liked it, since your naturally rested on it control. But I know Consumer Reports claimed the system was too complex and confusing. It seems that things that work well some some people don't work at all for others. I'm one that always reads the owners manual cover to cover and gets acquainted with how things work. My could never figure out the BMW and she has yet to drive the Tesla.