Tesla loses another top talent: its long-time head of software
Tesla loses another top talent: its long-time head of software
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Tesla loses another top talent: its long-time head of software
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Imagine reporting to Elon Musk
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If it pays 7 figures, it’s probably worth it for a little while.
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Tesla is Wile E. Coyote after having chased the Road Runner around a sharp curve and is now standing 300 ft in the air
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This the guy that made the car trap you to death when the car needed and "update" lmao
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Nah that sounds like a hardware issue. Software should never dictate whether a door opens. Hell we have laws that require a manual emergency release from inside of trunks (many require it be lighted I believe as well). I don't see how a hardware could be allowed to rely on software to open a door and be legal.
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My understanding is that there is a hardware release, but it’s not intuitive. https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC7-E476-4A86-9C9C-10F4A276AB8B.html
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I blame that one on the physical design. Probably mandated by Musk. No one who knows about software would make the decision to require the use of software to be able to exit the car. :P
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There are mechanical door releases that I figured Tesla owners knew about. They kinda blend in and now I see how someone might not be aware of their existence.
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If it took him this long to quit, he probably doesn’t care about other people and/or was making an exorbitant amount of money.
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I heard Felon can't code or do engineering. He's just an owner.
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I always figured that Felon was completely full of shit, but when he started talking about Twitter’s tech stack, I had proof. He spoke with such authority and what he was saying was complete nonsense.
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It's only logical
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Software was probably one of the last areas where Tesla still had a small edge over the competition.
The competition has caught up when it comes to range and Teslas were never really competitive when it comes to quality or price.
What software did they have to offer that was better than the competition? The collision avoidance was always worse than the rest. It was all fully of remote access surveillance features and repairs were impossible due to DRM locks. There was also the whole thing with the auto disengaging of the autopilot milliseconds before any unavoidable crash so they could better fake their safety stats.
They have that thing where you can say open butthole and the charge port opens.
Tesla understood the "computer on wheels" approach to vehicle engineering far before most, if not all, traditional manufacturers. Their EV route planner in combination with their Supercharger network is still mostly unbeaten and was long its biggest selling point. The software is far from perfect, but it's mostly polished, mature and has been a focus from the beginning.
All your criticism is perfectly valid, though. But most of them aren't owed to lack of software quality but merely bad management decisions. I'd even argue that the autopilot is doing well with the limited sensors its been given - a restriction its unlikely to overcome with software alone, regardless of Elon's lies.
I would never buy a Tesla, but most manufacturers struggle more when it comes to delivering software people actually want to use.
Agreed. I've used the infotainment on EVs from Kia, Toyota, Cadillac, and Hyundai so far and Tesla is so much smoother and seamless and intuitive.
And don't get me started on the mobile app and API access. Toyota's mobile app might be the worst in the industry, dear god it's bad. It crashes during setup and the salesperson just said, "Yeah that's normal it's why it only has 2 stars".
I’d rather not have to have a car, but the reality is I do…and this is exactly why I love having a key.
Too bad they wasted it all on things like “fart mode” and games instead of useful features like improved speech recognition and integrating it with things like the radio, Bluetooth, etc.