Have you checked with the customers? I have never heard of a customer commenting software features of a car. It looks to me that car buyers are interested in other things in a car. I mean, at least for me (potential customer?), an Audi with the shittiest software will always win vs a Fiat with the best software. You can't just compare completely different industries and draw conclusions like that, you should give some more factual stuff to prove your argument I believe.
> Have you checked with the customers? I have never heard of a customer commenting software features of a car. It looks to me that car buyers are interested in other things in a car.
Even as a fellow auto enthusiast, I get the sense that we don't represent the majority. There's a reason most car salespeople can't explain anything technical about the vehicle they're trying to sell you -- most buyers don't care about those details.
If Tesla (or anyone else) comes out with a cheap enough car that can't do over 50mph, runs on a user-friendly electric ecosystem, has terrible driving dynamics, and can autopilot between home and work?
I feel like they'd seize 25%+ of US auto sales at least.
Nah, at least not people where I live. While most people aren't enthusiasts, almost everyone does 60mph on the main arterials, and 70-80 on the actual highways.
I have to agree. I'm not a car enthusiast, I do spend a lot of time in my car, and I can't imagine making a purchasing decision based in any significant way on the software features. I've got everything I need on my phone.
You really think people would trade the ability to completely focus on something else during their commute (autopilot) for the ability to go faster but have to focus on the road?
I think those of us who would do that are already using public transit (I include myself in this group, by the way). It might get some people who say "well, I would take the bus if it ran where I live/work", but anyone who lives and works on a bus route would already be using public transit if most people felt this way, and public transit will continue to be cheaper for quite some time.
The cost of public transit for me is mostly time: imo bus connections are terrible when you're doing it every day (or twice!). And I ride as often as possible.
It also supposes your city has an efficient and reasonably cost effective public transit network. Which isn't always the case.
Automated electric personal vehicles solve both these issues: it's as timely as you can get (unless dedicated rail is weighed in, but...), and it requires only a city electrical grid.
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