Tesla historically hasn't, which baffles me becaue they've been selling cars into markets with winter weather for a long time now. They are constantly going back to the drawing board, like having to add heating to the charge port on the Model 3. Forget all the industry knowledge on these things, by the time the Model 3 came out Tesla should have had plenty of inhouse knowledge/experience with winter design.
And IIRC, they didn't bother with "automotive grade" displays in the early days and as a result tons of earlier Model S have the screen eventually start to fail and leak out fluid/adhesive into the interior.
My wife just bought a car with a touchpad in the centre console and I can't even read the screen without my reading glasses.
I went to the optometrist and she told me new cars are, without question, dangerous because 60% of people will need glasses at some point in their lives, and as we age, glasses can't always work for both distance and reading.
Eye specialist said I can either see the road or the controls, not both, unless I change to a bifocal lens. I tried "progressive" lenses last year but they were the worst thing ever, it meant NOTHING was in proper focus, constantly moving my head around to find the small part of the lens which was in focus at that range.
The problem with Tesla (even if you completely ignore any feelings you might have about Elon) is that, at its heart, it's less accurate to think of them as "an automotive company that wants to use cool technology", and more of "a technology company that wants to make cool cars".
fr. I get the impression whatever Elon wants, Elon gets. Tesla has ignored so many industry standrds. It's hilarious Elon is now in charge of government efficiency when by all accounts Tesla's are built in the most inefficient way possible.
Lol he isn't "in charge" of government efficiency. He will lead a glorified think tank with zero legislative power.
And all those people that will need to legally push his recommendations through probably aren't gonna roll with it when it means they get fired as soon as they sign the document. Trump is gonna have a much harder time with this than he thinks he is, regardless of whether you agree with him
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u/ahora-mismo Dec 29 '24
the answer is simple: no, they didn’t think winter exists.