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Tesla Model 3: End-of-Life

Discussion in 'Tesla' started by bwilson4web, Nov 16, 2024 at 4:33 AM.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    I knew eventually my 2019 Model 3 would reach "End of Life" which means no further downloads with better vehicle software. New, I payed $1,200 extra for AutoPilot and later, $6,000 for Full Self Driving. But it seems Tesla is focusing on HW 4 development with HW 3 being later 'adapted':


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    We had similar experience in the Model X w/ hardware II requiring faster processors / better UI, etc. Sure, they could upgrade it, and would eventually ... even for free, if we'd purchased FSD ... but the wait / priority left a bad taste.
     
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    nature of the beast, right? they aren't cars, they're computers on wheels
     
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    As are all vehicles quickly becoming. Probably harder for us well over half a century old.
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    no question, but tesla is probably top of list
     
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    I don't know why someone hasn't sued Tesla for that autopilot.

    If someone bought the autopilot, it was supposed to become fully self-driving when that became available. But in the meantime, if the car was wrecked, sold, or something else happened, then the full self-driving was never delivered — even though the customer paid for it.

    It seems like false advertising or a case of not being able to deliver what the customer paid for. In those cases, the customer should be able to transfer their already paid-for, but not delivered self-driving to their next Tesla.
     
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    Maybe if you had read all the boilerplate in the contract ..... & listened to the spiel they give you when you buy it .... your lack of understanding would be mitigated. Even so, there have been many many people who sue ... even when they break their neck for standing on a $49 chair as a ladder - even though they weigh 350Lbs. IE people sue all the time .... every parent that's stupid-careless ... not watching their infant play with a plastic grocery bag, have never even conceptualized that their infant is about to suffocate ..... despite every plastic grocery bag &/or bucket with warnings spelled out, often in multiple languages. We are an overly litigious Society.
    Thanks for lawsuit suggestion ... enabling the same behavior as many in the nation.

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    My "lack of understanding", and a bunch of legal fine print in the contract doesn't mean that Tesla hasn't charged, and continues to sell many of its customers for a product that it hasn't then, and now won't be able to deliver on. This is a product that Tesla has been saying is right around the corner - for a decade now.

    It's still false advertising, and I understand that part perfectly.
     
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    In engineering we call this ‘managing user expectations.’

    So I’ve owned my Model 3 and paid $1,200 extra for Autopilot since March 26, 2019. In October 2019, I paid $6,000 for Full Self Driving. On this trip, I used both which fully met my expectations. But then I’m a retired engineer and understand such things.

    Teslas, Autoplot, and FSD are not for everyone but for me, they have been brilliant. They would probably kill you.

    Bob Wilson