Cancelling my Pre-order, thoughts inside from test drive

[rinconryder]

You should go to a dealer and try it now. It is really, really good. I have had a Tesla since 2017 and currently have a 23 Model S with HW4 and started using FSD pretty much full time now. I wouldn't have spoken so highly of it a year ago but the development of the robotaxi program has really pushed the FSD software development as an added benefit to Tesla owners. It's not a coincidence that the improvement has been so rapid. That is what makes me hopeful for Rivian and their partnership with Uber to develop driverless technology. I refuse to use Autonomy+ as it stands now but I am on a 3 year lease on my R1T. If they get the FSD on par with current Tesla FSD I will buy it. If not, then I will probably be back in a Tesla.

That’s what the Tesla fanboys say every year, though, for every major release of FSD since v10.

I’ve had this conversation every year for four years.

I’m out.

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[graytag]

I have a Waymo app for when I don't want to drive. I've used in zero times. I like to drive.

 

[ohmman]

Never ever buy a product predicated on the promise of future software features.

I haven’t posted here in ages. But as a senior mod over at TMC, a 12+ year multiple Tesla owner, this one cracked me up.

I think you have some valid points, your 19” wheel complaint resonates with me as well, though I’m likely to get a set of 19s with winters mounted and I’ll run the 20s in summer.

But Tesla is built around promise. They met some of them so you’re able to jump into a Y now, but I’m still 100% trading my Y for a R2.

 

[dfx]

I haven’t posted here in ages. But as a senior mod over at TMC, a 12+ year multiple Tesla owner, this one cracked me up.

I think you have some valid points, your 19” wheel complaint resonates with me as well, though I’m likely to get a set of 19s with winters mounted and I’ll run the 20s in summer.

But Tesla is built around promise. They met some of them so you’re able to jump into a Y now, but I’m still 100% trading my Y for a R2.

similar experience- Model S for 9 years until delivery of my R1S in '22 and I couldn't be happier about it. For people that want a car to drive itself, by all means stay with a Tesla, but if you like driving and like the outdoors the choice is a no brainer.

 

[Zorg]

FSD is awesome but all I need is highway ADAS and Rivian gen2 delivers what I need. And Autonomy+ should get better.

 

[Noplacelikeloam]

Good lord, just buy another car. You do you.

 

[dfx]

Good lord, just buy another car. You do you.

well said

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Two weeks ago when I was in a rented Audi overseas it was fantastic to have Carplay pop up on the screen with all my saved locations, music, and contacts. It's also nice when switching between my wife's car (Mach-E) and mine. Guess I'm a troll now...

That's actually a pretty nice perk that's not mentioned enough, i.e., when you've got two (or more) vehicles from different manufacturers, with notably different UIs, nice having consistency in things like nav, audio services (Spotify for example), messaging.

Or hopping into a short term use car like a rental, where you don't have to figure out a bunch of different functions, hunt, configure, find out X/Y/Z isn't supported - just fire up CP/AA and you're good.

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