Will we get a browser?

[Riviot]

and cops writing tickets

#1 reason I'm a supporter of AA or something incorporating waze.

YOU CAN'T GIVE US 0-60 IN 3 SECONDS AND NOT WAZE.

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[Greenwater]

I agree here. Rivian has made it clear they want to aim for the Adventurous lifestyle. I doubt they'll put in a browser and an indirect way of saying "get off your lazy ass and do something while the car charges, ya schmuck!" (<-- my addition )

A browser hurts nothing (maybe their ui designer will cry), opens up enormous potential for other information sources, and you can do so much with it. Much easier than trying to figure out how to do 'user installed apps', which even tesla has never gotten to.

 

[kylealden]

A browser hurts nothing (maybe their ui designer will cry), opens up enormous potential for other information sources, and you can do so much with it. Much easier than trying to figure out how to do 'user installed apps', which even tesla has never gotten to.

This is not to say it won’t happen - it’s almost certainly the “easiest” way to get media apps, just by leveraging the existing web apps as Tesla does - but an embedded browser is not “easy” to do responsibly.

In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if they bring in WebKit/Chromium to power media apps but never allow arbitrary URLs. It’s just a vector for vulnerabilities, UX headaches, ongoing servicing pain, and has at best pretty limited legitimate use cases (a phone with hotspot is better in almost every circumstance).

I have worked on a browser professionally for most of the last decade.

 

[Craigins]

I have worked on a browser professionally for most of the last decade.

I'm sorry!

 

[kylealden]

I'm sorry!

It’s the most used app on hundreds of millions of devices and makes the cultural wealth of the planet more accessible than its ever been. Not such a bad gig ?

 

[Craigins]

It’s the most used app on hundreds of millions of devices and makes the cultural wealth of the planet more accessible than its ever been. Not such a bad gig ?

I was thinking more from the standpoint of trying to jump through hoops of ever changing standards, mimicking other browsers to support non standard features, to ensure that your browser remains functional when people who roll their face on keyboards develop websites.

But i hear you, my work is also very rewarding, and that's the reason I stick with it.

 

[E.S.]

A browser hurts nothing (maybe their ui designer will cry), opens up enormous potential for other information sources, and you can do so much with it. Much easier than trying to figure out how to do 'user installed apps', which even tesla has never gotten to.

Do I think it's a bad option overall? No, there are definitely benefits to having a browser built in. However, mankind in general is lazy and careless. Odds are some fools will get into accidents while driving 'n' browsing at the same time (hell, we still have people that drive 'n' text at the same time and still get into accidents) as well as "veg" out in front of the screen, which doesn't exactly fit in with the whole "adventurous lifestyle". I guess what I am saying that on an individual basis, built-in browser is a good idea. As a species, for humans this is a bad one

 

[Greenwater]

Do I think it's a bad option overall? No, there are definitely benefits to having a browser built in. However, mankind in general is lazy and careless. Odds are some fools will get into accidents while driving 'n' browsing at the same time (hell, we still have people that drive 'n' text at the same time and still get into accidents) as well as "veg" out in front of the screen, which doesn't exactly fit in with the whole "adventurous lifestyle". I guess what I am saying that on an individual basis, built-in browser is a good idea. As a species, for humans this is a bad one

I don't disagree with you that a browser can be distracting. The same is also possibly true for that big map you can see. When Tesla started there were plenty of stories of people pulling cars over saying you can't put an ipad there. At least to this point it hasn't seemed to cause a lot of accidents. Tesla blocks sound and video unless at a charger, running their app only I think for say netflix. That seems to have worked. tesla waze is just so useful when driving, see everything all in one display.

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