While I'm waiting for my late May P85D delivery I started looking for things that I think need to be improved on the car. There aren't many things need to make the user experience perfect but there are some:
- Support Video. I don't think anyone is asking for video while driving, but there are many times when I'm sitting in the car waiting for my wife. The car is stopped so I should be able to stream some video - maybe Netflix. There are some obvious safety restrictions on video, but having no support for it likely has more to so with the 3G/LTE bandwidth required. While this may be restricted by some deal between Tesla and the cell carriers, it's ridiculous to not support video while the car is parked.
- Support Spotify. This one is even crazier. Why on Earth is there no support for the Spotify player - the most popular music streaming service on the planet. Surely there are enough big brains and small enough egos between the two companies to get the job done. I'm seriously considering ditching my premium Spotify service because it isn't supported in the place where I spend a good deal of my life. I know I can dongle my iphone to the car and play through that, but this seems like a massive omission to me and huge missed opportunity for Spotify to snag more paying users who want to listen to their play lists everywhere including their car.
- Support Better Voice Control. The limited set of 5-6 phases that the car recognizes is insane. Why can't I use voice for searching in the browser or navigating a web site. It should support the same sort of free-form language that Apple provides with Siri, or the similar capability form google. I should be able to ask things like "Are there any traffic issues ahead?" and get a reasonable result back (e.g. traffic cameras, reports, etc.).
- Improved Nav. Some of this can be fixed with better voice support, but the current Nav still seems a bit clunky and search seems more awkward than it could be. I do have to say that it is WAY better than the Nav I had in my Porsche though.
- Create an AppStore for people to buy/sell custom apps for the Tesla eco system. I'm a software developer and there are many others like me who would like to be able to drop apps onto the car to augment what is currently there. Think about the opportunities that arise when a bunch of free thinkers create amazing things for the platform. It's one more way to make a great car compelling to everyone.
These are a few random thoughts. Have I missed anything?
- Support Video. I don't think anyone is asking for video while driving, but there are many times when I'm sitting in the car waiting for my wife. The car is stopped so I should be able to stream some video - maybe Netflix. There are some obvious safety restrictions on video, but having no support for it likely has more to so with the 3G/LTE bandwidth required. While this may be restricted by some deal between Tesla and the cell carriers, it's ridiculous to not support video while the car is parked.
- Support Spotify. This one is even crazier. Why on Earth is there no support for the Spotify player - the most popular music streaming service on the planet. Surely there are enough big brains and small enough egos between the two companies to get the job done. I'm seriously considering ditching my premium Spotify service because it isn't supported in the place where I spend a good deal of my life. I know I can dongle my iphone to the car and play through that, but this seems like a massive omission to me and huge missed opportunity for Spotify to snag more paying users who want to listen to their play lists everywhere including their car.
- Support Better Voice Control. The limited set of 5-6 phases that the car recognizes is insane. Why can't I use voice for searching in the browser or navigating a web site. It should support the same sort of free-form language that Apple provides with Siri, or the similar capability form google. I should be able to ask things like "Are there any traffic issues ahead?" and get a reasonable result back (e.g. traffic cameras, reports, etc.).
- Improved Nav. Some of this can be fixed with better voice support, but the current Nav still seems a bit clunky and search seems more awkward than it could be. I do have to say that it is WAY better than the Nav I had in my Porsche though.
- Create an AppStore for people to buy/sell custom apps for the Tesla eco system. I'm a software developer and there are many others like me who would like to be able to drop apps onto the car to augment what is currently there. Think about the opportunities that arise when a bunch of free thinkers create amazing things for the platform. It's one more way to make a great car compelling to everyone.
These are a few random thoughts. Have I missed anything?
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