wah, wah, wah. I paid $10k for Tesla's FSD in 2018. Still waiting.... Elon just says "soon" and plays games with a system to evaluate how well we drive in order to join a beta program to gain a substandard program. Class action lawsuits may ensue, but this issue isn't anything new. The real issue is that neither Ford nor Tesla actually know, so CAN'T tell you what you want to know. If they did have an answer, they would say so. As it is, they already got too far over their skis with prior promises.
Yes, you do have a point that there can be some disconnect between marketing and the engineers building the products. My main source of frustration is all the trucks built after August have multiple new features live at delivery. I would've liked to see either the job 1 trucks prioritized or at a minimum much better communication about the issue
Man, I don't know where you come from - but from where I'm at, you follow through on promises and deliver what you say you will. Tough love that you got suckered and paid the 10k to uncle Elon, but every single person who was promised blue cruise in q3 and has had ZERO OFFICIAL NOTICE regarding the delayed delivery date is in the right.
Agreed except for one thing - no approval is required. It may never be ready, but there is no regulatory oversight except after the fact if there are accidents.
That is the case right now. But with the NHTSA investigating Tesla FSD, don't be surprised when the rules and regulations start dropping on automated and semi automated vehicle systems.
At a minimum when trucks rolling off the line had Blue Cruise enabled they should have provided all dealers the ability to update the software to enable on our earlier truck builds. My guess is they haven’t because they are cheap and don’t want to pay the dealers the time to do it.
Here is a statement made by Jim Farley at a stake holders meeting on October 21st 2021
It does appear the Blue Cruise delay is over-the-air related, but if it so difficult that they also can't easily install it in the dealership to those who want it quicker, what does that mean? Maybe it means the dealers aren't well equipped to provide software updates? Or does it mean it can't be installed at all on existing trucks at this time? Is there a problem with our hardware? If Ford hasn't come out with an official explanation to consumers (not on a call to stock analysts), what is causing the delay in communicating? Do you think even Ford knows when it will be ready? If they do, will they tell us? I love my truck and overall have had a great experience with Ford, but every day without direct communication leads to more questions.
