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I ride in Teslas when that's what the Uber driver drives. Maybe other cars have the same wow experience, but I don't get picked up in a Porsche or Jaguar. But the wow experience of a Tesla vs a Benz is unquestionable.

I don't mind it being called marketing. But I'd call it overall experience design. Or magic. You really feel it!

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I feel the opposite way. When I get picked up in Tesla I notice that the controls are just on a big touch screen which the driver keeps looking at instead of the road.

I notice the quality of the interior isn't great.

But I do notice that it's quiet and has a lot of torque obviously.

If it wasn't for the emissions I prefer being in a Merc any day.

Pretty much all the Uber Black trips that I took were traditional BMW like the ones that taxis in Germany use.

I agree that's boring.

But it only is boring because BMW has such a crushing market share that the occasional non-BMW car feels like a breath of fresh air. Tesla feeling nice due to their low market share is, however, the opposite of what this article argues for.

Sidenote: taxis in Germany are typically Mercedes, rarely BMW

Why would Tesla be a 'wow'? I take uber once or twice a weak and it'd obviously be a bit of a novelty experience if driver would pick me up with tesla instead of Toyota Prius,but it won't be 'wow'. I can't comment on how good or bad their cars are,as I haven't owned one, however they do look bland to me.

I was quite wowed when riding in a Tesla for the first time. It feels like a car designed entirely by a tech company as opposed to an incremental improvement over a classic car, or a classic car retrofitted with a bunch of luxury accessories.

My only disappointment was that the giant LCD panel in the middle didn't refresh at high frame rate. I hope they fixed that because I'd expect the car from the future to be able to scroll a map smoothly.

>I was quite wowed when riding in a Tesla for the first time. It feels like a car designed entirely by a tech company as opposed to an incremental improvement over a classic car,

Pary tell, in what way are they better? I've been in both a Model S and 3, and neither of them have a great fit and finish. My VW is far more polished than either. High level Mercs or BMW are way beyond.

I wonder if people saying stuff like this have ever been in a nice car?

I should mention I'm in the Netherlands -- and Teslas are quite common as taxis

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