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Tesla at least managed to release an infotainment system with a user experience you'd expect from modern smartphones, something many other car manufacturers still struggle with to this day (the navigation UI lagging is a standard example, even though we've had the processing power to make these smooth for over a decade).

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Infotainment doesn't matter if it has no features. Where is android auto or apple carplay? Where is a HUD or true 360 camera? High trim Avalon's have all of this, and so does a PHEV rav4 primes which is cheaper and has far more utility then a tesla. Tesla is not actually ahead of anyone one else except in electric power train, "self driving", and battery tech. They're losing the self driving advantages every day to the other manufacturers. Tesla won't be on top forever unless they fix these problems.

And who can forget about it's famously bad build quality? Theyre lucky that electric doesn't have many of the issues that ICE cars do because tesla build quality is terrible and they get away with it due to the simple power train...

Couldn’t agree more. I’ve played with Tesla infotainment and I’d much much rather my CarPlay system and physical climate controls. I do want an EV and love the drivetrain of the Tesla’s but that’s the only part of them at all that seems to be better than any other modern premium car.

An extremely buggy infotainment system. Yes

Source?

Literally go Google Tesla Infotainment issues.

There are too many unique issues for me to point at one.

Did you really want me to copy the first 10 links on Google?

Not to say Tesla doesn't have these issues, they probably do. Thing is if you go on Google and type "X issues" you will almost always find what you're looking for.

You're asserting that it's extremely buggy yet offer no evidence other than to Google it. When you Google "bmw infotainment issues", "gm infotainment issues", and "ford infotainment issues" you receive the same pages of results.

GM is currently facing a class action suit for the infotainment system in 2019-2020 vehicles. Ford settled a class action lawsuit for its MyTouch Infotainment system and Consumer Reports failed to recommend the new F-150 due to the Sync3 Infotainment system. Subaru also has a settled class action suit for its infotainment system. BMW iDrive is pretty much universally reviled.

The Tesla Infotainment system, warts and all, is considered one of if not the best.

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