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Harry is a good chap but I lost the will to live part-way into his 21 minute ramble. So I threw a transcript into ChatGPT and asked it to summarise. This should save you 20 mins (although accuracy is not guaranteed :-) ).

This an example of a broader problem that we lack standards and regulation covering the longevity of cloud/server/IoT devices. I had an interesting Tim recently with a solar system “guaranteed for 25 years“ - I asked the supplier if this meant the control system was guaranteed to work on all...

I wonder whether faster Porsche cornering (vs Musk straight-line acceleration) would also help us improve lateral thinking and creativity? :)

Not in the slightest. Super easy. And you could always use voice control if you really need to adjust temperature while on the Autobahn at 200 km/h :-)

No. The Porsche is just too much fun and I'm glad to have replaced my Model S. The decision is easier in the UK because Tesla are not making a right-hand drive Model S, so our only choice is a Model 3 which is basically an Uber :) I just rented a Model 3 Performance for a week in Norway and...

You can also see which Tesla superchargers are open to non-Teslas by going to tesla.com/findus and deselecting everything except ”open to non Tesla”. It is only A few in the uk but many more on the Continent. But please don’t clog them up if you don’t have the 150kW/400V charger option -...

In some ways Taycan is a bit like the early days of Tesla in the UK: on a good day, charging is fantastic, fast, easy. On a bad day, you get to a ionity charger and it is full of clueless and stubborn newbies charging to 100%, with a queue waiting; you go to a Porsche dealer, and theirs is...

yes, I have figured that out since writing the original post. it is not immediately obvious to a new owner.

We would love an electric 500, especially as we used to own a restored classic 500. Very cool range of designs. But not until they give me somewhere to put my left foot (in the right hand drive version). Big design mistake.

Yes! This would be so simple to fix with a software update. As would the other main missing feature, PIN-to-drive. Far more useful (because someone stealing your keys can’t have the car) than the tracker etc.

I thought, per the manual, that the behaviour you describe is what happens when it thinks you don't have your hands on the wheel (as measured by receiving tiny inputs from you periodically)? One thing (I think) I have noticed is that when you give small inputs, the Porsche acts on them --...

If Porsche added this very simple feature, you wouldn’t HAVE to use it. As implemented on every Tesla, for example, PIN-to-drive is an optional thing (that’s “option” as in you can turn it on and off, not the Porsche definition of “option” which is $$$ :) ). PIN-to-drive is very helpful in lots...

After four years travelling all over Europe in a Tesla, I have got used to specific purposes of Autopilot. You are right that it takes away the joy of driving. But there are sections of any route which are joyless…. inching forward in traffic jams, looking away safely for a moment to put some...

Innodrive sort of does the job of Extended Autopilot but not quite. It has a bit of a habit of disengaging by surprise. There isn’t that “click it on and it takes control for a bit (under supervision)” feeling. I am still learning to trust it (a bit).

Some thoughts after a few days and some extensive driving in the Taycan (which I absolutely love so far) coming from a 2018 Tesla Model S: FORWARDS - Road holding is just superb and you soon realise what you miss in the S - Acceleration from zero is a bit peculiar and will take some getting...

oh yes. Only a couple of days in but the Taycan reversing camera completely baffles me. I just can’t figure out how I am supposed to make sense of the swivelling fisheye.

One of the things I will most most is the reassurance from PIN-to-drive. This would be so easy for Porsche to add.

Great to hear how you are getting on with the 500. Cool car. It’s been under serious consideration here too, as a second car. we thought of waiting for the Abarth version but it doesn’t seem to have much power either. Our main issue was that in the right hand drive version they forgot to...