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  1. Jkew

    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    The best way is if it didn’t need a phone, just /any/ interaction to kick off the defrost and climate settings. I hit the lock button on my key, or I open a door, or whatever - the car just knows it’s ready to be used and it sets the climate to whatever was last set, and defrosts if needed...
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    I have an ID.4 and after this I looked at my phone app and there is a way to do this with my phone. Really my problem is early-stage curmudgeonliness, where I gripe about needing phones to defrost my car and butt buttons.
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    Remote start is useful, but I just never think to use it. I just get in my car and go. Cold never bothered me. I think I just want the defrost button to defrost the front and back windows and maybe side mirrors, and to have that stay on for 30 minutes. That way I can shovel or scrape while...
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    When I get in my ICE car in cold/icy weather I can start the defroster and then get out and scrape ice or snow off the car while the windows defrost and the car warms up, engine running. Great. In my electric as soon as my butt lifts off the seat the car turns off along with the defroster. My...
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    Scout Patents

    There is a patent for being able to change modes; but I want to know what “Baby Changing” mode is. As newborn one of my kids would only fall asleep with a drive - so I would occasionally find myself in the middle of the night at a cold and sketchy parking lot changing diapers. Maybe that mode...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Yeah. Most of the ID.4 uses capacitive, which is very annoying to use, particularly because they are not backlit so a lot of times at night you end up stabbing at the dash turning things off and on until you find the right thing. This sounds a little bonkers, but I’m actually thinking of adding...
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    The machine learning models used for FSD require constant updates and fresh data for road conditions so it’s definitely a subscription or buy-worthy thing if you want if you want it. That software is expensive to maintain. It’s not something I personally need though so I would prefer to opt...
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    The only software updates which are truly required are those needed for recalls or safety concerns, and maybe bug fixes. Where subscription models really work is when you can expect order of magnitude improvements — and you just can’t do that in a car like you can with SaaS software. Car...
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    What Kind of Vehicle is Scout Actually Building? (and why that matters more than specs)

    I’m hoping it’s a 15-20 year car for me. That’s why I’m pretty focused on repairability. Part of the reason I bought an ID.4 was because the MEB platform appeared to offer a little more long term repairability than a Tesla-style, “break it and throw it away” approach. It’s also why the car...
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    Software Features

    A Luddite mode please. Like Picasso’s Le Taureau I would like to see the scout in its most pure and essential form, and art is knowing when to stop.
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    Apple CarPlay ULTRA for Scout: A Game Changer for Infotainment?

    Screens are the least important device in a vehicle, and fancy ones are used to justify data sharing agreements with third parties. The adventure should never in your entertainment system. I expect protests and howls of “Luddite” but I expect all you will come around to this conclusion...
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    Scout Color Poll #1

    People who are into color get /really/ into color. Every year my wife and I wait for the Pantone color of the year to come out… partly to laugh at ourselves and the world… but also because we know that a whole lot of design professionals tend to align themselves with the selected color. My...
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    Drive-Inn Theater Mode

    Alright, tonight we are at the drive inn theater waiting for darkness and the movie to start. We have our portable FM radio blasting and our chairs outside. Kids are huddled up in the back and my wife and I are chowing down on some pretty bad chili cheese dogs. Not that this isn’t awesome, but...
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    Accurate time estimates on charging time

    So, to be clear I wrote that while watching the kw drop as my car approached 100% during a super commute today. Having the kw drop is normal, because of resistance, but the time estimate should make sure to account for that (otherwise the time estimate is not useful)
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    Accurate time estimates on charging time

    Make sure the charging estimates consider battery resistance as the charge state increases. Don’t assume a linear relationship between the kw in and current charge state. Build out a statistical model to calculate the time left.
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