I disengaged twice because I was terrified of what it might do but turned it back on. I'm generally a very early adopter with these kinds of things (I'm the type of person to always turn on "Beta" mode regardless of what I'm working with). So I have a high tolerance for things not working the way they should.
This is unbelievably terrible though. I really regret purchasing it.
Isn't that why lots of of jurisdictions have constraints on the learning driver (e.g. graduated licensing of some sort) and/or visibility requirements (e.g. car has to have a "learner" sticker of some sort) so that other drivers know?
We should require a test of one's ability to drive based on some basic standards before issuing a license. We should come up with a series of rules for what happens if someone does not adhere to these standards, as well as a mechanism of enforcement if they violate those rules.
They probably are to some extent, and you know where the liability would lie if they are responsible should something bad happen. What about this case ? There is no sense of responsibility or realization of the danger they are introducing at scale .
Even when they actually admit that they have failed at it [0]. I am not sure if they are aware of the doublespeak in this admission.
[0] Failure to realize a long-term aspirational goal is not fraud.
I expect that's exactly why you're paying to be a beta tester: they can keep your money and not deliver anything.
The one time I really beta tested a for-profit product, not only did I get it for free, I actually got a rebate on the final product (it was pycharm, and jetbrains gave me a free license for a year, which they got back many times over as I renewed yearly ever since).
Though I guess the early accesses I got for kickstarters were kinda like paying for a beta in a way.
I don't think 'beta tester' is a recognized class in terms of consumer law. You're a customer, a merchant, a manufacturer or a bystander. Besides that for something that costs that kind of money you can simply expect it to work.
This thread and the other comments on this post are amazing. One cannot sell a car without a seatbelt, but Tesla can use their customers for beta testing a dangerous system that drives a whole car around.
This is unbelievably terrible though. I really regret purchasing it.