Absolutely, it's such an incredible bubble of self-delusion that becomes quickly evident to people who try to use SV-produced products outside of the prosperous, no-weather climate, highly connected world of the Bay Area.
I mean, trivial things like Android Auto looks great, until you lose coverage, or your network gets really crappy -- then it starts to behave in ridiculous ways like: try to send a message, and instead of saying "I can't do that right now because X" or "I'll try later" it spins for a bit and then tells you that contact doesn't exist, etc.
If I can't trust SV engineers to deal with common edge cases that result from a place without perfect Internet on a product like _that_ -- why should I trust them to build a car that can handle a climate like mine, a place that has intense and powerful winters that cover all markings on the road, leave black ice patches all over, and have the cars around you using ad-hoc lanes or traffic patterns due to obstruction or severe conditions?
I mean, trivial things like Android Auto looks great, until you lose coverage, or your network gets really crappy -- then it starts to behave in ridiculous ways like: try to send a message, and instead of saying "I can't do that right now because X" or "I'll try later" it spins for a bit and then tells you that contact doesn't exist, etc.
If I can't trust SV engineers to deal with common edge cases that result from a place without perfect Internet on a product like _that_ -- why should I trust them to build a car that can handle a climate like mine, a place that has intense and powerful winters that cover all markings on the road, leave black ice patches all over, and have the cars around you using ad-hoc lanes or traffic patterns due to obstruction or severe conditions?
SMH indeed.