Tesla's even get safer with OTA updates:

This is coming in the next update (2022.20.x)

i thought that was standard in most cars

edit - it does say "wider array of" situations

All cars that I'm aware of will tighten the seat belts as part of the reaction as it senses a crash in progress (ie, something has been detected as impacting with the car). I don't know I've heard of vehicles pre-tensioning the seat belts when the car sees a crash about to happen before anything has impacted with the car.

something like this from 2015 https://www.marklines.com/en/report_all/rep1438_201510

audi presense https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/what-is-audi-pre-sense

merc pre safe https://www.mbusa.com/en/best-or-nothing/safety

not sure about other cars, every improvement by anybody is a good thing

A classic marketing technique to make it look like you're the leader of the bunch. Makes it seem you have pioneered something when in fact you haven't. Perhaps in this case Tesla have got something new but I suspect there's stuff like this in many cars today. Apple did the same in the early days of the iPhone.

Obraik: Still, the point is more that the cars didn't have this previously and now overnight they all get this new feature...without having to go out and buy next years model.

That's a great advancement for those cars, but the question that needs to be asked is "Why wasn't it enabled right from the start?". 

Never mind 2022.20.X, I’m still waiting for 2022.16.2

Technofreak:

 

Obraik: Still, the point is more that the cars didn't have this previously and now overnight they all get this new feature...without having to go out and buy next years model.

 

That's a great advancement for those cars, but the question that needs to be asked is "Why wasn't it enabled right from the start?". 

 

I assume because the versions of that technology being used by Audi and Mercedes is patented and Tesla would have to pay a fee to use what they're using. Since Tesla changed from Autopilot provided by MobilEye (known as AP1) to their own technology they've avoided licensing features from other companies, opting to instead develop an equivalent inhouse and keeping everything vertically integrated. This is why there was a period where the AP1 cars could read speed signs while newer cars only got that feature late 2020.

Still, it's not like Tesla has lagged behind everyone in getting this technology - OEMs still don't have cars with this feature.

@jonathan18 I've tried a few apps now and seriously just go with Tessie. You can also use my referral code for it for a free month: https://tessie.app.link/ZGCnIpLAgrb

The reason why I am saying "go with Tessie" is because of how responsive the developer is. I was running a local Teslamate instance and while it is OK (it is free) I was never fully happy with it. On the off-chance I asked the Tessie developer to make a data importer from Teslamate and he did so in just a few days and bugs I noticed were fixed almost instantly. It's just run by a geek who clearly takes pride in his work and for that reason it is well worth the yearly cost.

I personally run an iPhone but it looks like Tessie has a rather solid Android app too. In Tessie you can also set up voice assistants but as you likely know the Tesla has a very open API so if you're running Home Assistant you can also set up additional automations.

For your basic controls the official Tesla app is OK and has widgets and may suffice. Tessie logs all sorts of stats (driving stats, energy consumption, charging etc) and is very good at notifications too. Regardless you're always going to have the official app (for the car key) and for most people this works fine for the basics.

is the Tesla app on iPhone fully functional for all the features in Tessie?

Batman:

 

is the Tesla app on iPhone fully functional for all the features in Tessie?

Different apps. Different features. Tessie logs data and has additional features to the Tesla app. They both complement one another.

The Tesla app for example doesn't log all battery charges & trip data or allow you to use your Apple Watch or Apple Shortcuts to do things outside of the regular widget / app.