VinFast VF8 Software Update Fixed Basically All My Problems

Episode 395: Join Francie on today's episode as she talks about how the latest update to her VinFast VF8 fixed basically all her problems - even if she had to go to Kansas to get it. She discusses the changes, OTA updates in general, VinFast's approach vs. other EV manufacturers, and more. Plug in!

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[olebloom]

Glad to see Vinfast is improving. That has been a concern.

[nbutch]

Hi Francine this is Nelson and I'm a new subscriber, how are you? I'm about to buy my first Vin fast VF8 black eco. in a week or two. I so excited to get the car. I just hope I don't have any trouble with the car the company will do well selling these cars. Anyway enjoy watching your vlogs. My 1st EV car.

[ChargingtheRoad]

That's great to hear, Francie! I've been following on your vinfast videos ever since I rented mine in Cali and reviewed it.

[chuck-N-mzgg]

The reason Vinfast brought VF8 earlier than it should is because it wants to show US people that they really had a working product, not just on paper. Unfortunately US reviewer thought differently. They didn't look at VF8 in the same way. They just bombard VF8 with unfair review without considering the fact that Vinfast just started to design and build not so long ago.
I admire Vinfast to just head down to look at reviews and fix problems as quick as possible.
Even a luxurious car from a well-known brand existing long on the market still has failures and wrong messages. I am a BMW X3 car owner and my car still has some unpleasant bugs. One is wrong messages: Kilometrage for full tank is always much less than shown at gas filling. Another worth to mention is the failure "Transmission is malfunction" happening quite often when auto start/stop is on and I have to manually engage the gear to "D" when the green light turns on, or have to manually turn off Auto stop/start which I always forgot. This error makes it quite unpleasant and annoying and causes cars behind angrily honk at me.

[bnx]

VF is seriously working on improving its lineups

[nbutch]

I finally have my VF8, got it on 7/10/2024. I have the 2024 model. So far I'm loving the VF8. I think it is awesome 👌.

[rubberroast]

I found that after my latest update the Range has also improved.

[sonnguyenba]

Vinfast wants to make sure that when the car is running on the road they are trying to have the best product. Maybe in addition to updating the software, there are additional small adjustments to match the software, so it takes more time. That is the effort and effort of Vinfast car company.

[SuperNamn]

⁠Hi Francie. I am your big fan. Thank you for sharing your experience with your VF8 Spring-roll. You are very fair and informative, as well as open minded. Hope your audience base will grow much bigger because your content is very valuable for the public. If you ever want to include a Vietnamese American VF8 owner like me in your podcasts, I would be thrilled. I am in Sacramento.

[tuannguyenthanh]

I think. Your opinions have been seriously listened to by VIN FAST.❤

[patbarr]

Always interesting to keep aware of all these electric brands. Francie is a very good talker who doesn't rely on video edits like so many YT hosts. (Edits aren't too distracting, but if we can do without them, why not, eh?)

[lehoanghiep]

VF quality would be improved significantly in coming one year ... i hope they can deliver best value product to the market ... Thanks Francie for the update ...

[Stephen_B_]

With the size of their service center network, it makes sense to hold off on OTAs. Keeps updates in-house and at service in case of issues, and gets customer cars in service centers so they can get eyes on it and check on everything

[quangvinh]

15:50 Saving profile is so easy, but your car insurance fee gets higher. The first days, vinfast saved alls with VF8 plus. Now, vinfast splits 2 parts. One part is safety features always reset to default (alway actice), cannot save and can not permanentaly deactive . The other is saving settings, like position of seat, temp, fan speed, mirror, wheel
We love to see your spring roll on the road.
I hope, Vf8 eco range with 70mph from 100% down 0% will be over EPA

[dperreno]

Over-the-air updates are the future, but I think Vinfast is doing the right thing for now. Though they should find a way to provide the software updates throughout the rest of the country, at least in the major cities, perhaps by teaming up with another national company.

[Dqtube]

Don't forget that OTA is not limited to the car side, but also to the source (data center/cloud), which is not cheap to build and operate in the US or Europe. I'm not surprised they want to be careful about it. They've already had a large portion of negative publicity. Maybe they will try to catch up with the HW delays first, as the final production version of VF9 should be in Q1 2024. Likewise, they currently have an open investment in a new manufacturing plant in India and need to complete it on time if they don't want to lose access to the local subsidy scheme.

[tiendungnguyen]

I feel that Vinfast's hardware is quite good, improving the software will help make the car more complete☺️

[gmosc]

Good job. Happy for you and the brand and the channel. I REALLY appreciate your clarity in explaining that it is a lease. That helps explain how much skin you have in the game.
I'm enjoying your coverage of this brand and it helps flesh out a wider range of EV coverage.

[bfvader]

I'm waiting for the VF3 to be released in Canada to complement my EV6GT and for my son to potentially learn to drive on (no way he's learning on the GT!).

[Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV]

Nice. Finally another affordable car for Americans who don’t drive Tesla!