7 features that most cars have, but Teslas are surprisingly missing

"There is no heated steering wheel available on the Model 3, but it's standard on the Model S and Model X. A heated steering wheel might seem frivolous to those living in warm climates, but its absence in cars costing anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 (or more) is a regular source of frustration for customers who deal with cold winters."

Tesla vehicles allow you to cool down the seats (or warm them up) remotely via app, but if you forget to do so, chances are you'll be sitting on an uncomfortably hot seat when you're driving in the summer. And while cooled seats have been common in many cars for many years, they are nowhere to be seen in Teslas.

Even a number of moderately priced vehicles now feature an array of downward-facing cameras and sensors that, when in reverse, create a digital 360-degree bird's-eye view of the vehicle and its immediate surroundings. This makes parallel parking much easier.

That said, many Teslas can parallel park themselves automatically.

"Those little orange lights that light up on side-view mirrors when a vehicle is in the blind spot are almost ubiquitous these days. But Tesla's system is a bit different. Tesla's blind-spot monitoring feature uses cameras, in addition to ultrasonic sensors, and will show vehicles in an owner's blind spot on the touchscreen. Tesla cars do have other blind-spot features, including an option to activate an audible chime that sounds when someone is in your blind spot, but not the lights that give quick reference as you check your mirrors."

Those little orange lights that light up on side-view mirrors when a vehicle is in the blind spot are so ubiquitous these days that their absence in Teslas vehicles is not only a surprise, it's almost unsafe.

Tesla cars do have other blind-spot features, including an option to activate an audible chime that sounds when someone is in your blind spot, but not the lights that give quick reference as you check your mirrors.