NEWS Tesla Autopilot and similar automated driving systems get poor rating from prominent safety group

[sevenhelmet]

Or near big fucking trains!

Tesla in Full Self-Driving Mode Allegedly Tries to Drive Into Speeding Train

The incident reportedly happened on May 8 and was captured by four different cameras on the vehicle.

gizmodo.com

98% of the time, it works every time. That should be good enough… right?

 

[ChuckMK23]

Another convert joins the Tesla club at work. One of our Reservists picked up his new Cyber Truck. I'm parked next to him.in my Model 3.

Drives the point that smart people are throwing bank at T E S L A 👍

F-16 dude, Test Pilot School dude and flies for Widget Airlines with @mad dog (edited)

 

[number9]

I'd be embarrassed to drive a Cybertruck. Good grief...

 

[sevenhelmet]

That thing looks like a 5 year old designed it, with multiple obvious flaws. I have weighed in on this already elsewhere on the forum.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say in 5 years your buddy will be driving something else. In the meantime, enjoy your fanboism.

 

[FrankTheTank]

FUGLY

 

[Brett327]

By now, I’m kinda surprised that Chuck isn’t telling us all how awesome Scientology is.

 

[sevenhelmet]

FUGLY

At $80K for the mid-tier model ($60K for RWD only), it's a face only a cognitive bias could love. Gotta keep up with the cool kids, right?

You can get a whole lotta Chevy, Ford, or Toyota truck for $60K, even in today's dollars, and all without contributing to Lithium strip mines. Bonus is they also look better and function better as a pickup truck.

 

[taxi1]

I could see driving that faceted pile of D-cells if I flew F117s.

 

[Hair Warrior]

On paper it’s not terrible for the price and advertised features, if an EV is your desire, but sounds like in implementation the truck isn’t very reliable/ isn’t as advertised. Maybe they will fix it in future models.

I’ve gotten to see a few in person and they definitely look odd/futuristic, which is probably a draw for some.

 

[Flash]

You can get a whole lotta Chevy, Ford, or Toyota truck for $60K, even in today's dollars, and all without contributing to Lithium strip mines. Bonus is they also look better and function better as a pickup truck.

Which are worse than oil extraction? It's a kind of 'pick your poison' dilemma, literally.

 

[Average Monke]

You can get a whole lotta Chevy, Ford, or Toyota truck for $60K, even in today's dollars, and all without contributing to Lithium strip mines. Bonus is they also look better and function better as a pickup truck.

Which are worse than oil extraction? It's a kind of 'pick your poison' dilemma, literally.

Isn't splitting hairs on the environmental impact of a personal vehicle just a tad ironic on this forum?

 

[sevenhelmet]

Which are worse than oil extraction? It's a kind of 'pick your poison' dilemma, literally.

When the competition is a “Cybertruck”, it’s hardly a tough choice.

 

[IKE]

Isn't splitting hairs on the environmental impact of a personal vehicle just a tad ironic on this forum?

For pointy nosed bubbas, maybe. I can count on one hand the number of times I've dumped fuel 😁

 

[JTS11]

For pointy nosed bubbas, maybe. I can count on one hand the number of times I've dumped fuel 😁

I only dumped fuel once...it almost didn't go well.😙

 

[Average Monke]

For pointy nosed bubbas, maybe. I can count on one hand the number of times I've dumped fuel 😁

for the sea turtles