That’s a round about? It’s constructed and marked like some nimrod put a garden in the middle of an intersection.

I swear, marketing people can be literally just... the worst.

I’m a pretty firm believer that trimming costs almost always just moves the cost elsewhere. Case in point: I work in the ag equipment sector and have seen numerous times where pinching pennies made a product cheaper to manufacturer, but then the warranty costs just went up instead.

First off, to be clear I’m not trying to make any sort of claims to Tesla’s ability to develop software. Personally I think they have cut some corners that have had unfortunate results (“We don’t need LIDAR!”).

That said, when we’re talking about core functionality to a vehicle such as this I do expect that even Tesla…

I know, up until a couple years ago I did software testing for mobile equipment. Something you immediately recognize in the field is that it’s not feasible to test every single possible permutation of inputs; although automated testing does allow you to come close if you’re willing to put the time into maintaining it.…

People tend to ignore that there’s a fair bit of software between the throttle and the motor. That said, this is something fairly simple to test for so I would have doubts there is a software bug that would yield unintended acceleration.

I’ve also seen a lot of drivers who prefer to sit with the seat completely deflated, for whatever reason. Their eye-line is just about the top of the steering wheel.

Wouldn’t be much different than riding a motorcycle? Other than the constant sense of impending death. That said, Valtra did do it in a closed cab tractor.

It’s a bit late, but I felt I should expand on this a bit. I say not legally because some tractors are mechanically capable of going faster. In some cases there is a roading gear where the tractor will reduce engine RPMs to allow for better economy while keeping the speeds legal. In other cases there are tractors with…

Not legally. For most tractors the max speed here in the US is about 35 mph with the exception being Fastrac who builds tractors capable of about 50 mph due to having four wheel brakes.

Most of the restrictions for ground speed center around how quickly the tractor is  capable of stopping. most front-wheel-assist…

Funny thing is, they’re both pretty much the same weight. A quick google suggests the Bel Air is 3510 lbs while the Malibu is 3415-3649. I think a lot of people get their impression of the “weight” of an old car because the body panels are so stout. Modern cars shifted a lot of that weight into the chassis.

I don’t get your assessment about the driving signals. It appears it’s all there and the circuit board has more to do about fault detection. For a US tail light you have the three main wires of most tail lamps out there:

-stop/turn
-park lamp
-ground

The wire sizes all suggest these are simple supplies and not just…

I’m sorry that you feel marginalized by pet owners.

Pro-Tip: Idiots aren’t always financially responsible.

I was looking at some of the photos of the truck before the race and it does appear it may be using factory attachment points and spring bucket, but beyond that... definitely bespoke.

Does it still count as a stock chassis after a tube framework is attached to it and it’s modified to use suspension parts that won’t match what the factory vehicle will use?

So.... how long is the Trax for this world? Seems like this is all around a winner over it.

Kinja probably made it hard to see, but I was replying to someone mentioning Leaf owners hyper-miling through intersections.

Kinja probably made it hard to see, but I was replying to someone mentioning Leaf owners hyper-miling through intersections.

I don’t disagree. I mean this in all sincerity: please go back and look at the context I was replying to.