“ The company still raked in $16.9 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2024.”

I don’t work in an office. I work in residential construction in Baltimore and make less than the starting salary of an ILA member. I would gladly off load containers or shuttle them around the Port of Baltimore for less than the striking union members are paid. If you can put me in line for this work, please let me…

“What is the purpose of human endeavor?”
Well, we all march towards a common resting place, so, nothing?

That said, I have had 3 or 4 careers and several companies I worked for. They all had different skillsets. Was I owed any of them? No. Balling up my fists and not working until I got paid more would not have worked.…

“These damn CEOs just do not want to pay their workers what they are truly worth.”

Aw, resorting to ad hominem because you’ve got nothing else? Okay, let’s play your game. Mine is artificial, yours is 100% natural and incurable. Dipshit.

Gotcha, yeah, makes more sense rereading it with your clarification.  Thank you.

Fight automation increases inefficiency. Poorly worded. Sorry

No EV will ever be parked in my garage as long as I own it.

Because motor vehicle manufacturing employs over a million people with a decent paying job. Letting China come in with cheap EVs priced artificially low because they manipulate currency and prices would drive US automakers into the ground.

Unfortunately, the cro-mags in the GOP are taking the wrong lesson form this.

Automakers, you folks really need to shape up if you want to get these nerds on your teams. Sure, they’re geeks, but you’re going to need them.

It is very different than reselling car parts as a battery pack is a giant fire hazard that needs to be tested pretty stringently and needs a full cooling management system to operate safely.

There were actually 4 ... remember one M. Schumacher?

It wouldn't be possible to fit it into a cell phone because of the necessary antenna.

Counterpoint to most of what you pose here: Unless AM radios are either an optional extra, or a delete with a credit attached, I don’t expect any of this savings to make it back to the person buying the car. See what the industry has done to the spare tire as an example.

Agreed. The fact that nearly nobody has an AM radio anywhere but in their car and that it might be the last lifeline in the event of something tragic - it seems like a reasonable expectation that all cars would continue to have it.

First of all, I always take cost estimates like those with a large grain of salt. “3.8 billion dollars between now and 2030" parceled out over an estimated 85 million cars sold between 2025 and 2030 (17 million per year) is about $45 per car. Not the end of the world. Also not the use of the word “could,” not “would.”…

Even if there’s a stoplight, even if there’s a crosswalk light, a pedestrian still has the right of way, especially if they’re in the crosswalk. (that’s not jaywalking) If you watch the video, the chicken isn’t actually trying to cross the road, just stepping out into the lane to see if the driver would slow down or…

So...we should always trust the laws they have? We should never, ever question the validity of the crimes or the outcome?

I do emissions calibration as part of my job, I’m very familiar with both 1065 and 1066 emissions requirements and their future developments.