You should have seen the ramp delay at Daytona International right after Bill France’s funeral. Think it was over an hour and it was all private jets. By our best estimates there were over $2 billion in cooperate jets just waiting to take off 

So can we put both these cars on the track at the same time and enjoy the chaos?

Of course this America after all. Where assigning blame is the most important thing. Solving a problem, not so much.

Yeah! Damn kids!!

So a vehicle entirely dependent on a slew of expensive, clean, sensors to operate is going to operate in an environment full of mud, sap, bugs, and heavy equipment and general work vehicle abuse?

Was thinking the same thing. Like I would love to have that in a place of prominence over my mantle but it probably costs more than my entire project car budget.

That is rough. When I bough my car I flat out told the salesman that there was no way they would sell me any service plan because I wasn’t going to 45 minutes each way for an oil change that I’d prefer to do myself.

Or.......

Didn’t know that but that is a solid argument. Maybe instead of spike strips we just unfurl a sheet across the road? 

Could be but isn’t maintenance usually included in a lease plan? I suppose you still have to take it in even if it’s free. Hmm....

No it will not. Best we just embrace the chaos I suppose. And by that I mean start an underground gang of illegally modified, manually controlled cars.

Sensor-less til death!!!!

I’m assuming that they will be programmed to not speed, not to commit crazy traffic violations, and to avoid crashes. Assuming police still drive their cars manually shouldn’t they be able to easily out drive the AV, get in front, slow down, and force the AV to stop because it will be avoiding a crash?

Is there any purer joy than a spaniel with his head out the window? Personally I want that feeling.

I agree with the shit breaking that should never break point. My mothers Passat, which we bought new, had the axle joint snap backing out of a parking spot and at one point the spring perches on the struts collapsed. Both were the factory parts and had never been touched by the dealer. It would also drain a brand new,…

Well there is a fundamental difference in how the general public treats their cars that I have noticed between the US and Germany. The Germans have their tough road inspections and seem to have maintenance done as recommended. In the US we just keep driving and expect the thing to work even if ill maintained. My…

I don’t think I have a snowflake’s chance in hell of pronouncing that correctly.

I had to google that.

How do you say “big-ass tent”’ in Mandarin?

Here, here. TP already has more injuries than any living human should