If Musk had any sort of automotive experience

This is something probably better expounded upon in a larger blog, but we get a lot of shit either way because we’re either all-in for Tesla, or we’re a bunch of short sellers blahblahblah.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. For comparison, here is the “spotless” plant the Model 3's competitor is built in.

I find it funny everyone went from ‘Tesla will never build 5k a week, Tesla is a failure’ to ‘that factory is very dirty, Tesla is a failure’.

Kinda funny that Ford is mocking them when they started in a similar way. Constant changes to make cars easier to assemble and a focus on vertical integration.  I don’t get all the negativity on Tesla or why anyone would cheer for the most American car company in existence to fail. They are a very young company that…

I give them gargantuan credit. Has there been a single mass production, 100% upstart car manufacturer.... well, since... heck, the fifties?

Look at the videos more carefully. This isn’t a single recording from multiple angles: instead, it’s recordings of multiple events. You can’t tell what happened, or even if the whole thing wasn’t staged.

As a motorcyclist, my point of view is, if there are too many close calls, you’re either riding in a really dense urban environment where situations really are unavoidable... or the problem is actually yourself. Sure, it’s the driver’s fault for not paying attention, but what steps did you take to prevent yourself…

When you or a loved one are killed by this system get back to me with that quote.

bison78 - I have to agree with you. As the old saying goes, believe nothing of what you hear and half of what you see. The video is highly edited, that should be a warning to anyone with intelligence. People should demand an honest video before making any comments. Sorry, but those who has already drawn conclusion…

I thought it was a hit piece too because of a couple of things. First, Tesla’s radar has the ability to see ahead of the car it’s following and I’ve seen videos of it actually braking before the car in front switched lanes. I wonder how much radar reflecting metal was in that paper Fiesta? Second, I loved how the…

You want more? How about looking at the road markings at 0:02 and 0:48 and compare them to the other views? This is clearly not a single recording — it’s multiple runs. It’s not even the same stretch of road.

Never saw this posted regarding the Uber ATG accident.

Yes, that is what other brands advertise:

It almost stops. It’s a low speed collision that should not cause any harm to the passengers.

Many emergency braking systems are disabled at 40+ mph - radar is very low resolution, and they’d need to be able to distinguish a stopped something a couple hundred feet away, AND be certain that it was in your lane and not a lane beside you. A bush on the shoulder might cause it to slam on the brakes and cause a…

It’s going too fast at that point and cannot stop in time in this instance here.

Reminds me of a fun saying I once heard:
“All machines are smoke machines if you operate them wrong enough”

Oh totally. This product is fucking stupid and dangerous. I was just reminded of the other safety devices I have defeated and lived to tell of.

I enjoy the irony of people buying a luxury performance vehicle but not actually wanting to drive it.