So I have an order for the Lightning I learned from the Bronco launch and Mach-e launch the way the ford reservation process works and had reserved a Bronco. I had been following the lightning since ford showed the prototype in July 2019. I had one window open on the live stream for the launch and logged into my ford…

Aircraft are easier to autome as the encounter fewer things in their environment. Air craft have transponders  and TCAS they are already required to maintain separation distances measured in miles. There are 2 highly trained pilots who’s job is to operate the aircraft and its systems and take over if anything fails. A…

That’s what I wonder about as well. In the wake of the MAX crashes due to a glitch in a sensor how likely will it be that automated vehicles that are much cheaper to have similar failures and glitches that cause crashes and fatalities.  

For the same reason that HVAC and plumbers can make 100k pretty easily in today’s world... Called supply and demand.. Just because you know the daily pooping habits of Pavlov or have a great understanding of Homer or know every detail of Aristotle doesn’t constitute you to having exceptional value. People will pay you…

It’d be interesting to hear where the red one was spotted. That’d surely clear up a lot. I still think there’s evidence pointing both ways.

Or the red one is from ford and the blue is from Rivian...

Yes and no. So far, Rivian has been testing with base model, cheap-as-they-come trucks and charging through the driver fender.

Let’s be fair, GM is great at lots of things including but not limited to:

I had this conversation with a buddy. He loves LR, wants an LR, his goal is to become partner and drive an LR. He currently juggles X3 and Q3 crossovers.

In my eyes, if you want a luxury SUV from a german manufacturer (X5, Q7, whatever the big mercedes suv is called anymore), you’re almost always better off buying an American truck.

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I bet! Is it greater than any full size? Clearly not the silverado.

unpopular(on Jalopnik) opinion: Crew Cab everything. They are by far the most practical. Tell me what does not fit in a 6' bed because it sure as heck isn’t plywood, drywall, that fits with ease! If I am dropping $40-60k on a truck, it is going to be my DD and it will fit my family comfortably in addition to being a…

I think there are three reasons against single cab trucks.

Not only did the 2nd gen Ridgeline begin to overheat, Honda actually admits that the Ridgeline really isn’t meant for actual off-roading:

Jalops are desperate to tear down non cars by any means necessary. Even if it means resorting to flat out lies. No, the gas mileage is not much worse. No, people aren’t buying Nissan Pathfinders to look “rugged”. No, a minivan is not more practical than a Ford Escape. No, people who drive crossovers and trucks aren’t…

I learned when I bought an S-10 in 1991:

You are spot on. As this is an enthusiast site, most of the users seem to deride trucks over sports cars. But back in the day most people owned a full-sized wagon or sedan and used that to haul 3 kids or tow a camper or boat. And the trunks were enormous.

Here’s a rough example of some of the numbers I’ve been running on this. Even when you account for fuel economy a full size truck tends to be a better value than say, a full size sedan. A midsize sedan is a pretty good value, but the full size truck is so close it hardly matters to most people when you consider all…

Lived in a major city where 85-90% of people (including almost all my coworkers) voted Democrat, definitely heard some off-color remarks regarding race, nationality, etc. And that was on top of the far-more-common shit directed at southerners, Christians, low-income people, blue-collar workers, and anyone not…