I wish there were more people like you! And to be clear, I hear Ford is full of really good people. And the toolmakers are stunningly good — Standex / Moldtech do some really cool things. Experi-metal are mind boggling good.

So then... why adopt camaro styling on an SUV?

Damn, that Brazil trailblazer looks more American than the north american trailblazer.

Great take Raphael, I enjoyed reading this.

I was driving a 1967 Firebird and a 1964 Chevelle. Being inside those cars was basically like being outside. And they smelled like gas fumes.

Makes sense. Cash is better than lease (from Ford’s perspective). So give the lease but don’t make it as attractive.

Same. I love old cars, had plenty of muscle cars, but... having seen how far new cars have come in their crashworthiness, it’s no question. I’m into modern production cars.

Used to be perfect for smoking cigarettes. Hold cig in your left hand, crack window... smoke gets whisked right out. Very little wind inside the cabin.

Mate, I would have loved to seen the photo

I have seen Audi adverts for clean diesel recently, I believe they are still actively advertising. They did get a big fine, but that was for cheating the system, not for misleading ads. 

They’re not selling full self driving today. They’re selling full self driving capability, with the remainder of the software programming coming later included in the purchase price today. It’s a good deal, because I imagine the price of this software will eventually climb to ~$40,000. Everyone will be saying “Wow, I…

Didn’t ‘fly right by me’ (but nice pun 😄). I’ve ridden in an autopilot development Tesla, so I can firsthand confirm for you that the hardware today can drive around California cities. I find the German court’s statement that the hardware is not capable of FSD to be demonstrably false.

I’ve ridden in an autopilot development Tesla, so I can firsthand confirm for you that the hardware today can drive around California cities.

Sounds like you have a nice boat! Germany would probably shut that shit down.

I would view changing the definition of a clearly defined technical term to be more confusing to the overall public, not less.

I’ve ridden in one of the autopilot development Tesla’s, so I can confirm for you that the hardware today can drive around California cities.

My argument is that re-defining a technical term will actually create more confusion, not less.

Elon should rename it “Otto Pilot” and every german would instantly understand what it means.

AUTO PILOT MAINTAINS SPEED AND BEARING. For fuck’s sake.

As a previous employee of both legacy auto (BMW) and startup auto (Tesla), I have seen firsthand how both operate.