I was curious how bad it actually is. I’ve used navigation in BMWs, Fords, GM stuff, and Nissan stuff. I can confidently say they all suck and would never recommend using them over other services thatare better and are either cheaper than the addon or just plain free.

I’ve used the onboard navigation exactly once in my 2016 Malibu. Voice recognition was terrible and couldn’t search outside the town I was in without jump through hoops. When it finally worked, it took me 3 miles out of my way to get there. Absolutely awful, I only use Garmin, Waze, or Google for my navigation needs.

Its a godsend. I can’t wait til they update it to have Waze.

Yup, a good portion of the population can barely afford Michigan’s dumb No-Fault insurance requirement. So people will spend like $50 and get insurance for a week so they can legally register the vehicle. Like right now I’m paying $3000 a year for 2 vehicles, if I moved a bit south into Detroit city limits my rates…

They still have brakes and tires which produce debris. Some of the batteries themselves are not the best for the environment and can be hard to recycle. They are significantly heavier than normal vehicles which A) causes more road wear B) reduces efficiency. Some states use coal or nuclear for sources of energy. Coal…

You can do it the Detroit way and buy 7-day insurance. That way you can register and drive around illegally without anyone knowing.

Apart from the top safety rating, how often are you going to use any of those qualities? As a DD, probably less than 10% of the cars life. Also, electric power is somewhat diminished if the source of the electricity isn’t green. Also, while they don’t produced combustion emissions. There are other contaminants they…

You’re the worst kind of person.. XD

I pay for a carport, but when I didn’t have one I used desiccant packets (like the stuff in your shoes). Keeps the moisture from spreading and icing up the car in places you don’t want it to ice up.

Probably whats stopping them is that it would take a rather large investment/negotiations to change over all the dealerships. Also, Buick is fucking huge in China. There’s no way the brand will ever be axed entirely.

To be fair, Walmart already has robo-cashiers.

I actually think it looks pretty good inside and out. The DRLs are a bit funky but overall I like it.

I love my Malibu. The 2.0T in it is great. Super spacious and comfortable and just enough pep to be fun during my commute. Had it for just about a year with no issues so far.

But this is Jalopnik, so boo on anything that isn’t a V8, Telsa, or German.

2nd: Tesla’s don’t technically drive themselves. Sure, it has autopilot which will effectively do highway driving, but they still require driver intervention at stop lights and shit. From my understanding these Bolts will actually be autonomous.

huh.

Seeing how Tesla is still struggling to assemble quality vehicles after 10 years (constant delays, build quality, etc). I heavily doubt Lucid will be fruitful in two. Not to mention one of their backers is same suspicious Chinese entrepreneur that’s backing FF. Color me surprised when they go belly up. Like or not,…

Most definitely. Fully autonomous driving is probably going to ridiculously expensive right out of the gate. Being a first adopter would take some serious cash. Its going to take decades for the technology trickle down. Driving will still be a useful skill to have for years to come. Now knowing how to drive stick…

At certain point it becomes a snowball effect. One or two people drive off because they’re shitheads. Then slightly less shitheady people gawk and become distracted, then in turn find themselves in a ditch.

I’d also like to add, what if it was a school bus or a garbage truck stopping to do their normal business? They don’t use cones at all. Yes, Comcast dude didn’t use his cones properly for the conditions, but there’s a myriad of other events that could result in a vehicle stopped where he was stopped. It all comes down…