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doug
dwford

Instead of trying to bind up Uber and Lyft with the same regulatory nonsense the cab companies endure, the city council should be freeing the cab companies to be better competitors to the new companies. Of course, those rules help keep out competitors, so the cab companies are happy to pay the campaign donations to

I’m still trying to figure out why companies like Uber and GM/Lyft WANT the total responsibility for a person’s safety from A to B, and why they want to be the owners of the vehicles that carry people around. Seems like a lot of risk.

Are people holding off their next car purchase because of the availability of Uber, or are they just not in a position to save up and buy a car?

When I see how many people haven’t mastered the simple task of pairing their phone to their car with bluetooth, I doubt the auto parking feature is getting much use.

Basically the perfect car is a nice 250hp Ariel Atom. You can get all the crazy acceleration you want, but on the highway even a regular speed feels like you’re flying.

I don’t want to point fingers, but you’re a problem. A real, real problem.

That’s how we roll in CT these days - naked protection of entrenched interests despite obvious benefits to the citizens of the state. Is it any wonder Connecticut is circling the drain?

The correct answer is the Tesla P90D. Why? Fast as hell, plenty of room, looks amazing, good for the environment, not a mainstream brand.

People may figure a house is going to be a good investment just by looking at how home prices rise over time, forgetting about the 30 years of taxes, mortgage interest and repairs that go into it. If, after all that, you break even in 30 years, you did good - but your home value would basically have to double in value

The idea that these cars are not doing much more than riding a digital slot car track of a map, with a million sensors to keep them from bumping into things is really scary. Road conditions change daily, there are so many variables to consider. How do you expect these cars to merge with a lane of fast moving traffic

Who goes to jail if an autonomous car misreads the situation and kills someone?

If I have to ride in an autonomous car with hands inches from he wheel ready to jump in at any second, I would find that much more stressful than just driving the car myself. What’s the point?

Beyonce adopting an urban ghetto aesthetic is about as authentic as Justin Beiber’s attempts.

Firemen don’t work cheap.

While normally you’d want to cry about excessive executive compensation vs the regular workers, when the UAW workers are earning over $100k a year in wages and benefits, it’s ok that these 3 make what they so. Except Sergio. Why is he earning so much when he’s running FCA into the ground??

Yeah, just buy it directly from the leasing company. My dealer used to charge an inspection fee, then want to do any repairs needed, then charge the doc fee, all just to process the loan paperwork on a lease buyout. Usually all the hassle and the obvious waste of money was enough to get the customer to just trade the

This falls under the category of crackpipe. As much as I would love an Evo, a new one is an overpriced, outdated time machine, and a used one is a hooligan castoff that 100% has been abused. There’s no win. You’re better off coughing up a few extra bucks and just getting a new Focus ST. At least then you’ll be the

Ahh, remember the old days when being black was at the top of the victim pyramid?

Until the cars can actually see where they are going instead of just following some digitized map as if they are slot cars on a track, I’m not interested. Google maps steers me wrong and in roundabout routes on a daily basis, I won’t be taking a nap on the way to my destination in any car following some map.

It’s a simple concept: if cop wants you to stop, stop. The cop can be totally wrong, but that can be figured out politely without the citizen starting a confrontation, which, as we know, never ends well. When I was a kid I was riding a moped behind my older sister, just trying to get home. A cop stopped us and said it