Who cares? If you were the next rider, would you care why the previous passenger threw up? No, you’d only care that the car has puke in it, and want it cleaned up.

Just have a computer vision system in the interior (that can’t record audio) and have the car return to a cleaning depot as needed. Charge a cleaning fee to the offending user.

It’s just covering for the other end of the Honda product spectrum:

I don’t blame you for not watching the video, but he clearly states he bought the car used for $60k.

I do all the driving, so I’m focused on the road while my wife and kid conk out almost immediately.

It’s worth noting though that modern cars typically have very conservative fuel gauge readings. For example, my Outback still has just over two gallons of fuel in the tank with the needle resting on the “E” limit.

“Never” is a very strong word. “Highly unlikely” is more apt, given that the technology to make this sort of thing work actually does exist, unlike the dreams of the 1950's where people were flying nuclear powered hover-cars...

Yeah, all the people waiting for the new NSX, the BRZ/GT86, or a new Supra are just crazy... ;)

Who cares what the headcount is? The question everyone wants answered is when the car will actually be delivered, and that’s a function of the production capacity (their factory), plus the headcount. We already know the ballpark headcount well enough to make a guess, but we’re still in the dark as to how well the…

It probably depends on what social circles you frequent. In the high tech industry I work in, everyone is salivating for a Tesla. These are engineers that could easily afford a BMW 3-series, but like the high-tech persona of Tesla cars, and live in areas of the West Coast with excellent EV charging infrastructure.

Yep, my Subaru was fixed ages ago, shortly after the news first broke. I got a letter in the mail, and it was fixed a week later.

Yep, all this is very true. My mechanical engineering undergrad was pretty much identical to David’s, although I did take Labview course my junior year that required us to instrument and dynamically test a bicycle.

Explain the Costco angle for us non-Costco buying neophytes.

That’s fair to a certain extent, but for most people buying a car is the second most expensive single purchase they’ll make in their life, after a house, and not counting college expenses.

Whoa, the FXX and other exotics are all par for the course for a Concours, but I didn’t expect to see a Subaru Sambar!

Why exactly? They’re funky on the outside, but they’re great inside. The suicide rear doors make back seat access easy, and there’s plenty of room in the back for my 6' frame. It’s weird to see a non-MINI BMW without power seats, but the Tesla and the Bolt are the only EVs with power seats that I’m aware of.

At freeway speeds, average driver reaction time is about 2 seconds. If an oncoming car cut over when both of you are traveling at freeway speeds, there’s almost no chance you could respond in time.

Why? You can either opt in or not; Tesla doesn’t just take the video without your permission. If you make the conscious decision to send video clips to them, you are giving up the right to sue them for how they use that data.

It’s terrifying this guy is from my town. I think I even recognize the road.

My wife drives a second generation Insight, which has a bigger engine (1.3L of fury!), an extra cylinder, and only came with a CVT. For some reason, the Japanese got a 1.5L option, but that was never offered stateside.