I owned a 2005 QuadraSteer 1500HD for two years and it was fantastic. Wonderful to tow with, easy to park. Shame it never caught on...

Given the way the truck market has shifted since ‘05 (everyone needs a truck now) and most new truck buyers are also new truck owners, it would be fantastic if Quadrasteer made a comeback of sorts. The new Sierra is an excellent machine, and does things you don’t see elsewhere in the market... but it turns…

There was a Sierra Denali available in 2001, only it was named the Sierra C3, not the Denali. Same package (6.0L, 4L65E, full time AWD, leather, etc), but no Quadrasteer. The rear axles in the Quadrasteer optioned trucks were Dana 60 units with knuckles/spindles/hubs from D60 front axles normally found under 1 ton and…

That was probably a sterling example of GM’s GM-ness, wasn’t it? An excellent feature that made a huge difference for people who used it, barely marketed and then killed unceremoniously. 

What stops someone from doing that?  Common courtesy.

An overlooked detail in the Trek universe was the lack of bathrooms. They had showers, but no toilets. Answer - transporter technology emptying the bladder and bowels on a continuous basis. It also explains how they maintain their excellent abs. Instead of binge and purge, it’s binge and beam.

And according to Descent pt 2, you can just pull a single tube out and they collapse too; which kinda implies they were designed by British Leyland.

I’d like to think that the state of security today, with sandboxed applications, encrypted hard drives and randomized address spaces, is a direct consequence of software engineers watching Trek in the 80s and 90s, saying, “Well let’s make sure THAT can’t happen,” and then going to work.

As a matter of policy Formula one doesn’t want more than four engine suppliers. So there is a theoretical max of four factory teams. Aside from Honda (which is an engine supplier), all the other logos you might see (Infinity, Aston Martin) are just sponsors. They have no involvement in the development, running or…

When was the last time Formula E had 100,000 attendees in one race day?! Or 4.1 MILLION total in a season?

The internal combustion engine is not dead yet. It will be in production for many years to come.

Don’t spend a nickel on 240 EV outlets on a house you are planning to sell. The chances of a new buyer caring are very, very slight, and even if they do, you won’t get back what you put into it.

Yeah he lost me at “Tesla, IMO the most advanced car in the world.” Clearly Elon’s brainwashing is working.

Why is tesla advanced exactly? Battery technology and electric motors are not as sophisticated as a complex ICE motor. Nobody nerds out over a ceiling fan or cordless drill.

The point of F1 isn’t the point. There is no point to basketball, as the shoes Nike is developing don’t need the NBA to sell — Michael Jordan retired in 1994... I mean 1999... I mean... 2003-ish. My point is, Jordans are selling, with or without basketball. People need shoes, after all.

This sounds more like a bad take from one of the Jalopnik bad takes. Just saying.

Long commutes and sparse charging stations?

Man that sure was a long winded way of saying he wants to give Elon a handie.

The OP missed the biggest reason for F1 to exist. IT’S A SPORT!

Meh, for automakers, Formula 1 isn’t about making better cars. It’s about making better engineers. Also, it would serve us well to remember all motorsports are vanity projects.