Awesome, good job Cali!

I feel like I should not have to remind you that this article is about a Tesla, on Autopilot, driving directly into a stopped firetruck, lights ablaze, at roughly 70 MPH. But...

Maybe, but I have my money on SCOTUS absolving corporations of any and all liability, now and forever.

Right?  Getting in this cab should come with a discount, not an upcharge.

I demand to know what they did to the driver’s seat.  Because I suspect it is “not a damn thing” and that’s just not cricket.

User name checks out, baby!

You’re not wrong by any stretch.  But no one can buy anything else you make if you don’t make anything else...

Flashing lights are everywhere in a city. Even if they aren’t actually flashing, there are objects (cars, people, trees) getting in between the light source and the sensor such that it could be interpreted as flashing. The system would be useless in a city.

::sniff, sniff::

Boy howdy, I just got back from Peru and that experience left me very thankful for two things.

Sorry, forgot to add the /jokes tag. Didn’t mean to be a dick!

If you’ve got a time machine handy, I can think of numerous better uses for it.

I like it. And for legitimate business use, you can write off that tax. No making up bullshit LLCs to dodge the tax, though.

Yup.  Local government really matters, yo!

America: But I want it!

The old E=1/2mv^2 equation is unshakeable. The only way to reduce energy is to reduce mass or speed.

You shouldn’t believe their reports. John Oliver did a great episode on McKinsey, I suggest watching it.

McKinsey isn’t nearly as smart as McKinsey would like you to believe. Their advice is mostly boilerplate cost-cutting, layoffs, reorganizations, and the like. I’m somewhat ashamed that one of my (former?) friends from grad school works for them.

2nd Gear: While reducing the number of Brontosaurus-sized vehicles on the road would be better for safety (pedestrian and otherwise), reducing the speed limit is absolutely the easier regulation to enforce.

Yes please. I’ve used AAA’s car-buying service twice, and it’s excellent. Tell them what you want and how much you want to pay and they do the rest. Delivered to my door. Never saw a dealership employee, far as I know.