I booked DMX at a show in Atlanta around... I want to say it was Halloween 2011. Anyway, I didn’t really know what to expect. At that point in his career, DMX was something of a novelty name to add to a bill. Our other acts that night were all pretty standard EARMILK fare, and our audience was probably just old enough…

Of course you can’t make a perfect system. And accounting for every conceivable way a human may exploit something is impossible (and one of the reasons true autonomous driving is probably a fantasy). But there’s an extremely easy solution here that for whatever reason Tesla seems completely loathe to do: have a camera…

The test isn’t about safety or whatever.

As CR notes, there are many things that Tesla could’ve done differently to make this impossible. Those measure would include adding a seat sensor

“If I wanted to do this in my Hyunda, I could”

What you’re saying would be valid if GM didn’t solve this very issue by placing one camera facing the driver.

I’d counter with it being in competition with every “mid-sized” pickup, and will be attractive to the portion of the market that begrudgingly purchased or is planning to purchase a Taco/Colorado/Ranger/etc because they are the smallest trucks they can get. Honestly, I still think this truck is too big, but I’ll…

So it’ll steal sales from the Ranger, but there’s no real demand for it? The Ridgeline is significantly more expensive than this will be. They’re betting it will create new sales that otherwise were priced out of the new pickup market. So nominal used car buyers.

safety requirements don’t usually get relaxed, and glass isn’t great at absorbing and redirecting energy the way ductile metal is.

I really like Teslas but I am also a UX designer and WOOF, this is bad. You hit the nail on the head with your points: lack of labeling, small size with no information scent to give you an idea of where to find this, no current mode info. The lack of a park mode is the most distressing, does it do it automatically? If…

No, man, this isn’t a piece shitting on the Richest Man In The World, this is a piece shitting upon some really awful UX decisions. Sad is not being able to deal with actual valid critiques of technology without feeling like it’s an attack on Elon Musk, who I suspect will weather this onslaught just fine.

“The only advantage I can see is perhaps this is cheaper to produce—it’s all in software, and there’s no physical controls for shifting, so that might save some pennies.”

Wow! This is amazing because 1. I’m communication with an actual Honda Clarity owner, and B. This was decided as a good solution to try again. No hinged louver panel, though. Would you want an aftermarket one of those?

They have GOT to name a corner after her....... 

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

“why was there a sell off on tesla? why was there a multi trillion dollar sell off across all indexes? it wasnt a tesla only thing.”

I’d argue this is far worse.

(d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery.

The passage you quoted actually has nothing to do with the directionality when in motion.

service: Hey, Phil! What’s the part number for that wood-trim restraining strap?