Congrats on the raffle win, and I will admit that’s a slightly better interior than I remembered seeing. I may have been thinking of the Mini, but I still can’t say I’m a fan of the 500's dash. The single giant round display just strikes me as more motorcycle than car, and I’m not sure I could get used to that. But…

Dammit, Kinja. I just took an hour to expound upon my thoughts about wagons in an actual post nobody would see instead of a comment, and the draft disappeared. D’oh. First time I ever tried it, too.

What I’d really love to see is the return of the Proper American Station Wagon. None of this euro stuff like the Audis, or VWs or even the pre-CUV Subarus. But real, proper wagons low enough to *reach* the rack on top, and long enough to have room for four rows of passengers even though you’re only using three at most…

Sure, but then you’re driving a Fiat 500. ;)

If it’s a single cab, you *know* it’s a work truck.

SUVs took off because people honestly like feeling that they’re getting a lot of something for what they spend, they were considered safer vehicles in accidents and that they were functionally a minivan that dad could drive without feeling like he was “whipped”.

I honestly think a lot of men still buy trucks because the wife won’t let them buy a sports car, and a truck is considered the “manly” vehicle that’s still an option.

What happens on weekends or holidays, or if there are conflicting items in schedules? We might see a reduction in injuries while in cars, but we might well wind up with more injuries by stabbing *over* cars.

Elon Musk says a lot of things that need to be taken with a rather substantial chunk of salt, but he’s probably not far off with that estimate. I give it 2-3 until they’re fully road legal.

What, two? Or is it three now, with something like two million miles driven? And IIRC, at least one of those was caused by an outside cause - like the backup human driver screwing up, or someone hit the car from outside.

I’m a huge skeptic about autonomous vehicles as the future, but I honestly give it a pretty close to 100% chance that we’ll see fully autonomous capabilities by 2025, if not sooner. We’re really pretty close now, and all the components that make autonomous vehicles better are being improved upon at a rapid pace when…

I can’t speak for all cars, but some cars like my 2017 Santa Fe Sport can actually be lobotomized if necessary without losing too much. I think my biggest loss if I somehow had to replace the touchscreen and head unit would be the 360 degree parking cameras, as everything else integrated through the screen still has…

This is my primary concern too. Hell, I’m worried that even 6 or 8 years from now all of the bluetooth integration, “infotainment systems”, and sensors for emergency braking, active cruise control, etc. for today’s cars will be obsolete and hard to service.

Pretty soon, ideally within the next 2 years, you’ll be able to buy an autonomous car for $35,500 or less (Model 3, see price math below).

What will “save” VR is honestly going to be second generation hardware, I suspect. Valve/HTC are already looking at drastic reductions in price for the Vive’s base stations and sensor components thanks to all-in-one chips that replace the multi-chip hardware that needs to be built today. Display panels aren’t likely…

Okay, that’s on me for not knowing her background and making assumptions. I tend not to give much of a shit about two major things which apparently come together in this story: British aristocracy, and celebrities. (What can I say, I’m an American who doesn’t care about rich or famous people just because they’re rich…

You’ll pay $10 over 24 months, and own the phone outright at the end for $240.

You’ll pay $10 over 24 months, and own the phone outright at the end for $240.

I don’t think that what I saw in her emails to Cho comes across in any way like it’s some kind of posturing on her part. It reads like a very sincere attempt to reach out to a known vocal critic of whitewashing, to try and express how the production of the movie she had a role in hoped to address those concerns.

There are many, many different cultures and types of “white” in the world. Sure, she hasn’t experienced endemic racism, but she’s certainly dealt with her share of sexism.

2) There is no historical president for taking away roles meant for white actors and giving them to POC.