Outside of 4Chan and Stormfront, effectively no one knows about it. When Nike ran their Colin Kaepernik ad, a portion of the Trump crowd settled on New Balance as a replacement. 

Thanks for sharing. This is really cool! They seem to even address the use case of cyclists and pedestrians being on the network to be more visible to cars.

I’m not clear on why a car would drive itself into a guardrail because it was near a car it couldn’t talk to.

It is without a doubt a very serious undertaking that would need to come together over the course of decades. Here’s what I’m picturing:

Commuting and doing errands in just about urban / suburban area is already a joyless driving experience. The people who do like commuting, enjoy it because they have something to distract them (calls with family / podcasts) or because they’re on a bike or motorcycle.

Things don’t have to be that way. Just think about ABS, airbags and backup cameras. You are still free to drive a car without those things, you just can’t sell a new one without them.

The race to full self driving isn’t going to happen unless car companies get onboard with vehicle-to-vehicle communications. If every car “knew” the speed, direction, traction, acceleration and braking of the vehicles around it, it seems like it would stand a hell of a better chance to stay on the road.

Social media sites thrive on reactions, hot takes, and conflict. The ones that succeed accomplish this with a broad user base and tools to make interaction rewarding.

If you’re fine with the base engine, the base model doesn’t seem bad. It’s right in line with a 4Runner TRD Pro, Wrangler Rubicon with the 3.6 or Bronco Outer Banks in terms of price, capability and amenities.

I don’t think you did bad with the 4Runner. The GX is nice inside, and the V8 is great. They burn through gas like a 1960s pickup, and they aren’t depreciation proof the way 4Runners are.

The base model for under $50k certainly sounds compelling, but if you take a look at the configurator, that $50k option is sparsely equipped. To get the big engine and a few offroad goodies, you are quickly crossing the $70k mark.

Nike and Adi both have this policy. I’ve since moved onto a company that does not give a shit about “brand passion” on campus and actively encourages employees to use competitor’s product to understand the strengths and weaknesses of what we offer.

For people there as vendors, or events where there will be cameras, sure... bring on the brand passion. For everyone else, it is absolutely idiotic. While I was there, this company missed the boat on women’s athleisure, compression undergarments, fleece, boots, vulcanized sneakers, “barefoot” running, neutral colors,…

It fucking baffles me. Jalopnik and the AV Club were always about the comment section, and Kinja was about user generated content. I suspect our brethren on Jezebel, Kotaku and Gizmodo feel similarly.

I bought one based on your post, and put it to work on my truck which had a permanent funk from shuttling dogs and from a leaky windshield. After steam cleaning and using various sprays I resigned myself to dealing with the funk forever.

The advantage is excellent aero. It does look pretty odd, but flat bottoms, no mirrors and covered wheels is pretty much where designers have left to go for making cars more aerodynamic.

I hope Jones the Cyborg Dolphin makes it into the fourth Matrix movie.

Australia is part of the American South West in spirit if not by law.

I spent years working for a Portland based footwear and apparel company that did not allow competitor footwear, clothing or backpacks on the premises of their campus. As a result, it’s almost exclusively what the employees owned and wore.

I have the same conflicted feeling. I bought a manual Gen 3 Tacoma as my first new car under the assumption that it might be the last manual Tacoma offered.