I think we should strongly consider “would immediately end a driving test” as a valid criteria to stop a public beta of any self-driving system. Until it can complete (and pass) a basic driving test, we should probably limit test vehicles to people hired and trained to properly monitor and control the vehicle.

Sure, yeah, people protesting for civil rights are totally the same thing as idiots who make their cars spin.

Nobody buys a Miata for 1/4 mile times. There are faster straight line cars for Miata money.

Forget AWD, a cheap FWD is going to get you more reliability for the money and that’s important. As a long time apartment dweller in Wester NY, what you DON’T want, is something to break on your car in the winter and need to take it to a shop because you can’t get the car on jack stands in February with 3" of packed…

Fluorescents were discovered in the 80s.

Wealthy WHITE people with connections.

So ..... I’m new to this as well, having not been in CA when I was in my 20s. (I’m in my 40s).

I’m guessing Miss Blackstock is under 30.

This might even be dumber than “stancing”. But at least they look somewhat safe to drive around in, at least with the bed in the normal position.

flip the flimsy little lever to the middle setting, next to what I assume is the Chinese character for Neutral

When I start my car for the first time of the day, I wait 20-30 seconds until the rpms drop down a bit, then I figure the car thinks it’s warmed-up. It does take longer in the winter, but never more than a minute. 

But a 4x4 truck on ATs with a little weight in the back is likely just as good as the Subaru with factory tires. 

“Side side note, nice job leaving out this bit from your more or less copied article from Reuters”

You couldn’t even make it to the second paragraph, huh? 

I’ve never understood angry drunks.  I’ve known quite a few in my time, and the best explanation I have for it is that anger must trip some kind of a pleasure center in their brains.  Drinking makes me happy and dopey.  The last thing I want to do after a few whiskeys is confront a person in anger... the world is a…

Eat healthier and avoid Fast Food. No McFlurry problem. 

Wait, so for the main photo you show the perfect car, yet no one recommends it? 

“.................... the only thing that ruins it for me is the range....... “

I wonder if he found any Mustangs in that ditch.

It’s hard to pretend spray-painting is done in self-defense.

That was all unnecessary. You should have just read the username you were replying to...