ODB? I didn’t know he was in the insurance tech biz!

Waze has been owned by Google for a while now... ALL of their products do the same thing. Gather information and sells it to the highest bidder.

Not sure what people expected. At this point, I fully expect every app that requires way more information than what the app provides (like most free apps) and map apps (especially google maps) to be selling all of the information to anyone with money to pay for it...

Found Florida Man.

You are missing the point - the conservative crazy has gotten to the point that ANY THING THAT AGREES WITH SOMETHING THEY HATE = WOKE...

Before it became a buzzword in the great culture war against, ummm, something or other. Being “woke” just meant you exhibited basic decency towards humans who were a bit different than yourself. And I think all of us can agree that’s pretty fucked.

If only we knew the scourge of “content creators”, “influencers”, and “4Chan” that would come of it, we could have shut the whole damn thing down before it was too late.

The internet was a mistake.

They all say it about every union contract...until they sign it, at which point they announce that they have generously partnered with the union etc. etc.

No marketing department can counteract the effects of a CEO, who has made himself the public face of the company, posting a continuous stream of inflammatory nonsense and garbage on social media. But it’s good to see that the self awareness is essentially zero, and that the narrative is that “marketing wasn’t doing…

Record profits, but we promised shareholders we’d cut some costs so… sorry Bob, you’re out a a job.

So GM hit 2.98 Billion in profits. But had to lay off 1300 people on their goal to cut 1.5 to 2 billion in cost by the end of 2024.

1st Gear: Here’s what’s going to happen on tonight’s earning call. Elon is going to talk about how hundreds of thousands of cars got “Full” Self Driving demo this month and then he’s going to spew a bunch of statistics that sound impressive (miles without intervention, trips completed, etc.) while completely glossing…

There is a certain level of freedom in driving a car like this in that you are not driving something that is rare and difficult to maintain or replace. The enjoyment of simple utility is easy to forget given all the marketing we are exposed to.

I actually admire the Spark. It is what it is, and it’s good at it.

The other part about getting older is that your priorities on where your money is spent can totally change (not for everyone obviously).

Honestly, the older I get the more cars like this appeal to me. Cheap to buy, cheap to own, cheaper to insure and no need to stress that much when parking near all of today’s absent-minded/self-absorbed zombies. When one’s “drive fast/bend-into-every offramp” days are behind them, these really are the way to go. 

Cars like these are important. Not everyone can afford to spend $35-$50K on a vehicle. But if you’re going to offer something cheap at least make it not feel cheap. Get more than what you would expect. Not that this is a good comparison but a few years ago my brother and I went to see our parents. We rented a Chevy…

For the US market this one is supposed to be built in Korea, but your point is still valid. 

Lol how you scoff at rebadged Korean cars when this is a Chinese car.