And there’s the problem. Do you want someone choosing whether your stuff is ‘rotting’ enough for enforcement while the boat next door, in similar shape isn’t fined? I’m sure you’d accept that ‘judgement’ without complaint right? Or do we just allow rotting piles of former boats. Etc. Regulations get created to apply…

Yeah, the Chinese gov’t has been an interesting evolution of autocracy. The meme about building the Egyptian pyramids “Slavery it gets shit done” (I know it wasn’t slaves, it’s a meme) is indicative though. When a top down driven policy can be pushed, it can happen very very fast.

That’ll be a jury question strike by the defense.  Gonna need a dozen or so to overcome their ‘auto strikes’

fuel/transmission is irrelevant to the speed issue. Trucks get *horrible* mpg obviously. A major factor in that is wind resistance. By lowering speeds by half you gain 4x reduction in that resistance. (hills/mountains are a separate issue as well).

next car I have to buy I’m going in with a newspaper (ha!) and I’m going to hold it between them and the dash and tell the sales monkey to use the controls...without being able to see them.

THIS!  Absolutely loved those vents on our 626 way way back.

I’m still legit floored that car companies can just “make things literally unsafe” without some sort of test. Touchscreens just should not be ‘input’ devices.  I have 2 12+ year old cars and am most definitely not looking forward to this ‘feature’ when it’s time.

so funny i keeled over

yeah, the other better solution is having the autonomous trucks run at *optimal* speeds. Without a driver, trundling along at 30-40 mph for 20 hours nets more miles than a full speed driver, at lower charge usage etc.

One of the layoffs was a guy who literally slept in his car at work to log more hours.

it’s FSD  Full Self Destruction

The question is whether the downsides of nuclear are worth it. They are for the moment. As you said things are always changing. And one change is the vast upward ramping of renewable and storage.

“How much for a one way ticket to the 14th st bridge”

It would long have been closed except for Congress.  They no likey driving to Dulles.

My ex-in laws were around when Dulles was very new. It was hell and gone from populated areas at the time. Like more cows nearby than people.

Fission nuclear is a terrible idea. Waste that has to be stored for, checks notes, longer than modern society has *existed* is an exercise in hubris unrivaled in millennia. Oh and it’s *the most* expensive compared to literally every other option - even without the cost of waste storage included. It’s stellar safety…

this is why your small cars are a much better market leader.  And they just aren’t selling them.

The EV Corolla’s and Civics are rolling off the....oh wait.

If there’s one feature I want in my house it’s that it’s *immobile*.

stealing software functionality? that they say costs hundreds or thousands of dollars?