Sure but the “suck in multiple ways” have nothing to do with this incident, especially given now there is finally confirmation that the car had physical stalks (see below comment). There was zero evidence in the first place it had the touchscreen system (the initial WSJ article never claimed that), it was only some ”jo…

Except the whole point about the gear selector is complete BS, given the WSJ article says it’s a 2020 Model X, which uses a physical gear stalk. The details out now says the driver side window was able to break and they pulled her out from there, dispelling previous claims about laminated glass and further confirming…

Yup... and in the original article, I concluded that there was a lot of stupidity on her part that got her killed.

Arguably, teslas design in this case prevented her from getting to the road and possibly killing others so maybe thats a win for Tesla here.

Assuming she’s also not a sociopathic billionaire, she has to live with being the last person to talk to someone while they were dying. Not her fault but I’m sure it will haunt her for years.

The only “journalism” done on the gear selector is WSJ (the main article almost all the stories are based on) says the car was a 2020 Model X, which you can find uses a physical Mercedes column shifter that was released in 2006. Jalopnik did no such verification, they just “assumed” in their own words that it was the…

Tesla’s touchscreen gear selector is dangerous, and inherently requires you to take your attention off the road in front you. Especially compared to the lifelong muscle memory that drivers have of the traditional automatic shifter layout and the feedback you get in your hands while doing it.

Same reaction. I remember some comments speculated she was drunk but it was dismissed. Now knowing she was super super drunk, it makes sense why things happened the way they did. If she wasn’t, even shifting into the wrong gear shouldn’t have this consequence, especially given now we know there was even a retaining…

The gear selector on this vehicle uses a regular stalk just like older GM and ford trucks. How about get the facts right first before you spew complete lies. 

No we didn’t. See the previous article that practically all blamed the car, whether it’s the manual release or the shifter (which so far still not confirmed, although WSJ reports the car was a 2020 Model X, a year that still had the physical gear stalk). There was zero mention of suggestion she was drunk (much less…

I couldn’t resist looking her up to confirm whether or not she is indeed a sociopathic billionaire. Discovered she’s... a bereavement counselor. I am not making this up.

Just think, you could have watched this video 7 almost 8 times, if you had a working smart phone.

They won’t take it back either. They will stay Teslas sucks..

oh don’t you worry, later today we’ll get the headline “Tesla touch screen dangerously complicated for drunk drivers:  Report”

Holy fuck, and you guys kept harping on the Tesla design. The lady had 8-fuckin minutes and she wasted them. If you are so drunk that you’d use 8-minutes to call your friend while your car is sinking, I don’t think it could possibly be designed well enough to make up for such poor inebriated decision making.

And for over $100K you get:

For those who think this is fast, and sure, it is fast, but my 2014 X1 is faster (per fastestlap) in both 0-100km/h and the quarter mile, has a much more useful cargo area, and IMHO is better looking. And you can get them for the same price, complete with an infotainment system that will at least let you answer phone…

Heated and Ventilated Seats, Android Auto- To hell with your native infotainment system I just don’t care, I just want to connect my phone and do everything.

If you want to hide in plain site, get a used Rav4, not a Mercedes. 

If it were not for the inevitable costly repair and maintenance this would be a fun rig to try to overland with, with a bit of a lift, lots of protection and better tires. (just dreaming).