Having a bug free implementation of something isn’t a requirement to obtain a patent or to dispute someone else from trying to patent something that already exists. In practice it all works good enough.

Today I learned: downiness is a word. Thanks spell check. I had to read your quote text multiple times to see that I even missed the R

Listing features that a vehicle has that are relevant and even conflicting with a newly issued patent the article is discussing is not shilling. If you expect everyone you to have identical thoughts as yourself, I suggest you unplug your internet modem.

Not Cybertruck specific either. Most people (Americans) who own pickup trucks don’t need pickup trucks. I’m sure you know many people, coworkers perhaps, who drive full sized pickup trucks despite having desk jobs and living in an apartment or condo. I live adjacent to a rural area and I would say 95%+ of the trucks I…

Basically, the new system would keep an eye on all of the driver-assistance and safety systems to figure out how well someone is driving. If the system decides they’re a bad driver, it would then be able to take a series of escalating actions. So, for example, if you wanted to make an unsafe lane change, it might yell…

Tesla’s bed is appallingly small with an advertised length of just over 6 feet that quickly diminishes as the bed is filled vertically.

Ah, yeah, I missed that. Looking into that, it seems like it was just something the media fabricated and not something The Boring Company ever claimed they were going to do.

A high speed train couldn’t even get up to 200 mph just crossing the Los Vegas Convention Center, and if it could, people would get super sick pulling those G’s.

For sitting inside, I meant for an EV. Tesla Supercharger takes all of literally 3 seconds of user input from grabbing the handle to charge starting.

Yes! And it’s kind of funny now that I think about it, rally racing has become the real stock car racing. Really the only form of mainstream racing where it’s a requirement for the cars to be, well, basically stock. In ARA you have to have basically stock bodywork, has to be street legal, insured, and even state…

They actually appear to be torx head screws if you look closely. Also the orange stuff appears to be glue

Agreed. It’s a safe little bubble between your car and the fueling station that you forfeit if you have to walk around to the opposite side of the car, with both you and your unlocked doors exposed.

When was there ever a time when someone at the literal poverty line could afford a new car? This doesn’t seem like a revelation at all, does it? Don’t they say the rule of thumb is 30% of income on housing and 10-15% on vehicle? So someone making $16k that would be a $133/mo car loan, aka a $7,000 car. Brand new cars…

I’ll take one GR86, please. They did such a good job making it look like the Celica GT-Four

Was totally only thinking brands, and didn’t think of model-specific logos until I saw the Firebird one. I’ve owned a couple Pontiac Fieros and always loved their Pegasus logo

For whatever reason the link to the actual source material is not included, so here it is (found it through clicking into the Futurism article)

Looks great (and a little retro-Aztek), but would be better as an EV. This seems like a weird move for Hyundai as they’ve been killing it with great EVs lately.

Sure, not a fan of Elon in his current era, but definitely still a fan of Tesla. Also a fan of other EVs but I’ve only personally owned Tesla so of course I know this brand the most. I’ve been there first-hand to see the vast improvements in the over the past 6 years I’ve been an owner.

Nowhere did it say that the original poster of the video didn’t stop and check on the deer. Did you think the guy uploaded those video clips and made the social media post while he was still driving?

I’m sure plenty of people don’t stop. You see it in the news all the time that people hit humans and then don’t even stop. Did anyone ever say FSD was perfect? No. But is it getting closer to being on par with humans? Yes. I’ve seen videos where semi trucks (human driven, not Tesla brand) hit entire sedans and are…