40 seconds at 136 mph translates to just over 1.5 miles traveled. It didn’t detect an imminent impact and fail to prevent it. It issued a warning (unrelated to this eventual impact) and canceled, and this idiot driver continued accelerating and clipped the Honda traveling right in front of it. Autopilot ain’t perfect…

The driver was inattentive, but had their foot matted to the floor at over 120mph? You don’t just end up going 120+ out of “inattention.” That’s a deliberate choice.

Exactly. Not on autopilot (for nearly a minute before the crash) and the driver’s foot was on the throttle. This is a bad driver story, not a Tesla story. The only reason we’re talking about it is because Teslas have cameras built in and they capture bad driver behavior and go viral.

That front end hurts to look at. Interior reminds me of the Fisker Karma, which I can’t say if that’s a good thing or bad.

Yeah, but the point he was making is that the interior of that helicopter is pretty corporate standard. It does not appear to have gotten the Trump treatment, frankly, at all. That’s pretty much what the inside of any executive-transport chopper looks like. Small bits of gold trim is very common. If Trump had had a…

yeah, Im sorry, but until Waymo can tackle SF and now the wide open desert... then we’ll talk about who is really in first place.... substance > miles

Your correct, the 727 has been replaced by a 757. Sorry, you took it that way “guns a blazing”, i just like facts that are in alignment with reality, not twisted to fit a narrative. Yes, I get it, if you want to write a popular piece just title it “Trump/rich people all suck” then find some subject that fits the title,…

Do you realize that your seething hatred for Trump actually clouds your ability to hear other peoples opinions without labeling them like some kind of immature adolescent who can’t find the vocabulary to effectively communicate. My opinion was based on the reality of his aviation assets, or corporate transport…

“...he could buy big planes for a fraction of the price of a smaller, newer plane...” seems like a good move financially actually, plus there’s times when wet-leasing out a B727 makes more sense especially if trying to move a sports team for example. A newer Gulfstream can run well into the $100M+ range with…

The Honda e isn’t selling well? I’m not really very surprised. Range seems to be the big factor when people are shopping for an electric car, and many just won’t consider an EV with poor range, regardless of what their daily driving habits are.

Yea, and they'll never build a 4 door or an SUV. Oh wait

All the funding rounds you recounted were equity funding rounds where Tesla took seed money from private investors. These are NOT stocks that are offered in the open stock market.

Polestar also recalled the Polestar 2 for the second time, this time for a problem with the motor and inverter. Gotta say, this isn’t what I was expecting after reading dozens of articles talking about how big carmakers were going to crush Tesla with their quality and reliability.

Shhhhhh! Don’t tell Dodge this or it doesn’t count when you’re warming over two decades-old engineering?

I know, but chiming in on an unrelated article just to take a dig at Tesla is just as bad as what the fanboys do.

Why are people still buying these lemons!?

Most are fine and they still dominate the market on price and range for EVs.

They are, and to conflate them is disingenuous.

Clearly making cars is hard.

1st gear - Elon is a fucking asshole but the company he runs is ahead of the pack and kicking some ass. Maybe some other giant manufacturers can give them some competition and us, as consumers, some cheaper offerings before like 2025?