I agree with you on principle, but you overlook one big thing.

Stealing IP has been a known issue with China for a very, very long time, yet nobody (and by that I mean a globally agreed consortium of the major market countries) has done anything about it. No real sanctions, not even a slap on the wrist, when what should have been done was a crackdown on them selling anything…

Exactly. And all one has to do is look at the smartphone market to see how it plays out.

Which is exactly why most con artists and grifters prey on the poor, the elderly, or the otherwise not banks or socialite crowd. Because the latter have more money, and they are the ones who go after the lost money, realizing their power and their ability to use the courts in ways the former group does not.

Excited for the roaring 2020s.

No, no more than any other. I would argue that the means testing should have applied to the early adopters, cutting off those who could already easily afford the new tech. You may want to incent early adopters, but if the industry is going to benefit a huge group, that incentive usually goes to the manufacturers, not…

You and I agree. I would be fine with a FWD unibody, as long as it was 2-door with a full bed. Extended cab is fine, just no seating for 4 or more.

Well, what way do you want it?

Well, the Maverick is not really what those folks say they want. Nobody is asking for a unibody, 4 door, tiny bed pickup, and that is what appears the Maverick will be. It is not analogous to the old Ford Courier, that Mazda based pickup from the 1970s, and that is what those people are asking for.

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Well, for starters, I would prefer not to have to make such a decision. I really would love to see a return to a country that is unified, and one with citizens that can show respect for those who have a different opinion. If we can focus on an agreed upon foe, we usually work together quite well. We just haven’t been…

This is why I really think a civil war, more appropriately a continuation of the one where we apparently only called a truce in 1865, is inevitable. The wounds are getting too deep, the division too much, the animosity and unwillingness to do what is right for the country, rather for political purpose only, is going…

Mass transit advocates have been obsessed with high-speed rail as long as I can remember, but may I suggest more streetcars and buses instead.

I am glad you like your Autopilot feature. That’s the issue, you do not have a set and forget and it drives the car for you Autopilot. If it had a different name, we probably wouldn’t have our tits in a knot over the inflated claims of that system. Now, you seem to understand the limitations, and you certainly are…

If you have ridden in prototypes, you of all people should know the shortcomings. As a tech, it is going to have to be an “all-in” level 5 or it is nothing but a glorified lane departure/adaptive cruise control, and that technology exists, and works as touted. Look, I really want the tech to work. As an older person,…

Here’s the test: Put Mrs. Musk, and their baby, in a car with FSD. In the passenger seat, out on a real California highway, in traffic. And see how Elon feels about that. Chances are, if they do it for any length of time, Grimes and X Æ A-12 might be the subjects of a lovely obituary.

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I dunno, it looks like a BMW X6 with the hatch open.

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But Peugeot sells a lot of decent CUVs, good sir, and those sell quite well over here. Ask Nissan. The 2008, 3008, and 5008 are all supposed to be refreshed, and that is the likely product for the most sales over here. All quite similar to what is on the market here.