I don’t own a Tesla, but I am very impressed with what they’ve done. Unfortunately, a lot of Tesla-haters are absolutely pissed that Tesla is doing what needs to be done to finally kick us off the ICE-habit, and helping reduce emissions., and they will bash Tesla all day long on this site and others. It’s frankly very…

They can try to explain it away but an extra 166 miles of range is what the consumer really wants.  After 7 years it’s pretty clear that Tesla makes a reasonably safe vehicle as long as you don’t turn on autopilot and then fall asleep.

I get that, but no one is buying them. But everyone, and I mean *everyone* is just getting slaughtered by Tesla. It’s not even remotely close.

Most laughable is the bit about long-term battery health as if Audi gives a fuck about reliability outside of their warranty.

Don't apologise for shit Hogan. You spoke the truth and Audi fed you marketing garbage. Tesla for all their faults, has absolutely destroyed in battery and motor tech.

Tesla has most of what’s been outlined here. Their battery packs monitor/cool/heat on per cell level. You can’t replace specific modules as easily, but who has needed to? (Tesla degradation is <1% per year and the packs built in the last few years have been /very/ solid) Teslas also have heat pumps on the motors as,…

I’m a car guy and wondered the same thing, so I did a long test drive in a Model 3 with the performance upgrade.

The people that are the most displeased with Tesla are the people who don’t own them.

I do this, sorry. If I’m doing 60 in a 55, and you pass me at 70, you just set a new speed limit. I will follow you at a respectful distance until such a time as I decide to go faster than you, or I need to slow down. My logic is that if you pass a cop doing 70, they will catch you, and not me 100 feet to the rear.…

Yeah, you’re the only good driver.

Blind spot monitoring is fine. Adaptive cruise control is fine. Emergency braking is great. What’s not good in my opinion are systems that that encourage the driver to delegate (abdicate?) attention and control of the vehicle during normal operation, but throw all responsibility back to the driver when things get out…

I’d argue that Tesla’s legal position can stem from existing ‘drive assistance’ systems such as traditional cruise control. Everyone knows that you cannot just turn on cruise control and expect the system to be 100% reliable. Humans are ultimately still responsible. Tesla will argue as much.

It doesn’t matter whether he was paying attention or not.

You’re assuming Autopilot takes complete control of the car, but it doesn’t. Some idiot drove the same spot in a Tesla with Autopilot wrong and when the car started to veer into the attenuator he grabbed the steering wheel and steered right. So had the driver been paying attention he wouldn’t have killed himself.

Take the case of an ordinary “dumb” car circa 1970. Let us consider that the same accident had occurred because the steering wheel had momentarily slipped free of the steering column due to a manufacturer’s defect, causing the car to swerve toward the divider wall. Let’s also assume that this failure was momentary and…

No, that is people assuming that Autopilot is capable of Level 5 autonomy. Tesla may suck at making cars, but they’re not stupid enough to advertise it as Level 5 when it’s not.

Exactly this. People forget the responsibility of control is on the “driver” of the vehicle. Not the computer the driver turned on and didn’t pay attention to. That’s why the new Nissan X-trail ads worry me. They actively tell drivers they don’t need to pay as much attention because the brakes work even when the…

Ugh, stop with the “they’re responsible because they called it autopilot” crap. Driver = moron. He even admitted to knowing this stretch of road was dangerous. Tesla calling it “advanced cruise control” wouldn’t change a damn thing on how people integrate with this new technology which some humans will never be bright…

IMO the driver was to blame. He knew that particular stretch of road has issues for autopilot. He should have not used autopilot for that part of the drive. Ultimately, you are the owner/driver of the vehicle. Your life is in your hands. That’s what I was taught in life - you are your own destiny & responisibility.…

Lithium-Ion has come a long way in the last two years. It's like new tech which seems to advance exponentially. Building a deck is a serious job and it sounds like your batteries weren't up to the task. I agree that sometimes it just make sense to break out the corded if you've got it. Seems like there will always be…