when I changed my Yamaha 500 single to 50 weight oil, it was noticably harder to kickstart...

In a rotary, you can, because it smells different when it burns. Motorcyles also burn two-stroke, and presumably you can tell the difference there as well.

Actually, given that they purchase their test cars, and publish almost too much info, I’d say they’re relevant if you want unbiased and objective testing. Full disclosure, I used to own a BRZ, so I’ve owned a car on the receiving end of CR criticism (although it was for more minor issues like taillight condensation).

The real problem that you’re avoiding, and many other people have already commented on, is that semi-autonomous vehicles are, in fact, inherently dangerous in and of themselves, if they are used in a semi-autonomous fashion.

Not negative at all man, that’s very possible. If anything VW has earned extra scrutiny for its economic claims. I haven’t checked real world MPG but have found that with some attention, I’m filling up about the same as a‘15 Golf Launch Edition. Later on the day of that post, I managed 39.3 at best, getting home at…

Music’s tweet was pure whataboutism. Teslas (and other AV crashes) are getting extra attention because they’ve been touted as safer (using statistics of questionable methodology) than human drivers. And were finding out that they’re not.

As Musk would put it (using a questionable comparison in its own right due to some seemingly funky math), there’s one fatality per 320 million miles driven in Tesla cars. For every other car, it’s one fatality every 86 million miles driven.

GM’s Super Cruise does have eye tracking to make sure you are paying attention. The ignition switch was in the news for weeks and ended up in court; in fact, we still get articles about it from time to time. Same with VW’s emission cheating, and they were given a massive fine. Tesla draws attention to itself unlike…

Since it’s a rate and not an absolute count, the math issue with Elon’s comment isn’t that Teslas haven’t racked up the miles, is that the situations involved with “all cars” and “Teslas while using autopilot” are very different.

And to think it all started with my stupid opinion! Gawrsh, I’m so prouda myself.

Exactly, anyone here that says they’d never have any need for it is full of their self. I’ve been distracted by sexy cars walking past before...

You’re missing one factor, lives saved. As an earlier poster stated, running lights save lives even during the day. If you factor the number of lives saved vs the increased costs, your argument becomes moot...

Fake exhaust tips. Drives me absolutely insane.

Why cant people just buy what they can afford.

Sweet! Used Crossovers for all of us!

Why can’t banks be financially responsible enough to only loan people amounts that they’re likely to pay back?

You assume Uber gives fucks out for free. Uber fucks are surge priced.

Out of respect for that process and the trust we’ve built with NTSB, we can’t comment on the specifics of the incident.

I think the “strategy” is to kick up so much sediment in the water that, when the actual charges come out, the “average American” will either be confused or bored. Essentially, they want to normalize the chaos. Then the GOP will feel no pressure to impeach.

Elon Musk wouldn’t get nearly the amount of flak that he does if he would just stop making promises that are completely impossible to keep.