CW: Carbrain out the wazoo

  • otacon239@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I first turned to Tesla because I needed a car with self-driving features

    They then go on to explain that the long drives were making them tired.

    Or:

    I’m overworking myself so much that even just traveling was forcing me to drive to the point of exhaustion.

    Ever think maybe we’re headed in a bad direction with self-driving…

  • culpritus [any]@hexbear.net
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    2 years ago

    There are so many cars with adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist, and many have even more features for highway driving, that are not a giant dumb truck. ‘Road warriors’ are some of the most car brained people to have ever existed.

    • VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 years ago

      Business Insider (and Politico) have been bought by Axel Springer, a German publisher whose flagship paper is Bild, pretty much the German sun, and is generally a heaven for innacurate reporting, and general right-wing shit-headdery.

  • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 years ago

    The funniest part is that tesla self driving is objectively unsafe. There’s a reason other auto manufacturers artificially limit their systems, which aren’t far behind and in some cases are on par or arguably ahead of teslas self driving. This is also part of the reason musk is getting involved in politics, to censure the nhtsa from reporting on accidents and deaths due to his systems and remove regulations slowing him from deploying his unsafe garbage

    Like you can buy a Mercedes with drive pilot, which is a much more measured approach to self driving and fully hands off in tested and approved markets. You can buy a Cadillac with super cruise which does something similar, ford blue cruise, bmw driving assistant, etc

    Notice the difference? Unlike teslas “beta” full self driving these work in managed conditions, either limited to geographic areas, road conditions, etc. they’re still bougie as fuck, dumb as shit relative to public transit, and ridiculously expensive, but if you’re going to trust your actual ass life to some robot shit maybe go with one of the ones that’s terrified of the liability involved and not the one run by a baby that will sweep your death under the rug.

    But man a public transit system would just be the absolute worst right? Better keep dumping our money into making tons of shitty cars that can barely drive themselves. I get to spend 1/4 of a mortgage on a goofy looking piece of shit that breaks if you tow something with it, or if a scooter hits it, or if someone puts a magnet on it but at least I don’t have to sit near any poor people on my way to work

  • buckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    2 years ago

    Archived page to get past BI’s paywall

    On the days I travel, I often have a full schedule of Social Security disability psychological assessments to conduct.

    This person’s job is looking for excuses to cut people’s disability benefits.

    Since the vehicle is technically for my business, it needed to be big enough for a specific tax code. The Cybertruck was the only one that fit the bill.

    Picked the stupid thing as some kind of weird tax dodge?

    Tesla’s Full Self-Driving significantly reduces the stress of driving all over Arizona.

    Definitely driving without paying attention to the road

    • Goun@lemmy.mldeleted by creator
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      2 years ago

      This is probably the average cybertruck owner, I’ll start flipping them off too. Fuck them.

  • RedditWanderer@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The Cybertruck then became the right vehicle for me In 2024, a few months after my Model 3 lease ended, I knew I wanted to purchase my next car. Since the vehicle is technically for my business, it needed to be big enough for a specific tax code. The Cybertruck was the only one that fit the bill.

    This is the real joke in this story. She bought it because they rigged the tax cuts in favor of musky and the auto industry. She’s dumb though, everything she is saving on expenses she dumped on the truck.

    • mx_smith@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      This actually started with Bush. I worked for some asshats that went and bought a Hummer for the company right after this went into affect.

  • Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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    2 years ago

    My partner hates seeing this. Looks like a block on the road and makes you question if you are hallucinating.

  • The Cuuuuube@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    there were other options that didn’t obviously support a nazi. by the time they started shipping it was clear who this person was. you had other options from ford, rivian, and gm. you chose not to take them for some reason

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    I’m a psychologist who drives all over Arizona to do psychological assessments.

    She has to drive a monster truck to appointments???

    • qaz@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      The long drives exhausted me until I got a Tesla Cybertruck, which has self-driving features.

      …

      In 2024, a few months after my Model 3 lease ended, I knew I wanted to purchase my next car. Since the vehicle is technically for my business, it needed to be big enough for a specific tax code. The Cybertruck was the only one that fit the bill.

      TLDR; She has it because of the “self driving” functionality and the US horrible vehicle tax.

  • Numberone@startrek.website
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    2 years ago

    I know 2 people, completely separate and accross the country from each other that have wrecked due to autopilot failures or errors or whatever. I know this is ultimately anecdotal, but it really seems like Tesla isn’t putting up pretty good numbers given my horizon.

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    2 years ago

    I have difficulty seeing the exterior cameras on the cybertruck. Where are they located? Are they active at all times?

    • ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social
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      2 years ago

      It’s a bad idea to mess with Teslas. They are recording at all times, circularly, and if you fuck with it the owner will be able to get video.