Boonhet is correct on this. The rescue vehicle getting a running start, that works and does not damage the vehicle when done correctly (it’s slower than you might think).
You can watch a Youtube video if you want to see it done correctly, but the straps designed for the purpose are cheap, I’ve got one in my Tacoma just in case.
Even on non-lethal accidents, Waymo generates something like 12x fewer.
I think that tech will be the automotive equivalent of the polio vaccine. Dying in road accidents will become akin to dying of rabies, a freak accident of extreme rarity. Probably, so will driving cars with no autonomous capabilities.
I’m glad for you!
Personally, I tried it. Wasn’t my cup of tea, bad safety margins (it doesn’t drive how I drive, and I am particular). There’s a consumer for that product, though. So long as you watch it closely, I certainly don’t mind, glad it suits you.
I mean, there are traffic violations, and then there are traffic violations - if there’s a dead body at the end, it was the second type.
Neither is desirable, but it would actually be a big win to create a tech system that drives a car that produces fewer fatalities per mile than the average human, regardless of whether or not it generates speeding tickets or other inconveniences.
That’s my opinion, anyway. I won’t downvote you, I only downvote comments unhelpful to the overall conversation, you’re not being unhelpful, I just disagree with you.
I was actually surprised that Waymo had only thousands of units in operation.
That being said, 3,000 commercially operating for years with zero fatalities, that’s not nothing. It’s not a ton, it doesn’t change the world (much), but it isn’t zero. Tesla’s result so far rounds down to zero.
No, no, the AI calls APIs.
That is to say, A.ctual P.eople in I.ndia
It’s me. And yes, I’m bad at math, guilty as charged. I tend to make pretty simple points.
But, yes, when a publicly traded company promises exponential growth on their earnings calls, and then delivers double-digit unit delivery a year later, I do tend to point and laugh. All of that is accurate.
Do they know how to scale up an autonomous taxi service? I mean, maybe? There’s no sign of that anywhere in the Tesla data, though.
The original target was Robotaxis to cover “half the US population by the end of 2025,” so we’re nowhere close to on-target, and those goals weren’t given with any asterix on the earnings call when they were declared. I don’t see any reason to move the goalpost, it’s just a miss taken to a funny conclusion.
“Fiverr-guy Supervised” didn’t have the same ring to it
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Figured I could trust you to find the link that says “WROTE A TUTORIAL.”
Linux, but you can run Android apps once you root it :)
It’s an excessively involved process at the moment, this individual managed it by using a common malware method, he imitated a legitimate OTA update but rewrote it to root the system. He was basically his own supply-chain-attacker: https://hackaday.com/2022/07/18/hacker-liberates-hyundai-head-unit-writes-custom-apps/
Didn’t realize folks would want a proof-of-concept of HOW it was done.
If you want a proof-of-concept, like steps for how to do the thing, that’s here: https://hackaday.com/2022/07/18/hacker-liberates-hyundai-head-unit-writes-custom-apps/
(This is the spirit of the post: Doom is a fun and silly demonstration of the software being hackable.)
That’s the spirit!
Per the Cybertruck warranty:
"This New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover any vehicle damage or malfunction directly or indirectly caused by, due to, or resulting from…
… The environment or an act of God, including, but not limited to, exposure to sunlight, airborne chemicals, tree sap, animal or insect droppings, … water, contamination, lightning and other environmental conditions"
So, if you get all bricked up in the car wash, you’re now the proud owner of a $100,000 rust brick.
MotorTrend noted one middleman/dealership tripled the price on a very basic F-150 Lightning: https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-f-150-lightning-ev-pickup-dealer-markups
Like, no product can survive that sort of scalper in the middle. Also, probably don’t ask a middleman to sell a new product and sell the well-established alternative to the new product. Recipe for failure, cunningly cooked.
Yeah, ditto. They’re stating June for final pricing announcement, and targeting “mid-twenties” for price atm.
Treat yourself.
Slice it thin and fry it til it browns a little. Thank me later.
They seem to like blurring those lines. As though the agents being in danger is part of the goal.
Makes you wonder, what government wants the spark to ignite the powder keg? That would be like packing the Reichstag with flammable stuff and telling a local arsonist about it – OH.
what’s the difference between a 200 pound average male passenger and a 2026 Cybertruck RWD at 6,117 pound curb weight?
It’s mostly in your head, I feel like.