infernal machines posted:

actually, that one and the yosposter who said in 2015 that self driving cars would be on the market in the next year because the darpa grand challenge proved they already exist

FCKGW posted:

with the requirement of backup cameras necessitating large screens in all new vehicles the option of avoiding infotainment systems doesn't really exist anymore.

Bulgakov posted:

before playing bad kart racing clone please insert both stolen cafeteria trays under front tires (replace after worn down below tolerances listed on service manual page number…)

Dodoman posted:

jfc have none of these people driven in heavy rain, who the gently caress has time to take their eyes off the road to choose a wiper speed.

Of course they haven't, but let me have my incredulous moment

Nomnom Cookie posted:

no poo poo! the wiper controls are safety critical. there's a reason why they work the same, or almost the same, on every single fuckin car and require 0 visual attention to operate. i can believe that a car giving full torque at 0 rpm is fun to drive, especially for a week or two while it's still novel, but if you want to have fun with reckless disregard for your own life we already have motorcycles and they're a lot cheaper than a tesla

go play outside Skyler posted:

are engineers really designing things not to fix them, or is it just lazyness where 0 effort is put into "how to make it easy to change components"?

i have a mechanic friend and he says nissan is terrible for this. like if you want to change something in the clutch you have to take appart the whole car to open that one cover or something. he says it's not necessarily done on purpose, it's just bad engineering.

i've designed physical things in the past and it always took quite the effort to build it in a way that i could more easily replace parts or fix it

i'm not sure apple or samsung are putting all this glue in their phones because they specifically engineered it against being able to change parts. i feel like glue is just a cheap and easy to "design" way to hold things together

Sagebrush posted:

i was once looking at old lotuses on ebay and found one where the guy said "this is a very reliable car. i would feel completely confident taking it on a 100 mile road trip"

Lord Stimperor posted:

That and the fact that there are plenty of places where modern cars don't really fit into the parking spaces anymore

Jabor posted:

if it's a question of mass you'd think america would be better at it, lol

BangersInMyKnickers posted:

lol half your wheels are already busted why didn't you get 18" aftermarket wheels you loving weird

Combat Theory posted:

Its absolutely true though that big rims with tiny tires suck extraordinary and I will continue to make fun of and ridicule everyone who drives them.

Combat Theory posted:

To be fair that's usually substantially above a 200mm tire width too so you are still left with some respectable height but yes, if the OEMs decide that the minimum wheel size is 19 what business do tire manufacturers have making any sport Pneus below that or with higher sidewalls.

BangersInMyKnickers posted:

why are you advertising that your apartment complex will have a dumpster to dispose of trash in? they all have that, its standard

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

prepare yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoB_mdZxNlY

Aunt Beth posted:

in Soviet Musk, Tesla drives software engineers!

The Management posted:

you come home and find a tesla nerd stealing your power, what do you do?

refleks posted:

I just drove across Germany in a VW T-cross that had lane assist. I don’t know if it’s poo poo or I’m just used to driving without it but my instinct was to counter it every time it corrected.

Jonny 290 posted:

that poo poo's so fucky on a motorbike. we're trained to let the front wheel follow the grooves to an extent but this is of dubious value when you come across a road that they're resurfacing and they've done that grinder thing and the lines are at a 45 degree angle

Potato Salad posted:

Where do you think the importance of "feels good" ranks along other in specifically the mass auto market, not the auto enthusiast market? Rephrased: how important is "feels good" vs "looks good" or "is cheaper to make"

infernal machines posted:

theflyingorc posted:

I'm really, really struggling to understand why you wouldn't just build a conventional subway

Cocoa Crispies posted:

because it's a dumb boondoggle, the total distance it has to go is under a mile, any off-the-shelf people mover (like at big airports) would work great and be less risky

Nfcknblvbl posted:

lets be honest here, tesla's not building any of those referral roadsters

Platystemon posted:

My house doesn’t eat horses, and that’s the way I like it.

gschmidl posted:

You should try donkey.

FMguru posted:

mods...please...i beg you...

Sagebrush posted:

battery maintenance is also the biggest hurdle to teslas (evs in general) being good track cars. the pack and its cooling system is designed for normal street use; if you push it hard around a track, the current draw and heat production become a major problem for cell longevity.

Cybernetic Vermin posted:

it's weird how the yospos tesla thread discusses cars and automotive engineering while the grey thread discusses ai and computational questions.

i guess we are all fairly burnt out on talking about deep learning (with little in the way of facts) for the millionth time. the thread even died despite seeming like a promising source of comedy.

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

louisiana is the cool place to hang out. you can find most of the cool american people there. in louisiana you can just chill and do whatever and totally have classic americana. "laissez les bons temps rouler" is the louisiana motto, for example, that's how american it is there.

theflyingorc posted:

Homestar was fun I don't care if it's not cool to like it anymore

Lysidas posted:

mitt romney was accused of buying endorsements in the 2012 presidential race after being named best SUV by jd power and associates

goddamnedtwisto posted:

this is of course a sign of elon's utter genius, because now he can concentrate on selling cars in <checks website> ipswich

unpacked robinhood posted:

Curious about the ergonomics.of moving a car from an app. Do you keep your finger on a button to go forward/backwards at a slow pace, plan the maneuver on the app and play the scenario ?
This sounds like you'd smash into things pretty easily if you sneeze at the wrong time

CommieGIR posted:

24 Hours of Lemons is a national treasure and you take that back

wolrah posted:

Yeah, Texas has the highest posted speed limits in the US. 85 MPH = 137 km/h and a few other countries have 140 km/h speed limits on highways. Abu Dhabi apparently has a few roads with a 160km/h (99 MPH) limit which seems to be the highest posted speed limit in the world. Of course then there are Germany's famous unrestricted roads, as well as a few others throughout the world.

mrmcd posted:

Also considering what most people associate with "ICE" these days it's a really unfortunate name for a German train.

FrozenVent posted:

ICE wishes it had German trains