Tesla has “Ludicrous Mode” issues yikes yikes oh yeah it’s a Tesla.....hmmm

[ChargerChallenger]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...involving-500000-tesla-vehicles-idUSKBN1ZG1IL

 

[1971demon]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...involving-500000-tesla-vehicles-idUSKBN1ZG1IL

AAHHHH just what we need...more auto pilots...we have lost our minds..Whats next hiring people to pre chew our food??

 

[BULL]

AAHHHH just what we need...more auto pilots...we have lost our minds..Whats next hiring people to pre chew our food??

I got into an argument with a local News anchor about self-driving vehicles and how they were a problem.

He didn't want to hear about my expertise in the automation world and how this type of issue would always be true.

I should send him this article.

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

Adaptive Cruise Control and the whole self parking shit freaks me out enough to never want an automatic setting to drive my car. Nope, I’ll be in control thank you.

 

[Old Mopar Guy]

I got into an argument with a local News anchor about self-driving vehicles and how they were a problem.

He didn't want to hear about my expertise in the automation world and how this type of issue would always be true.

I should send him this article.

Just like the press not to be concerned with the facts...

 

[72 440 Barracuda]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...involving-500000-tesla-vehicles-idUSKBN1ZG1IL

To me it sounds like - I got in an accident - it wasn't my fault the car just "took off" on it's own... (no one wants to take ownership of their mistakes). My 2 cents

 

[stonewall]

"Honest officer when the light turned green it took off from that SS Camaro like it had a mind of it's own". I didn't even touch the accelerator peddle." LOL

 

[1971demon]

Adaptive Cruise Control and the whole self parking shit freaks me out enough to never want an automatic setting to drive my car. Nope, I’ll be in control thank you.

A couple of points...I never use the back up camera..as a former CDL driver (16 yrs)...I have logged over a million miles...I rely on my MIRRORS...my driveway to my grounds behind my house is over 300 ft long..its paved..and striped on the edges...i'm amazed how many people cant back down the driveway..and at night even with the reflective stripes..its unbelievable...the last thing we need..are conveniences to further diminish our driving skills...

 

[stonewall]

True, but that's the motive they use to show the need for it. People today need to be chauffeured. Because they have no driving skill set. they are mechanically inept. And you need to have a working knowledge of an automobile to be able to drive the damn thing.

 

[1971demon]

A couple of points...I never use the back up camera..as a former CDL driver (16 yrs)...I have logged over a million miles...I rely on my MIRRORS...my driveway to my grounds behind my house is over 300 ft long..its paved..and striped on the edges...i'm amazed how many people cant back down the driveway..and at night even with the reflective stripes..its unbelievable...the last thing we need..are conveniences to further diminish our driving skills...

Secondly...no one can argue the benefits of GPS navigation...I use it when traveling to an unfamiliar destination...I recently did a ride along.with one my salesmen to the Rochester NY area..(60 miles from our Buffalo office)...I asked him to deviate from his normal routine ...he was lost without the GPS..He has covered this area once a week FOR OVER 6 YEARS!!!..he has come to rely exclusively on the GPS..oblivious to landmarks..buildings..even street names...you see where this is taking us

 

[ChargerChallenger]

And yeah all the new technology coming our way with robots is truly eerie yikes yikes the West World show is truly right around the corner.

 

[1971demon]

True, but that's the motive they use to show the need for it. People today need to be chauffeured. Because they have no driving skill set. they are mechanically inept. And you need to have a working knowledge of an automobile to be able to drive the damn thing.

No question ...I employ 12 CDL drivers...one driver in particular (with 9 yr experience). had numerous service reports for clutch adjustments..I questioned him about his driving habits and it became clear he was riding the clutch...I asked him...do you have any idea whats goin on when you shift gears..or hold an 80.000 lb vehicle on an incline without a brake while in gear...the workings of the clutch..pressure plate..and the engine to move the truck and keep it moving..he was clueless ...it should be part of the training for CDL certification