▲ 181 ▼ Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants (www.vice.com) submitted 1 year ago by remington@beehaw.org [M] to c/technology@beehaw.org 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Telo truck looks promising and has some ex original Tesla talent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] The_Sasswagon@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) If it turns out to be real, that would be the easiest buy I've ever had with a car. But with a design supposedly about practicality, why do they have to go with the iPad car controls? Hopefully that trend dies out soon and we can have buttons again. I can't see myself spending money on anything beyond a smartphone with a touchscreen for everything, and seeing it in this makes me more skeptical about the product as a whole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] account_93@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago Touchscreen controls so if/when something goes wrong with the software that controls it, Only they can service it instead of the owner of the vehicle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, that is the worst thing about modern cars. They just produced their first fully drivable prototype, so I am cautiously optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] The_Sasswagon@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) If it turns out to be real, that would be the easiest buy I've ever had with a car. But with a design supposedly about practicality, why do they have to go with the iPad car controls? Hopefully that trend dies out soon and we can have buttons again. I can't see myself spending money on anything beyond a smartphone with a touchscreen for everything, and seeing it in this makes me more skeptical about the product as a whole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] account_93@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago Touchscreen controls so if/when something goes wrong with the software that controls it, Only they can service it instead of the owner of the vehicle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, that is the worst thing about modern cars. They just produced their first fully drivable prototype, so I am cautiously optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] account_93@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago Touchscreen controls so if/when something goes wrong with the software that controls it, Only they can service it instead of the owner of the vehicle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, that is the worst thing about modern cars. They just produced their first fully drivable prototype, so I am cautiously optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent