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Tesla Full-Self Driving Veers Off Road, Hits Tree, and Flips Car for No Obvious Reason (No Serious Injuries, but Scary) (fuelarc.com)
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A 2025 Tesla Model 3 in Full-Self Driving mode drives off of a rural road, clips a tree, loses a tire, flips over, and comes to rest on its roof. Luckily, the driver is alive and well, able to post about it on social media.

I just don't see how this technology could possibly be ready to power an autonomous taxi service by the end of next week.

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[–] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I am never getting into a self driving car. I don't understand why we are investing money into this technology when people can already drive cars on their own, and we should be moving towards robust public transportation systems anyway. A waste of time and resources to... what exactly? Stare at your phone for a few extra minutes a day? Work from home and every city having robust electric transit systems is what the future is supposed to be.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Back when I still believed, I was excited because I wanted get in my car and take a 90-minute nap until I arrived at work.

    With public transportation, you can only be half-asleep or you'll miss your stop.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    I used to dream of watching a movie then falling asleep in bed while my car drove the 8 hours to my folks' house.

    But I'd want that beast to be bristling with sensors of every kind. None of this "cameras only" idiocy.

    Someday. Maybe.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I have a 45 minute high speed train commute to a busy end-of-line station. I can sleep, read, work, or just stare out the window and think.

    Same commute is probably twice as long by car during rush hour.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago*

    I wish I lived in a place that took rail infrastructure seriously. But all our trains appear to be built out of sheet iron and about four nails, oll movement is accompanied with eeeeeeeeeccccchhhhhhhheeeeeekkkkkkkscccreeeeeeeekkkkeeeeek

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