Elon Musk’s EV company is running a social-media campaign blaming European traffic deaths on red tape. Its safety claims don’t hold up, experts say, but regulators are starting to buckle.

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[–] 29 points 1 day ago* (12 children)

It's not about money, it's because Musk thinks self driving cars should work with only vision because human drivers do so as well, and nobody was able to push back against him.

For other great Musk driven design decisions, see the Cybertruck. And IIRC the lack of physical door handles as the frameless doors have to open the window a little first or the weather seal gets damaged.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago

    the windows retracting to open the doors is pretty standard on cars nowadays

    still stupid, though. my '08 just pushes the window up against the weather seal and it still works perfectly fine

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    One benefit of it getting cold in Canada now is those stupid ass trucks are getting off the streets. They absolutely cannot survive a Canadian winter.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    What do you mean a bare metal shelled vehicle can't withstand the ice melt chemicals used in a country/region with actual seasons?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago

    It's wild to me that so many people thought (and still think) that he's a genius.

    At best he started on third and caught a lucky break and stole home. I saw through him when he first became a big public figure like 15 years ago. I don't know how so many people I know, several who I thought were smarter than me, fell for his schtick.

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