this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2023
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Enough Musk Spam

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It's so frustrating that something anybody even only peripherally aware of attempts to automate driving knew for years is only slowly coming out while the Apartheid Edgelord gets richer and richer from his lethal lies.

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a coda: Tesla Drivers Upset That Government Wants Their Cars to Be Safer

“Got to love government always making things less enjoyable,” tweeted a disappointed customer on Wednesday.

Apparently driving on misplaced faith that kills people is enjoyable. Tesla is a cult, not a car company.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This was funny tho

Particularly peeved was a man who tweeted: “So now it will become more of a nag. Between it and my wife I almost can’t use it. I will be stepping up my nagging defeat efforts. Been using [Autopilot] since 2015. I don’t need more nagging!”

I do not feel sorry for him.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn. Dudes choosing Musk over his wife.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, his wife made him pay for WinRAR...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I paid for WinRAR. It's useful and does exactly what it purports to. Tesla's autopilot on the other hand...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you could get 7zip for free

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can get WinRar for free also. You're missing the point

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I think you're missing the point. Why would you pay for something (even when it's optional with a donation) when there is a better product that is free and open source and doesn't beg you to donate?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

All the chucklefucks that think musk isn't just a dull normal are cultists.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe this is big money after asking my friend if they were affected by this recall in Canada. She says no, as she didn't pay the extra $10,000cdn for the autopilot option on her Model 3.

So is the math $10,000 x 2 million units that have the option? If so no wonder why he was able to buy Twitter...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

IIRC, and they may have changed this practice (feel free to correct me Tesla fanboys), all cars ship with the autopilot hardware, wouldn't be shocked if they're all considered affected.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why is the stock up though on recall news?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Teslas stock has always been a bit fucky. Their market cap (total value of all their shares) is greater than Toyota, Volkswagen, Daimler, Ford, and GM combined. It's crazy inflated imo.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Autopilot/FSD is such a tiny part of the business. The "recall" costs basically nothing to rectify.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Fixing a flaw that's killed people isn't trivial just bc it's a software update. One day soon, Tesla's stock is going to get an OTA correction.