Elon Musk

Like, fine, introduced new technology, add features and new buttons, whatever, but why change the fundamental things that don't need to be changed, like steering wheels or handles?

new lux cars use their huge multiple screens as a marketing lure dont we all get enough screen time

I was getting into a Tesla rideshare recently and the door handle sprouted out of the door when the driver pressed a button to let me in. I was honestly afraid to grip the handle to open the door, because I didn’t know if it would retract and crush my hand. I said so to the driver and he said it happened to him once. F that.

lol unbelievable

For $5/mo. you get a firmware override of the Titan sub simulation.

the rivian tent looks good https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/rivians-new-treehouse-rooftop-tent-comes-with-a-movie-projector/

and at least there's an actual prototype, not just concept art

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rivian-r3x-hatchback.jpg?w=1390&crop=1

I'm not a camping guy, but all of these car-tent situations seem to be pretty point-missing to me

lol when my brother in law would go camping in the outback, he would just pack a big sheet of plywood to slap on the roof to give them a snake-free place to sleep.

I'm not a camping guy, but all of these car-tent situations seem to be pretty point-missing to me

― rob, Monday, March 11, 2024 10:20 AM (twenty-nine seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah kind of agree, tho ive not camped a lot in high snake areas, actually i have camped in places with lots of rattlesnakes but theyre very easy to avoid and also snakes arent active at night due to being cold blooded, camping on top of your car looks very silly but is prob nice from the pov of it being a flat surface, tho you would need to park your truck on flat ground for that to be true, i think i saw one of the new fancy trucks can adjust its suspension to go flat when parked, you could also just bring a sleeping mat and a bag and sleep on the ground, or sleep in the back of your car/truck a vehicle it sort of like a tent

ive also never seen one of those roof tents irl prob theyre not that popular due to being silly

the whole line about how this stuff wouldn't happen "if only they read the manual" is so ridiculous to me, like do people actually ever read the owner's manuals cover to cover? isn't a huge part of modern technology design the fact that you shouldn't have to explain how things work? isn't that how Apple became the biggest tech company in the world, because everyone could use their stuff without getting confused?

yeah its very dumb and bad

same people who assess threat levels at the supermarket, latent jason bournes

car camping is pretty popular in the US and prob the default option at a lot of state and national parks, at the end of the day the car camp solutions are just an intermediary step to a RV

if you read the manual you would remember that to get out of the tesla you simply have to remove the speaker grills or fold the back seat down while the car is filling with water

Remember, this is how you’re supposed to get out of a Tesla when it’s lost power and you’re panicking in an emergency… https://t.co/Wyk1AuBYHS pic.twitter.com/yBL890QUJg

— Kristi Yamaguccimane (@TheWapplehouse) March 10, 2024

snakes arent active at night due to being cold blooded

As I understand it, this can work against you, since snakes are attracted to your heat and cuddle up next to you for warmth in the night. And then when you wiggle too much or wake up, you're both in for a surprise.

xp - it is absolutely insane that those vehicles are legal. jesus christ I didn't realize!

"if only they read the manual"

Yeah, this makes sense for unique or infrequently used features, but it shouldn't be the case for stuff like, say, opening doors. Maybe one exception is the latches they now put in trunks to prevent you from getting locked in, that would probably be good to know before it's too late.

the back seat manual door "handle" is truly insane, the front door one is just gravely negligent

at the end of the day it's hard to escape a submerged car no matter what you do. think the best advice is to keep a glass breaker in the glove compartment at all times?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC68mflUEwc

Those dumbass bullet/rock/arrow proof windows, can they be smashed open in an emergency? Or are they just another deathtrap feature?

As I understand it, this can work against you, since snakes are attracted to your heat and cuddle up next to you for warmth in the night. And then when you wiggle too much or wake up, you're both in for a surprise.

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, March 11, 2024 11:03 AM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

theyre not gonna curl up with you if theyre already inactive, and tbh the idea of an animal just curling up with a bigger animal seems pretty dubious, also spots where people tend to camp flat open areas arent really snake places snakes like nooks and crannies places where they can keep a low profile rocky scrubby spots etc, can understand australians being particularly weary tho as australia is trying to kill them

“door handles are solved they work and dont cause anyone any problems”

^^^^So much stupid new crap these days comes down to this basic principle, it’s annoying af

much like what's going on with Trump I can't help but wonder if Ford or Chevy or Nissan started pulling this shit.

tfw when animal curl up w/bigger animal xp

https://www.pafa.org/sites/default/files/artworkpics/1985_17_l.jpg

the lion is like wtf is going on bro should i eat these guys

CCTV footage of Musk on site that fateful night
https://j.gifs.com/KB1Y2e.gif

Maybe one exception is the latches they now put in trunks to prevent you from getting locked in, that would probably be good to know before it's too late.

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, March 11, 2024 11:05 AM (eighteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

its funny cause those are by law designed to be very easy to spot they even glow in the dark, so on the off chance you find yourself in the truck youll prob be fine, if youre in the part of the car where humans usually ride youre on your own tho

xxpost lol those big cats look embarrassed to be caught not eating those (probably meant to be) newborn babies.

they even glow in the dark,

You go in first to confirm, I'll just wait out here and open it up when you knock.

think the best advice is to keep a glass breaker in the glove compartment at all times?

we have one in the center console and one in the glove box and then plan c is apparently you can remove the headrest and try with the metal stalks on that.

plan a: don't buy a 900-acre sprawling ranch property with multiple big deep lakes

just dont let the kids get ahold of it lol xp

think the best advice is to keep a glass breaker in the glove compartment at all times?

Musk has disrupted you all by installing software that breaks the entire car.

that mythbusters video said 11k cars went into the water a year with only 300 deaths, wonder if that includes water thats not deep enough to cover the car tho

I wonder if anyone has ever suffocated in a dry-docked submarine?

just dont let the kids get ahold of it lol xp

haha seriously. when I got them I was like "how do I know these work, it sure would be fun to try them. just a little tap."

some quick googling sez that the resqme glass breakers are recommended. buying a couple!

you should totally find a junked car an break the windows xp

re: camping, the new rivian 2 has fold flat seats front and back, that seems more useful than the ability to put a tent on the roof.

from 9:30 here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Gt_PUyldc

resqme is what we have. glass breaker and seatbelt cutter in one.

i keep a sleeping bag/mat/camping pillow in the back of my outback, its not the best place to seep but no worse than a tent

Unclear why y’all are driving into lakes to begin with

youre telling me when youre cruising along some beautiful lakeside country road you dont want to just turn in there be serious

yeah we do it all the time on road trips. kids get to pick a song or "lake time".

I wasn't worried about my car flying into a lake but now I'm worried a tesla's going to autopilot itself into the side of my car when I'm driving next to a body of water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOW_kPzY_JY

lol that's exactly the scene I was picturing

its not the best place to seep but no worse than a tent

cars are worse to sleep in than a tent in deserts and mountains bc they are much colder than a tent, due to being enormous piles of metal and not on the ground

^learned that the hard way in boy scouts