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KayLeadfoot

@ KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

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  • Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

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  • Can you share a screen shot from the video of the back seat lever you're describing?

    I'm not seeing it. And I wrote the article, so I'm pretty sure I would have :j

  • Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

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  • Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

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  • Reading that coverage was fucking heartbreaking. Pointless, stupid, preventable.

    And you know what? The rescuer kid and the rescued kid are both going to be haunted by that forever.

  • Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

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  • I did not realize how fucking stupid the gear selector was. I'm even angrier than when I started, and I started pretty angry.

  • Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

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  • I, for one, am baffled.

    How didn't this get recalled after the first escapable entrapment death? I could find 12 fire deaths where the occupants were evidently trapped, and that was just my dumb ass Googling for an afternoon for recent cases, I'm sure there's more.

  • Micro$oft when I try to enjoy my local drive in peaC:\

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  • (hard)drive it like you stole it

  • School evacuated as boy takes grenade to show-and-tell

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  • I think this is the sentiment of anyone who has had to carry grenades. Whoever invented those was a bastard's bastard.

  • I made waffles

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  • I'll never tell, that bacon also looks great :D

  • I made waffles

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  • That's not dull I would kill for some waffles rn

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    Cybertruck Self-Destructs in Shallow Water... Leaving Questions About the Promised "Boat Mode"

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  • As an illiterate fool, I resemble that remark!

    Just because it's funny, the insurance industry defines flood damage as:

    "By definition, a flood vehicle has been completely or partially submerged in water to the extent that its body, engine, transmission or other mechanical component parts have been damaged."

    An illiterati I may be, but I do know a little about cars, and how car titles work. The only way that self-destructed Cybertruck is getting sold is as scrap metal or as a branded-title car that nobody can insure. If you don't know what a flood branded title is or what what that means for owning/selling the vehicle, treat yourself to some literacy and Google it.

  • Meme hardmode ON

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  • Based.

  • Waymo Partners with Toyota, Opening Door to Sell Autonomous Vehicles to Consumers

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  • That's my exact reaction to Waymos (also San Francisco). Both surreal and probably the direction of all automotive transit.

  • Waymo Partners with Toyota, Opening Door to Sell Autonomous Vehicles to Consumers

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  • Seriously! Amazing.

    For me, my commute is easy, but I like road-tripping. I've got a flight ceiling of about 6 hours where it stops being fun. I've got a destination about 12 hours out that I love (Hot Springs AR, it rocks). I'd go to Hot Springs way more often if I didn't need to drive it, or even if I could flip a switch and take a break safely.

  • Waymo Partners with Toyota, Opening Door to Sell Autonomous Vehicles to Consumers

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  • So, they do have details in the source docs: they specifically reference both ADS and ADAS.

    ADAS is currently a Tesla FSD-type experience. You need an attentive human in the driver's seat (for now). It's a driver's aid.

    ADS is the wild west. That's what Waymo currently provides in their autonomous fleet. No occupants, no problem.

    I am stoked to see how it does what Toyota trucks do best, which is hauling trailers and going either down rough roads or going entirely off-road. I wasn't mentally ready for this news today, so I have no idea what this means for the fully off-road experience.

  • Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video!

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  • Yeah, I think smart/honest engineers do it exactly like that.

    The GPS validates the physical rotation data, corrects for errors. That's why the standard of accuracy has improved in the last 10 years.

  • Choices

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  • We all know that guy doesn't have the talk game to get ladies through the door.

  • Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video!

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  • That's what fucks me up here! XD

    Tesla is probably the most closely watched auto manufacturer on earth. And it's mostly fans! So like, friendly faces doing hypermileage content or commenting to other friendly fans about their fuel savings...

    The video I linked is literally a Tesla fan being like "oh wait, it skipped a mile, what the fuck, did it always do that?"

  • Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video!

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  • Very accurate. Most anti-tamp protections watch for lowering. Because who in their right mind would increase the mileage, right? :)

    No reasonable manufacturer would do that. A manufacturer would be caught if they did that and -- oh wait shit that's exactly what happened

  • Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video!

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