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Bueller

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People in Germany apoplectic over BMW threatening to cripple their cars speed is they dont start using battery more. This is what the heavy handers want AI for.


  • BMW proposes punishing PHEV owners who don’t regularly charge their vehicles.
  • Possible measures include reducing engine power if batteries aren’t routinely charged.
  • The plan aims to boost BMW’s carbon credits, raising privacy and customer control concerns.

Here is a gal who lives in Germany

 

Rutgers Chris

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People in Germany apoplectic over BMW threatening to cripple their cars speed is they dont start using battery more. This is what the heavy handers want AI for.


  • BMW proposes punishing PHEV owners who don’t regularly charge their vehicles.
  • Possible measures include reducing engine power if batteries aren’t routinely charged.
  • The plan aims to boost BMW’s carbon credits, raising privacy and customer control concerns.

Here is a gal who lives in Germany


Germany…

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RUDiddy777

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People in Germany apoplectic over BMW threatening to cripple their cars speed is they dont start using battery more. This is what the heavy handers want AI for.


  • BMW proposes punishing PHEV owners who don’t regularly charge their vehicles.
  • Possible measures include reducing engine power if batteries aren’t routinely charged.
  • The plan aims to boost BMW’s carbon credits, raising privacy and customer control concerns.

Here is a gal who lives in Germany



They could just get a different car. If they don’t generate carbon credits, then BMW has to buy them. I’d imagine the PHEV sales price is probably discounted.
 

Rutgers Chris

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The amount of crow that should be eaten from some this thread is breathtaking:



 

Jtung230

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The amount of crow that should be eaten from some this thread is breathtaking:




The article says these robotaxi all have human monitors in them.
 

Rutgers Chris

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Why did you put the TKR jinx on it?

1. Not a robotaxi and

2. I wonder if you read the link you posted.

“Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's head of AI, responded to Musk's post on X, claiming the self-driving mode was manually overridden.

"Yup. In this case, the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal in this residential area. They reached a speed of 73 mph during the crash, and had the accelerator pressed even after the crash," he posted.”
 
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Jtung230

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1. Not a robotaxi and

2. I wonder if you read the link you posted.

“Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's head of AI, responded to Musk's post on X, claiming the self-driving mode was manually overridden.

"Yup. In this case, the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal in this residential area. They reached a speed of 73 mph during the crash, and had the accelerator pressed even after the crash," he posted.”
1. Is robotaxi using different software?

2. Not surprised they denied it. Have they ever come out and said it was their fault?
 

Rutgers Chris

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1. Is robotaxi using different software?

2. Not surprised they denied it. Have they ever come out and said it was their fault?
1. Yes. Depending on the year, which hasn’t been reported, different hardware too.

2. Pretty easy to deny in a case where the accelerator was pushed to 100%.

Funny that you post an article like this trying to detract from robotaxi when in this case if it was a robotaxi and not a human/model 3, this accident doesn’t happen. Poor woman/family, I hope they win the legitimate part of the suit against the driver at fault.