OT: Electric vehicles
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Got to experience the Robotaxi four times and Cybercab three times myself this weekend in Austin. It was pretty cool to see in person.
Pros- unlike Uber, who will quote you a five minute pickup before hitting confirm, then switch it to 15, they arrive exactly when they say they will. Driving was perfect. Navigating construction, pedestrians and gameday detours was no problem. Clean, quiet rides without a stranger driving you. My 13 year old took the “driver side” (no steering wheel or pedals) in the Cybercab and loved it. Not having a local driver to narrate/give suggestions could be a con, but you can prompt Grok to do the same as you drive. Cheaper than uber as of now as well.
Cons- like with FSD, parking/drop offs are rough. They are actually “too safe.” They will only pull over for drop off in a legal/safe spot, unlike a human/uber. This and parking in general still needs to be solved in all of Tesla’s use cases. Geofenced so it can’t pickup/drop off at the airport but I assume that will be lifted in the near future. Windows only go down about 2 inches which I don’t love but I guess that’s a safety feature too.
Overall they’re a much better ride than an uber. Will be interesting to see how these scale.
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Pros- unlike Uber, who will quote you a five minute pickup before hitting confirm, then switch it to 15, they arrive exactly when they say they will. Driving was perfect. Navigating construction, pedestrians and gameday detours was no problem. Clean, quiet rides without a stranger driving you. My 13 year old took the “driver side” (no steering wheel or pedals) in the Cybercab and loved it. Not having a local driver to narrate/give suggestions could be a con, but you can prompt Grok to do the same as you drive. Cheaper than uber as of now as well.
Cons- like with FSD, parking/drop offs are rough. They are actually “too safe.” They will only pull over for drop off in a legal/safe spot, unlike a human/uber. This and parking in general still needs to be solved in all of Tesla’s use cases. Geofenced so it can’t pickup/drop off at the airport but I assume that will be lifted in the near future. Windows only go down about 2 inches which I don’t love but I guess that’s a safety feature too.
Overall they’re a much better ride than an uber. Will be interesting to see how these scale.
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Do you still have your Lightning?
Have you received notice of the defect in the Adaptive Cruise Control and unintended and uncontrolled acceleration of the vehicle? Still no fix. I have never used cruise control or Blue Cruise, so no issues for me. A gentleman who works for different company in our building stopped me in the lobby to tell me his car took off on its own, and he had to side swipe several vehicles to stop the Lightning. Fun stuff!
I still have it. Didn’t get the recall notice. I always use ACC on highways. No issues. Your friend’s story sounds weird. ACC automatically disengages when you tap the breaks.
It's not a recall. It's a CSP alert. See the links below. The story was not from a friend, he's a guy who works in my building, and it is a real problem. You can read the linked thread.
This is what Ford said:
"Based on customer feedback on undesirable feature activation, Ford is offering a software update for these vehicles that will update the operation of Adaptive Cruise Control in certain driving maneuvers at low speeds below 15 mph. "
CSP-26B07 - Undesired Acceleration Due to Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Activation
For those of you that have experienced this, they have finally acknowledged the behavior. Note it is not a recall but rather a CSP to correct behavior (assuming for legal reasons). NOTE: Fix is not yet ready for Lightnings, will be an IPMA module update. See attached document for more details.
www.f150lightningforum.com
Interesting, my ACC turns off if it drops below a certain speed. I mainly use it on the highways. I never use it for under 50 mph.It's not a recall. It's a CSP alert. See the links below. The story was not from a friend, he's a guy who works in my building, and it is a real problem. You can read the linked thread.
This is what Ford said:
"Based on customer feedback on undesirable feature activation, Ford is offering a software update for these vehicles that will update the operation of Adaptive Cruise Control in certain driving maneuvers at low speeds below 15 mph. "
CSP-26B07 - Undesired Acceleration Due to Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Activation
For those of you that have experienced this, they have finally acknowledged the behavior. Note it is not a recall but rather a CSP to correct behavior (assuming for legal reasons). NOTE: Fix is not yet ready for Lightnings, will be an IPMA module update. See attached document for more details.
Correct- ACC turns off below 15 (maybe it's 12.5) mph. As I understand the issue, the ACC automatically activates at speeds below 15 mph. The Mustangs have a software fix, but the Lightnings do not. I got an alert in my App, telling me to go to the dealer for a SW fix, but no fix exists.
That's a good question. Some anecdotal posts in the thread I linked seemed that the problem might stem when there is a high speed limit sign in front of the vehicle. Total speculation, but perhaps an earlier software update could have triggered the problem. As of now, it's a mystery.
Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production after years of poor sales in few markets
By Ananya Palyekar, Akanksha Khushi and Nick Carey Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of
finance.yahoo.com
So much for one million reservations. That’s 3 out of the 5 cars Tesla sells that are discontinued. Good thing it’s not car company anymore.
You sound giddy. Tesla still sells a lot of EVsTesla to wind down Cybertruck production after years of poor sales in few markets
By Ananya Palyekar, Akanksha Khushi and Nick Carey Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of
So much for one million reservations. That’s 3 out of the 5 cars Tesla sells that are discontinued. Good thing it’s not car company anymore.
It's going to be so much better being awash in cheap BYD cars made in China, with all those out of work Tesla employees, amirite?
bought a Ford Mach E recently. Great car. Charge over night from midnight to 6AM for low electric rates.
But Elon says mean things and he is on the wrong side, so they want to see the Communists win
Actually, a lot of Teslas are made in China
As is the world's fastest car, one of those cheap BYDs: https://www.carscoops.com/2308849/313-mph-yangwang-u9-extreme-first-to-top-500-kmh/
Not an official 2-way average, but recognized as single-;run record by Guinness and FIA.
Not an official 2-way average, but recognized as single-;run record by Guinness and FIA.
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