More than 2 million of the cars are being recalled — because Tesla’s “self-driving” systems have always been anything but

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.

    • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
      633·
      11 months ago

      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.

      • WarmSoda
        372·
        11 months ago

        Damn. Dudes choosing Musk over his wife.

          • BleatingZombie@lemmy.world
            101·
            11 months ago

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

                • shastaxc
                  32·
                  11 months 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?

    • 800XL@lemmy.world
      191·
      11 months ago

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

  • WashedOver@lemmy.ca
    16·
    11 months ago

    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…

    • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      11 months 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.

    • Elshender@sh.itjust.works
      10·
      11 months 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.

    • brlemworld@lemmy.world
      48·
      11 months ago

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

      • yesman@lemmy.world
        14·
        11 months 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.

  • pHr34kY@lemmy.world
    1950·
    11 months ago

    It turns out that when a human uses a “driving assistance” system that steers, brakes and accelerates for them, sometimes they stop paying attention to the road.

    Ironically, the safest thing to drive is a 20 year old car with no modern safety equipment and a manual transmission.

    Edit: New numbers just dropped. Teslas crash more than everything else, despite having the lowest DUI rate.

    • RaincoatsGeorge@lemmy.zipEnglish
      40·
      11 months ago

      I might accept the manual transmission since you have to be a bit more engaged to actually make the car drive but the rest? Nah man. A modern car that isn’t self driving but has lane assist, backup cameras, and auto brakes is going to just be inherently more safe.

      A tesla where people are napping behind the wheel? Obviously a bit too far with tech that isn’t quite there.

      • Hyperreality@kbin.social
        18·
        11 months ago

        Agreed.

        Here in the EU my insurance gave me a rebate for every safety feature, and that’s not charity, simply them looking at the statistics. A lot of this stuff is now also legally required on new cars.

      • ttmrichter@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        A tesla where people are napping behind the wheel? Obviously a bit too far with tech that isn’t quite anywhere near there.

        Fixed that for you.

      • signor@lemmy.world
        28·
        11 months ago

        I disagree with back up cameras, seems people don’t have any special awareness anymore and just stare at that screen, but maybe with those monster trucks it can help some.

        • Takumidesh@lemmy.world
          9·
          11 months ago

          Spatial* and back up cameras are infinitely better than craning your head around back and forth and staring through a tiny back window, needing to hope that there isn’t an object below bumper height.

          Just because something is on a screen doesn’t make it worse.