Springfield Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 There are what 33k traffic fatalities a year? And we are going nuts over 1 due to auto pilot? 1 out of 33k isn't bad You're missing the point. Wait until they start to fight back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I love that Tesla is taking over the solar market. Building monster facilities that produce batteries, panels and cars and now the largest installation company? Fantastic. Own the market, then start finding better, oilless ways to make everything. Funny, it's a great example of the free market working correctly, but by the greenest lefties around. Ols free market ....that sucking sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I think all the criticism you've directed at Musk has some validity, but the same rants could have been made about Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. MS was lucky enough to become IBM's choice for OS, and the much hyped Windows 95 essentially just put it on par with the Mac interface. People obsess over Apple products, but has the iPhone ever been unquestionably superior to other smartphones? The iPad promulgated the tablet's popularity, but I remember Larry Ellison talking about dummy terminals with all one's information stored on a server in the internet more than a decade before. Maybe Musk is more marketer than engineer, but he does seem to be a primary catalyst for technological innovation at a societal level, in perhaps the same way that JFK's goal of a man on the moon, while obviously not providing any technical advances in itself, spurred on a massive technological revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 It's funny to see how a corporations marketing and public relations team can paint themselves as "green lefties" and people believe it That **** is funny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Elon Musk announced today, one day after the accident, the development of the self-loathing car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 It's funny to see how a corporations marketing and public relations team can paint themselves as "green lefties" and people believe it That **** is funny That hits a little close to home for this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Driver in Tesla Autopilot accident would buy another Tesla A Tesla Model X crashed while in Autopilot mode over the weekend in Montana, but the owner says he'd buy another Tesla.The owner, who would only identify himself by his last name -- Pang -- said he's not yet sure whether the accident was the car's fault or his fault. He said he's eager to talk to Tesla and learn why the car swerved off a narrow Montana road. The accident is the third serious crash apparently tied to the self-driving feature. That's calling the safety of such automatic driving features into question, just as they're being incorporated into more and more cars on the road. At least two federal safety agencies are looking into the most serious Tesla Autopilot crash, a fatal accident in Florida that took place in May. Pang was heading from Seattle to Yellowstone National Park when he crashed on a two-lane highway near Cardwell, at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, said Montana State Trooper Jade Shope. "It's a winding road going through a canyon, with no shoulder," Shope told CNNMoney. Neither Pang nor his passenger were injured in the accident, but it was serious enough that the car lost its front passenger side wheel. Pang told Shope he was driving between 55 and 60 mph on a road with a 55 mph speed limit. He told CNNMoney he had just gotten off of I-90 and was driving for a couple of minutes on the narrow road right before the accident. The car veered to the right and hit a series of wooden stakes on the side of the road. Both Pang and Tesla confirmed that the car was in Autopilot mode, and that he did not have his hands on the wheel. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Tesla radar senses vehicles stopped ahead and hits breaks before car in front 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Elon Musk: Tesla Cars Now Play Any Monty Python Skit, You're Welcome Like a great irritating used car salesman, Elon Musk is constantly adding strange new features and Easter eggs to his Tesla vehicles. And the latest is the very definition of absurd: On Thursday, Musk announced that Tesla cars would now play any Monty Python skit at their driver’s command. “In the US, you can ask your Tesla to play any Monty Python (or other comedy) skit. Doesn’t work outside US yet,” Musk tweeted shortly after posting the famous song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Musk didn’t clarify how exactly this works in Tesla’s central computer system, and how or if his company acquired the rights to distribute Monty Python sketches to its customers, but he did say the feature “might work in Canada” and would be “coming soon” to many other parts of the world (Tesla PR hasn’t responded to an email yet, but we’ll update this post if we hear back). Click on the link for the full article 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) How does Elon Musk manage to continue being so awesome? Edit: adding on the Easter eggs, just found out this was a thing: Edited June 10, 2017 by PokerPacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 America used to love building cool things. Musk does that. Most Americans now think building cool things is some liberal communist Islamic conspiracy designed to send jobs to china 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, SkinsHokieFan said: America used to love building cool things. Musk does that. Most Americans now think building cool things is some liberal communist Islamic conspiracy designed to send jobs to china Im not sure I follow. I thought Americans wanted manufacturing jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, zoony said: Im not sure I follow. I thought Americans wanted manufacturing jobs Americans want the manufacturing jobs of the 1950s, not the manufacturing jobs that build cool things for the 21st century. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 8 hours ago, SkinsHokieFan said: America used to love building cool things. that's before folk like Musk took our money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 We watched the Tesla episode of "Impossible Engineering" the other day. Their factory is like being on another planet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 7 hours ago, SkinsHokieFan said: Americans want the manufacturing jobs of the 1950s, not the manufacturing jobs that build cool things for the 21st century. Umm, allright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 2 hours ago, twa said: that's before folk like Musk took our money. I know right... Musk should be more like all those humanitarian oil and gas tycoons. If I had a garage I'd purchase a Tesla model S. Not sure how I'd even recharge the damn car. I think the closest "charging station" is like 40 miles from where I live. Model S plus the power wall/solar setup sounds promising though. Just not really doable for the house I currently own. The power wall is something I'd consider investing in at some point for my business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, clietas said: I know right... Musk should be more like all those humanitarian oil and gas tycoons. If I had a garage I'd purchase a Tesla model S. Not sure how I'd even recharge the damn car. I think the closest "charging station" is like 40 miles from where I live. Model S plus the power wall/solar setup sounds promising though. Just not really doable for the house I currently own. The power wall is something I'd consider investing in at some point for my business. Those don't power toys You'd buy one and don't know how you would charge it explains much. Ya could buy a hybrid to charge it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, twa said: Those don't power toys You'd buy one and don't know how you would charge it explains much. Ya could buy a hybrid to charge it. Im not sure I can run the electrical chord from my townhouse to my parking space. My HOA probably won't allow such a setup. Rules... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Tap into one of their lines....they won't mind helping green the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, zoony said: Umm, allright "We are going to build coal jobs back and Pittsburgh wants the dirty air of 1949" TWA's posts tell it all in this thread. Then again I am lucky enough my employer utilizes solar power and has electric chargers in our parking garage for my Volt. But that makes me some lefty **** who wants to enrich the Chinese and Elon Musk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 No it makes you and your employer parasites of the poor. Enriching the others is just a plus for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, twa said: No it makes you and your employer parasites of the poor. Enriching the others is just a plus for ya You were born centuries too late. This whole science and tech thing is tough to deal with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 3 hours ago, No Excuses said: You were born centuries too late. This whole science and tech thing is tough to deal with. I love science and tech, might even get one of those sex robots. HD and 3D porn is a great advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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