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Posted: 09/29/21 07:36am

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free radical wrote:

While we wait for Tesla lets check
Rivian review and test drive of road in Colorado.

https://youtu.be/KGqexebCcUo

This Rivian is the future.

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rjstractor wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

And true FSD, as we thought it would be, is stilll a pipe dream -- calling our Cybertruck to fetch us in our campsite or go to one campsite to the next with us napping at the back seat. We will always have to be on the steering wheel.

I'm no expert, but I've often said that the transition to autonomous cars is going to be messy. The problem is not the technology, it's human nature. People only pay as much attention as they need to. If the car pretty much drives itself but gets confused when it snows or encounters emergency lights on the side of the road, the human behind the wheel will not be prepared to take action when needed. This has been the cause of many aircraft crashes, when an autopilot malfunctions and the pilot doesn't have the necessary skill to fly the aircraft in a manner necessary to avoid the crash. With a car, these situations unfold in fractions of a second and if the car has been driving itself for the last 30 miles, the driver's mind and body will not be prepared to "take the wheel" with 1/10th of a second's notice.

The problem is also legal implications. If the problem was just "the human wasn't paying attention" FSD would have a good chance of succeeding. And for the most part that is the way autopilot in airplanes is treated. But, it is apparent that many want to hold FSD responsible anytime a human makes a mistake. And the main driver for that it simply that Elon Musk especially but also every other producer of self driving cars on the road has much deeper pockets than the typical human and a lot of people are trying to figure ways to get into those pockets.

Back when Elon and Tesla were on the edge of bankruptcy and had nothing to lose they didn't have to worry much about getting sued. Now there are are schools of legal sharks circling just looking for opportunities to get rich off of someone else's work.

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Posted: 09/29/21 06:00am

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free radical wrote:

While we wait for Tesla lets check
Rivian review and test drive of road in Colorado.

https://youtu.be/KGqexebCcUo

Good video.

I had posted earlier that I forgot about Rivian, didn't even know they were in production.

One huge "issue"...

Of course all vehicles have their own design, and many times vehicles are designed to set themselves apart.

But.

I showed my wife parts of that video, especially where the front of the Rivian is clearly visible. Wife had same response I had when I first saw a Rivian years ago...

"OMG. That is ugly!"

Here's hoping that the Rivian does not go the same way as the car that it reminds me of... perfectly good car, but the styling of the Ford Edsel pretty much killed it.

Don't mean to hijack the thread too much, I guess Rivian should have its' own thread?

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Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

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Posted: 09/28/21 07:55pm

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While we wait for Tesla lets check
Rivian review and test drive of road in Colorado.

https://youtu.be/KGqexebCcUo

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Posted: 09/28/21 04:31pm

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No money worries for Elon.

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Sold all my Tesla stocks.

Looks like Elon gone rogue or simply don't care. Tesla may get dropped on the ESGV (environment, social, governanc) or good guys ETF-mutual funds.

Tesla's latest letter to stockholders is to vote for his new director James Murdoch (of Fox infamy), vote against reporting on human rights, diversity and inclusion and employee arbitration.

And true FSD, as we thought it would be, is stilll a pipe dream -- calling our Cybertruck to fetch us in our campsite or go to one campsite to the next with us napping at the back seat. We will always have to be on the steering wheel.

* This post was edited 09/24/21 07:33am by Yosemite Sam1 *