Way back in the mid ‘10s, I lived in NC and got to participate in a 2-year LEAF EV study. We were able to lease the LEAF for a stupid $150/month in exchange for letting the research company install a telematics box in the car. Also came with a free L2 EVSE install in my garage. Unreal!
Anyway...
Just like there are 12 types of Cylons, there are five levels of autonomous driving. To me, the term “Full Self Driving” implies capabilities up to Level 5. Tesla says their current cars already have the hardware to do this.
I believe getting past Level 2 will require Smart roadways that...
I have a competing product (GarageDeck) in my workshop and I am 100% happy that I did this over a coating. The more research I did into coating, the more problems I read about hot tires picking it up, not to mention all the prep that needed to go into the floor before you even got started...
I agree with the previous two posts, he’s like a real-life Hank Scorpio. But the LOL to me is the people that keep believing him/taking him at face value, ponying up $$$ for things like FSD, etc. that for most won’t be a thing before the car’s in someone else’s hands.
Elon should throw in a...
While I agree that most times it feels like ALK is (literally) out to sea, one thing I do like about it is that it doesn’t YANK the wheel out of your hand upon engagement as it centers the car in the lane.
I’m hoping for some old-fashioned agile continuous improvement to kick in any time now…
Coming to the Taycan by way of a Model S(2014-2018) and a Model 3 (2018-last week). If you love one-pedal driving, you’ll be disappointed in the Taycan as it handles regen much different than a Tesla. I’m getting ready to FoD LKA and Innodrive to my car, so I can’t elaborate much there but from...