Tesla owners have started doing something wild... installing DIY emergency escape rip cords inside their vehicles so their passengers don’t get trapped if the car catches fire. That’s not a joke. That’s just how badly the doors are designed. Here's why: Tesla doors are entirely electronic. When you ...
Tesla owners are modifying their cars to be escapable if the car catches fire, because the doors stop working like normal and you need to rely on well-hidden mechanical overrides.
Which... feels pretty dangerous, like that's the worst possible time for the doors to stop working like normal.
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At this point I don't know why anyone is buying those death-traps. For me any benefit from the self-driving feature is outweighed by the safety and poor build quality issues.
I don't know why anyone is buying those death-traps.
I've got good news, then! Fewer and fewer people are buying the illegal immigrant's dangerous and overpriced swastikar, with new buyers dropping and trade-ins rising every day as public support for the emerald mine nepo baby nazi dwindles daily.
Instead they're buying F150s and the like that are just as dangerous to everyone else on or near the road.
I recently got a Volkswagen with adaptive cruise control, and I'm absolutely in love with it. Never needed the car to fully drive itself, that's what public transport is for...
Because risk is statistically low and fuel cost savings are more tangible than believing you're going to crash, let alone die. Humans are not logical. We know most conservatives don't believe in EVs and outright liberals don't want to support Musk, so who keeps buying them? Despite the reports of slumping sales, my area is continually renewing them despite being deeply blue. There's another category: the real silent majority. The apathetic majority that's being selfish and diminishing the weight of their actions.
“Selfish” implies they somehow gain something by purchasing one of these death traps.
Minimal fuel and maintenance fees. Flashy iPad in the dash. Quiet ride. Pretty good acceleration. I say fuck Tesla at this point because Elon just couldn't stay quiet and just couldn't stay reasonable with the product, but Tesla is the brand that put EVs Into the common household.
You're not missing anything on the self driving side... Teslas only use cameras, so can never and will never actually be self-driving. Not competently, anyways.
Take a look at comma.ai and openpilot to see whether your car is compatible. I've put about 100k miles on my comma running on my Honda Civic. Then you get a working car that's not a deathtrap and improved self driving features.
