Tesla's New Steering Yoke Shows Little Benefit and Potential Safety Pitfalls
Ten CR test drivers chronicle their driving difficulties with the steering wheel replacement in our new Model S
My hands hurt. That’s no surprise—they usually ache at the end of the day, thanks to unlucky genetics and years of writing for a living. But as I type this, the soreness is exacerbated because of an unusual source: A few hours spent behind the new steering “yoke” of the brand-new Tesla Model S that we just purchased for testing.
What we don’t know is why, in the words of one of our testers, Tesla chose to turn the humble-but-effective steering wheel into a "meme." Tesla is famous for departing from traditional norms, often for good reasons—plenty of other automakers now send software updates directly to vehicles, a strategy that Tesla pioneered. But the steering wheel is so essential, ubiquitous, and universally understood, that to change it for the sake of changing it seems both foolish and foolhardy.
We also found issues at higher speeds. “Taking turns at higher speed, when the wheel is providing more significant resistance in your hand, there’s nothing to ‘catch’ if you lose your grip, so you can end up momentarily losing control mid-turn,” Knizek says.https://www.consumerreports.org/cars-driving/tesla-steering-yoke-little-benefit-potential-safety-pitfalls-a1034204120/
Meanwhile, this how The Verge recapped the above:
Ahead of more in-depth reviews based on multiple months of testing, Consumer Reports dedicated an article to just the yoke and found that it’s not all bad.the fuck 😂 fucking fanboys
Speaking at a tech conference in California, Musk was critical of a White House summit on electric vehicles in August to which automakers other than Tesla were invited.this guy
"(They) didn't mention Tesla once and praised GM and Ford for leading the EV revolution. Does that sound maybe a little biased?" Musk said during a panel discussion at the Code Conference in Beverly Hills.
"Not the friendliest administration, seems to be controlled by unions," he added.
By reilo Go To Posthttps://www.theverge.com/2021/11/8/22769731/elon-musk-billionaire-tax-stock-sell-off-ron-wyden-tweet
Shares of Tesla fell sharply for a second consecutive day, dropping about 7 percent in early trading Tuesday, in a continuing shakeout after Elon Musk, the company’s founder, suggested on Twitter that he would sell 10 percent of his stake in Tesla.lol
Tuesday’s losses put the stock down more than 11 percent this week, nearly erasing the series of gains it had seen in the two weeks after Tesla’s market value exceeded $1 trillion for the first time.
Isn't this like the third time he's pulled something like this?
Surely there's got to be some consequences eventually lol
Surely there's got to be some consequences eventually lol
By Lupercal Go To PostIsn't this like the third time he's pulled something like this?He has a tax bill coming up on his gifted options. This is the only reason why he did this. Don't know how he doesn't get pulled up on market manipulation.
Surely there's got to be some consequences eventually lol
Exhibit A of why regulations assist consumers. Something something but they slow down innovation. Cause it's so innovative to drive a car with holes in the console rather than the ports they're supposed to be.
There are no other cash flow positive US automakers, says the man banking on govt subsidies and just leaving parts out of his cars
?? What does that even mean? Other car companies are breaking record profits this last year despite supply chain issues.
IPO at $100b MCAP while delivering a handful of cars, lol
I know markets are always future facing but fucking hell just how far are we looking out now?
I know markets are always future facing but fucking hell just how far are we looking out now?
By Frustrated_me Go To PostIPO at $100b MCAP while delivering a handful of cars, lolGet in and enjoy the ride. It's all going to crash horribly.
I know markets are always future facing but fucking hell just how far are we looking out now?
Wildn
Inside Tesla as Elon Musk Pushed an Unflinching Vision for Self-Driving Carshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/technology/tesla-autopilot-elon-musk.html
The automaker may have undermined safety in designing its Autopilot driver-assistance system to fit its chief executive’s vision, former employees say.
After years of relying on subsidies to keep my business alive, now that we're doing better I think we need to get rid of them.
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the U.S. Congress should not approve the Biden administration's bill to boost subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs), saying the proposal would worsen the country's budget deficit.It's almost as-if he's an opportunistic libertarian that made people think he's super-left because he makes "green" technology
He also reiterated opposition to a proposal by Democrats to tax billionaires. "It does not make sense to take the job of capital allocation away from people who have demonstrated great skill … and give it to, you know, an entity that has demonstrated very poor skill in capital allocation, which is the government."You hear that poors? Billionaires are billionaires because they have great skill and you do not
By Pedja Go To Postthe conservative motto is fuck you got mine
After years of relying on subsidies to keep my business alive, now that we're doing better I think we need to get rid of them.
By Pedja Go To Postfuck this guy
After years of relying on subsidies to keep my business alive, now that we're doing better I think we need to get rid of them.
It's like he's daring the feds to actually start regulating his ass for once. All of this autopilot nonsense has been a supreme failure of lack of regulation.
By Laboured Go To PostIt's always Peter Thiel. The arch-megacunt.says the same dude who'd call up said gov/cops to break a strike line so what's he even crying about
Disgruntled neighbors and dwindling shorebirds jeopardize SpaceX expansion
Explosions, noise and beach closings have disrupted the peace and harmed wildlife in Boca Chica, Texas, residents and environmentalists say
Explosions, noise and beach closings have disrupted the peace and harmed wildlife in Boca Chica, Texas, residents and environmentalists say
“It was so peaceful, and at night it was so dark you could see a billion stars,” she said. “You are surrounded by nothing but nature. The beach was pristine and there were tons of different species of birds.”
But the idyll was disrupted when SpaceX, the aerospace company, came to town in 2014 to build a commercial spaceport. The company’s presence, while welcomed by local politicians lured by the promise of taxable income and employment opportunities, has become a nightmare for many residents and wildlife conservationists attempting to protect the sensitive habitat surrounding the development.
Since SpaceX started construction in late 2015 and testing rockets in 2019, explosions have showered debris across previously unspoiled tidal flats and blown out residents’ windows, including Johnson’s. Rare species of birds like the piping plover and mammals have dwindled, and intense periods of construction and testing have closed off public access to the beach for more days than were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, which has federal oversight of the development. The company has also installed bright floodlights to illuminate the road and construction site.
SpaceX has bought out many of the villagers, offering them money for their homes that the company said in letters to the owners were three times an independently appraised valuation. But some villagers have said these offers are too low to buy an equivalent property away from the blast zone. Some residents felt pressure to accept SpaceX’s offer, which came with the looming threat of eminent domain. Residents like Celia Johnson and Maria Pointer, whose home now forms part of the SpaceX property, said that threat was communicated verbally by a real estate intermediary representing SpaceX. Eminent domain allows the government – in this case the county through the Cameron County Spaceport Development Corp. – to seize their property.
In 2019, after Musk gave a presentation to residents about his vision for Starship, Pointer said she and her husband “knew we were toast.”
Pointer said she didn’t like the way SpaceX tried to buy residents out through what she called a “ruthless” third-party real estate firm called JLL.
“They used very intimidating language on some of these poor folks,” she said, noting that properties in Boca Chica Village should have been appraised based on how much it would cost to buy an equivalent beach-bay home somewhere like South Padre Island. “SpaceX hired the right people because they got some of those old folks so scared that they gave it away for far less than it was worth.”
JLL did not respond to a request for comment.
“Even if it does result in some local hires, it doesn’t undo the destruction in the community,” said Bekah Hinojosa, another community activist, pointing to the regular closures of the “poor people’s beach” and the displacement of those living in Boca Chica Village.
Hinojosa pointed to comments made by Musk in 2018, during a news conference after the launch of SpaceX’s reusable Falcon Heavy vehicle. The billionaire was asked by a reporter how soon flights would be going to the moon or Mars. Musk said that test flights would need to take place first, most likely in Boca Chica, “because we’ve got a load of land with nobody around and so if it blows up, it’s cool,” he said.
The comments grated on some of Boca Chica’s residents, who have dealt with shattered windows and debris strewn across the beach and wildlife refuges after these explosions.
