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Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?
- Thread starter PrivatePilot
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That's actually not that bad. I've seen humans do worse in jammed parking lots.
Good one. But I will say that the car did better than I expected. You could see the computer's brain smoking when the wheels keep going left/right...but overall it navigated the busy lot without major issue (IMO).Fixed that for you.
Honestly, I'm not sure it's a comparison I'd be proud of.
Other than taking far longer to make it to the driver than them walking while simultaneously being an obstacle for other vehicles and pedestrians to avoid. Me first right to the top of the list. Screw everybody else.
Without issue if you consider infuriating at least one driver during the process a success. There seems to be a high risk of road rage IMHO.
There's other videos of the car nearly getting broadsided, driving over posts in parking lots, causing traffic chaos and road rage, amongst this gem, not even being able to drive its way (forward) out of a garage.
This is Alpha test level stuff, not even beta IMHO. Why this is allowed in public is beyond me. Immagine the outrage if a big3 manufacturer put this out in public?
There's other videos of the car nearly getting broadsided, driving over posts in parking lots, causing traffic chaos and road rage, amongst this gem, not even being able to drive its way (forward) out of a garage.
This is Alpha test level stuff, not even beta IMHO. Why this is allowed in public is beyond me. Immagine the outrage if a big3 manufacturer put this out in public?
I also understand a few on here love to POO POO on TESLA no matter what happens.
1. I don't believe that FSD should be allowed in the current state on roads
2. Other manufacturers haven't rolled it out because they either aren't ready systems, or don't have the tech / software to do it 100%
3. A self driving car made it through a busy parking lot WITHOUT hitting anything, anyone, or causing any damage
4. There will ALWAYS be someone that gets frustrated / road rage...human or machine. No matter.
So while I don't think it's ready, I think it's come a long way and even though I'm not a Tesla fan (I still want a 3), I'm willing to give credit where credit is due.
1. I don't believe that FSD should be allowed in the current state on roads
2. Other manufacturers haven't rolled it out because they either aren't ready systems, or don't have the tech / software to do it 100%
3. A self driving car made it through a busy parking lot WITHOUT hitting anything, anyone, or causing any damage
4. There will ALWAYS be someone that gets frustrated / road rage...human or machine. No matter.
So while I don't think it's ready, I think it's come a long way and even though I'm not a Tesla fan (I still want a 3), I'm willing to give credit where credit is due.
Fair, but I still refuse to give Tesla a single shred of respect for releasing this stuff in public and letting you, me, my family, your family, and everyone else be the guinea pigs.
I have zero doubt that GM, Ford, etc etc etc are all testing far more advanced systems than what they even currently offer now (IE GM Supercruise), but they seem to know where to draw the line about just throwing the software on actual owners cars in the wild.
I will agree with you 100%. This system should NOT be in the public street. Not sure how they got around it and how much money they're paying for being able to do so.
However, we have to admit that this is a system in it's infancy and needs work...but it is a hell of an achievement regardless.
It is no Full Self Driving in any way...and marketing needs to be shot. But it's a system that is the guide for the future of driving.
Chris-CJ
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EV reliability is not on par as per this report.
driving.ca
Motor Mouth: Dragged down by Tesla, EVs least reliable cars on British roads
EVs are almost twice as likely to have serious problems as gas-powered cars, according to a survey by U.K. website ‘Which?’
driving.ca
Their days to repair is absolutely horrendous. I didn't pay attention to where their faults/vehicle/year are compared to others.
Chris-CJ
Well-known member
EV's and fire hazard, this report is from India where there has been a rash of EV scooter fires, it is an interesting "read" and the deductions are universally applicable.
www.autocarindia.com
EV fires: What’s going wrong? | Autocar India
With the recent electric scooter fires, the spotlight is on EV safety and controlling a battery fire. Click here to read more.
That's a decent article. We have to be mindful that the current relatively-low rate of fires among vehicles propelled by flammable liquids and lubricated by oil passing near very high-temperature objects, has not always been the case. We've learned how to mitigate the hazards (most of the time). Even so, as it stands now, the overall rate-of-catching-fire among developed-world EVs is significantly lower than the overall rate for combustion-engine vehicles.
That might not be the case for thrown-together poorly-engineered cheaply-made crap ... like some of those scooters that were being sold online for a while and which got quite the reputation for randomly catching fire ...
That might not be the case for thrown-together poorly-engineered cheaply-made crap ... like some of those scooters that were being sold online for a while and which got quite the reputation for randomly catching fire ...
pretty sure I saw this terrible yoke idea on another electric car brand earlier...
bad idea? not according to Lexus...
www.thedrive.com
bad idea? not according to Lexus...
Lexus’ First Global EV Will Offer a Yoke for a Steering Wheel
The Toyota bZ4X has something similar as an option.
www.thedrive.com
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bad idea? not according to Lexus...
Lexus’ First Global EV Will Offer a Yoke for a Steering Wheel
The Toyota bZ4X has something similar as an option.
yoke has never been a bad idea.
yoke in a daily driver and without changing the steering ratio is a bad idea.
Didn't someone do variable ratio electric power steering already? It's probably possible while still complying with the requirement for a mechanical connection between steering and tires. I think it would be an unnecessarily expensive wank and wouldn't want it though.
many cars have this.
just not in the teslas with a yoke steering wheel where it would make sense.
even dumber are the people retrofitting yokes into their model 3s.
And if it's a really bad idea, maybe more cars. Some people will buy it, hate it and come back to trade it on on something else.
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