• dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works
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    13 hours ago

    I mean fine, yes, we want consistent behavior for as many car systems as possible. I agree.

    My perspective is if you do something different, like use electronic systems, and 5 times out of 1000 in emergency situations it doesn’t work as intended, is that REALLY cause for redesign if there’s a benefit to doing something different?

    I am sure there are other vehicles that, after a crash or a drop in the water, have doors that won’t open as expected or windows that don’t roll or break, or maybe thet sink too fast or who knows what other thing. I don’t think that fractional percentage points of situations warrant scrapping or redesigning basically anything that is not universally adopted.

    I’m super griped that, as an early adopter of EVs, everybody wants to lay a turd on the cars I have had nothing but good experiences with because the CEO is a fuckwad and tech bros try to cheat the VERY prominent warning messages.

    They are by no means the nicest made cars I have ever owned, but as far as the whole EV package goes, I don’t think you can go wrong buying one even still if you can afford it. I super hope someone gets a better option on the table soon, but the meme Tesla hate is probably driving people away from a generally solid car choice.

    • Joeffect@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Yes because if it can save a life then it’s worth it… No one deserves to die because they got into a car. Do you know how you fix it? Make the default unlocked so if it loses power it’s going to open… There are ways to fix things so they will work as intended.

      And no shit if you get hit in the side I wouldn’t expect anyone to think a broken bend door is going to function. But if the only thing wrong with it is that it no longer has power and therefore doesn’t open?

      I’m glad you have nothing but great experiences with your car and that’s fine… And Tesla opened the patents so other car makers could do EVs… That’s great.

      But fuck them for helping making huge screens the standard. And lying constantly about self driving…only using cameras for automated driving… And the shitty quality control for luxury cars… they have recalls after recalls…

      So yeah you should be upset, because Tesla for a short while was great… I thought about it way back when but the screen always held me back.

      Have you looked at other EVs? More and more are coming out from the big car brands and newer ones.