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Tesla Whistleblower Says 'Autopilot' System Is Not Safe Enough To Be Used On Public Roads (jalopnik.com)

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[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

or other expensive setups

As much as I lost trust in his bullshittery a long time ago, his need to mention the cost of critical safety systems is what stuck out to me the most here. That's how you know the priorities are backwards.

[–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Skimping on cost is how disasters happen. Ask Richard Hammond. "Spared no expense" my ass, hire more than 2 programmers, you cheap fuck.

Edit: This was supposed to be a Jurassic Park reference, but my dumb ass mixed up John Hammond and Richard Hammond. That's what I get for watching Top Gear and reading at the same time.

[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Were Richard Hammond’s many crashes a result of cost skimping? If so, I had no idea. Could you elaborate?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was under the impression that Hammond’s serious crashes were a combination of bad luck and getting a bit too spicy when driving in some already-risky situations. I, too, would appreciate some corroboration.

[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same here. I did a little googling and can’t find any corroborating evidence, but I also learned that Hammond’s Grand Tour insurance premiums are now more expensive than Top Gear’s budgets were for entire specials.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago

I mean… given that he has had two very well documented and life-threateningly catastrophic crashes in the course of making car shows… the insurance company underwriting his policies isn’t out of line.