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Tesla is banned from driving schools because of new turn signals (electrek.co)

submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 166 points 10 months ago (85 children)

For those that don't want to read the article:

Tesla is going with buttons on the steering wheel instead of a stick to the left of the wheel

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 47 points 10 months ago (14 children)

In Norway, you have to indicate your exit in a roundabout by activating your turn signal, and he found it difficult while turning the steering wheel, which you have to do in a roundabout. A driving student would fail their test if they don’t activate their turn signal in a roundabout in Norway.

He said:

I tested the Model 3, and noticed that I lost both focus and direction in roundabouts. It’s not directly life-threatening, but you run the risk of both driving on curbs and other cars if there are two lanes.

After posting his findings in a group for driving schools, he was met with agreement by many other instructors who said that they experienced the same issue and the risk is much higher with students.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 45 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It's like car features that have been around for 70+ years are the way they are for a reason.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the guy that built that sub that got crushed. There are standards in place for good reasons and ignoring them is a bad idea.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Yup, and just like the sub Tesla did multiple things that were substandard because they worked in controlled environments and even worked ok the real world for a short time before failing.

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