KayLeadfoot

joined 8 months ago
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

As a Toyota truck owner, can confirm.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

Kei Kei's delivery service.

I sometimes feel shortchanged as an American (no healthcare, FUUUUCK), but I only get real mad about it when I think about how we don't get Hiluxes and Kei trucks.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

MFW I say how much I love my Toyota Tacoma on the Fediaverse.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

It's Bill Burr's 21st century and we're all just living in it.

He's crushing it on Star Wars stuff, his comedy is on fucking fire, and weirdly he's one of a small axis of Americans (bad word choice lol) who has the backbone to resist our descent into fascism. I agree with him and I fuckin hate it, bring back buttons, I don't' want to drive an iPad.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

That's how I pay server costs :)

Feel free to use ad block, doesn't hurt my feelings one bit. AdBlock Plus is still good. I'm shocked to meet a programmer who doesn't already block ads TBH!

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The odds of a Ram 1500 driver drunk-dialling the number on the popup ad blocking their backup cam is low... but never zero!

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago

The Ram 1500 is the official car of "more than one, but not so many they take your license away" -- both DUIs and beers before going to work.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's the other "Remind me later" button

 

Well folks, it finally happened. The screen in your pickup truck… your last bastion of peace from the chaos of unskippable advertisements… now plays popup ads. Not even subtle ones. We’re talking full-dash, head-unit-commandeering infomercial panels in your RAM 1500, like you’re driving a Times Square billboard on wheels.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

Oh, RIGHT, that XD

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've been thinking about exactly this... you could probably get an apples to apples comparison, by comparing only a specific model year.

IE, how did every 2023 car perform in the year 2024? Then, parse that by the vehicle's price, or maybe by its propulsion type, maybe both. THAT would be how an honest study of the question would go.

Of course, Tesla knows that, they can afford really great data scientists. Makes you wonder why they run their obviously flawed safety study instead.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

"It broke the test equipment" is not NEARLY the clapback Elon thinks it is. That's actually really bad, and probably demonstrates the lethality of the vehicle (it's just too heavy)

Also I love your username, show me the lie

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

My helmet has a radar in it. Like, why the fuck not, toss two in there

 

To quote a random commenter:

"Well it is impressive... impressively bad."

 

This Tesla Robotaxi demo video is a mess.

Watch as the car makes a left turn from the wrong lane, ignoring a red light. The safety operator steps in, and the car comes to a stop… right in the middle of the intersection.

Eventually, it completes the illegal turn after blocking traffic for 45 seconds, which raises the question, what exactly is the safety operator there for?

 

TL;DR: Tesla self-driving tech is becoming less safe per mile, according to Tesla’s own data.

Q1 2025 was 2.5% worse than Q1 2024.

Q2 2025 was 2.8% worse than Q2 2024.

Not a great look.

 

The new Grok 4 didn't make it halfway through its first day on the job before hurling racial conspiracy theories at users.

This is the same Grok that Elon Musk promises will be added to Tesla vehicles by "next week at the latest."

You'll remember that Grok 3 was briefly shut down just earlier this week for a different bunch of antisemitic outbursts. This doesn't bode well for the state of AI safety guardrails or Q/A at xAI.

 

Not even a single full day into operation, and the new Grok 4 is hurling racist conspiracy theories at users.

According to Elon Musk, no later than next week, it will be added to Tesla vehicles.

 

Update: engineers updated the @Grok system prompt, removing a line that encouraged it to be politically incorrect when the evidence in its training data supported it.

 

With Tesla, you can turn a $2,442 windshield installation into a $3,174 windshield installation through the power of interest.

This is being reported by the Teslasphere as an "excellent option" to restore affordability to a car market that desperately needs more affordability.

Only, neither of those numbers is even in the same ballpark as affordable.

 

So, the Tesla Robotaxi rollout is going great and they are following all applicable local laws to autonomously drive safely. /s

 

Come for the video of a Tesla Robotaxi driving double the speed limit and hitting speed bumps like they are Mario Kart ramps...

... But stay for the conversation about social media silos and corporate disinformation campaigns!

 

I saw the Tesla Robotaxi:

  • Drive into oncoming traffic, getting honked at in the process.
  • Signal a turn and then go straight at a stop sign with turn signal on.
  • Park in a fire lane to drop off the passenger.

And that was in a single 22 minute ride. Not great performance at all.

 

We’re getting the first videos of “select guests” getting access to Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin, and the level of polish leaves something to be desired.

For instance, one gaggle of Tesla influencers was dropped off directly in an intersection, leading to these wooly screenshots.

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