Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-10 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Hi Ed. Thank you for your kind comments! I'll admit my post was a bit tongue in cheek; but my basic point remains. People tend to be lazy, and take the easy way out. If you provide them with that easy way too soon, they are disinclined learn the basic principles of the subject at hand. They

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-06 Thread Lawrence Winiarski via EV
A real life example just popped up https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8asrPCkYkIQ Could it be that maybe...just maybe...we should take a little time to perfect it before deciding flood the cities with self driving taxis? On Sunday, May 5, 2024, 10:48:28 AM PDT, Lee Hart wrote: >

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-05 Thread Lee Hart via EV
> Maybe the FSD starts taking more risks too...because the Tesla > Overlords decide they like it that way and they want to test their > new more edgy aggressive modes. Maybe tailgating, or speeding, > or passingall because FSD is just so much "better" than humans. Aha! Let's start testing

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-05 Thread Lawrence Winiarski via EV
Maybe the FSD starts taking more risks too...because the Tesla Overlords decide they like it that way and they want to test their new more edgy aggressive modes.   Maybe tailgating, or speeding, or passingall because FSD is just so much "better" than humans. On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-05 Thread Ed Blackmond via EV
Lee, First, let me take this opportunity to thank you for all your informative posts to this list. They have provided me with a tremendous learning experience showing me practical applications for much of the theory I learned in school. Having said that, I have a different perspective on the

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-05 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Guilty... I'm one of those "slow" drivers that generally drives at (or below) the speed limit. I often follow trucks at night or in bad weather, so I'm not the one that hits the deer or something else in the road that I can't see. FSD is technically impressive; but I wonder about the unintended

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-04 Thread George Mullineaux via EV
, NC [cid:image001.jpg@01DA9E71.3D5BCB50] From: EV On Behalf Of EV List Lackey via EV Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 3:42 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: EV List Lackey Subject: Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments On 4 May 2024 at 4:55, George Mullineaux via EV

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-04 Thread Ed Blackmond via EV
> On May 3, 2024, at 9:55 PM, George Mullineaux via EV > wrote: > > I see too many drivers that get stuck behind a slower vehicle on the highway > because their cruise control has slowed down their vehicle to match the > leading one. This reminds me of a story. I used to be VP of

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-04 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 5/4/24 15:41, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: Anyway, we're those folks who stay behind the slow traffic because we don't want or need to go faster. If we're not in a hurry, which is most of the time, we'd rather go slower and save electricity, range, and battery life. Heh, I guess I'm

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-04 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 4 May 2024 at 4:55, George Mullineaux via EV wrote: > I see too many drivers that get stuck behind a slower vehicle on the > highway because their cruise control has slowed down their vehicle to > match the leading one. I wonder how you can tell the difference between a driver who isn't

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-04 Thread George Mullineaux via EV
I do not know if there is any compilation of preferences on the topic of self-driving cars (not the truest description, but one that most people seem to use), but I would like to throw down 2 cents worth of opinion. I see too many drivers that get stuck behind a slower vehicle on the highway