Tesla’s remote parking under federal scrutiny after multiple crashes

This is the fourth NHTSA safety investigation currently looking at Tesla.

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[Frodo Douchebaggins]

What happens when the user's cell service has latency / reception issues while the button is being pressed? How does the Car know if the button is actually still depressed or not in those cases?

Logically, it would fail safe. If it stops receiving a positive signal, if stops the car. Is that how it actually works? No idea.

Are people just too lazy walk their ass the extra 50 yards to the car? We really are approaching the time of the Wall-E floating chairs, aren't we?

So my feelings on Tesla and their Führer are no secret, but when I had mine I'll admit I did actually use smart summon a few times in situations where it was genuinely useful.

What was the situation? Having it pull up to the curb at the grocery store in the rain. Was I prepared to sprint and jump in to move it if it failed? Yup. Did I have to do it sometimes? Yup.

But was it really, really fucking cool when it worked? Yeah.

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

Have you noticed how many people tout wireless charging of mobiles as incredibly helpful? Yes, that is how lazy humans are. In my day, we had rocks. And we liked them.

wireless charging: no stuff stuck in ports. No broken connectors. It's better in almost every situation and I'll die on that hill

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

But Elon also acts like a child.

As does most of congress and the Supreme Court. We are governed by fart-sucking cretins.

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

I doubt that you meant that quite that way but that's pretty insulting to children with special needs. I suspect you meant "power hungry incompetent malignant narcissists".

Fair point, will edit.

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

There's this new invention called a 'raincoat'. It's better than an umbrella since it covers your body completely. I have one and it's great.

And then you get water all over the seats and such. No thanks. Umbrella for me.

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

no other manufacturer can claim that every single model they sell, and have ever sold, now has this capability.

Neither can Tesla, buddy. You might want to look into that claim a bit more before making it.

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

How is the automated merge system coming along, y'know, the Novel Assissted Zipper Intgration?

It's part of Queued Understanding Engagement / Excitement / Friendship

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

"Actually Smart Summons Honoring Only Lovers of Elon"

We all know how he names things.

as I recall, they're going to get to that using their new Differentiated Intelligence Protocol for Standardized High Inference Training engine

 

[Frodo Douchebaggins]

Counter argument:

Wireless = less efficient, slower charging. Or equivalent charging while toasting the battery - which will just kill the battery faster.

That's fine. I replace my phone on a shorter cycle than the battery degrades anyway.

I'm not saying it's not without downsides, but the upsides win for me.