Tesla Whistleblower Says ‘Autopilot’ System Is Not Safe Enough To Be Used On Public Roads::“It affects all of us because we are essentially experiments in public roads.”

  • frozen
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    11 months ago

    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.

    • eric
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      511 months ago

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

      • @[email protected]
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        511 months ago

        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.

        • eric
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          511 months ago

          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.

          • @[email protected]
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            211 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.

            • eric
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              311 months ago

              I figured insuring him would be expensive, but it’s more the magnitude of his premiums that shocked me.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      As someone who hasn’t much watched Top Gear, I was cracking up at your Jurassic Park reference until I saw your edit and was like “Wait a minute.”

      Top Gear? Jurassic Park? Either way: Hold on to your butts.

      😆