They would need to do what every other outdated industry has done in the history of the world and adapt to something new
Which is going to happen and has happened in many fields as technology advances and should be addressed, but shouldn't be a reason to not save lives with those advances.
A car with a five star crash rating which in 2018 means it has crash alert/avoidance systems will have a significantly lower premium than a car without it For example my wife traded in a base model Ford Focus for a Ford Edge SEL with blind spot alert and 911 assist and her premium went down despite the Edge being 2x more expensive than the Focus. As the tech becomes more universal, which again I think is a long ways out, you’ll see more premium decreases. It is somewhat offset by the fact that more advanced cars are costing more to repair than before, but in the long run you’ll see decreases.
Our lives are going to change so much over the next 30 years. I’m driving my family to Ft. Worth in 4 hours. It’s probably not that far off that I’ll never say that again.
For further premium comparison, and I admit this is anecdotal, but I have a 2017 GMC Canyon SLT and my premium is higher than my wife’s Edge as it does not have a five star crash rating or any crash alert/avoidance systems Her lease is up in June and I’m hoping to get her a Titanium Edge with lane keeping and adaptive cruise if I can make the price right (I’m cheap)
Wife had a 2005 trailblazer and moved up to a 2018 traverse with blind spot notification and a 5 star safety rating. Despite it being like 10 times more valuable the premiums are only ~$150 more a year and that's going from liability to full coverage.
What ever happened to the third brake light that blinked when it was activated? I remember them saying that having that would lower premiums.
It’s extraordinary what’s happened with cars in the eight years I’ve been in the business. The industry changes rapidly and cars have become so much smarter and more efficient. It’s actually a lot of fun to follow/keep up with and one of the things I enjoy most about what I do
Like aside from all this tech being discussed, engine and transmission tech is wild now. The V6 in my truck gets 300+ HP and can tow 7000+ pounds. Those were V8 numbers 10-15 years ago. It has an 8 speed transmission which was unheard of back in the day. It gets 26 mpg. Ford has a full size truck that gets damn near 30. It’s crazy. CAFE standards did a lot to shove driverrain tech forward the last decade
Just like to add my $.02 that some of the new technologies like lane assist, and auto braking are a little ahead of themselves. I rarely use lane assist, find it cumbersome. Auto-braking has more false alarms than real triggers. If you are buying a new car I wouldn't suggest paying more for those features until they are improved.
Chevrolet and Toyota. Haven't been impressed with either. Admittedly havent tried any others. They will get there, just don't think they are worth the money yet.
Chevy is a ways back. Toyota in general makes great cars but sucks at making them user friendly so I’m not shocked by that
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...cars-around-the-world/?utm_term=.46ff7545cd88 Voluntary recall on half of the cars TSLA has sold
At the end of Q1 tesla had a goal of 2,500 cars a week. They came up short and produced 2,020 cars last week. That's not bad and pretty close. They plan to hit 5,000 at the end of Q2
As someone that drives in the cold and snow/ice for half the year, I'm interested in seeing a. how tesla (and others) develop ways to increase battery function at cold temps and b. how cruise control/lane assist works on self driving cars when there is snow or ice on the roads.
Invite email came today. Waffling back and forth on the enhanced autopilot. Will probably get it since a good portion of my driving is on the interstate.
My decision is made and a user named Hugo Boss from TMB who I've never met played a huge part in it. No pun intended.
Just drove by a Model S. it's like the size of a fucking corolla Actually respect musk for getting wieners to pay $40k for an entry level Japanese car.
Because yes, a Tesla Model S is almost exactly like the Toyota Corolla. Same size has to mean same car. My trade in value of my 2006 Jeep Commander with 289,000 miles just sky rocketed since its basically now the same thing as aaLand Rover. Sweet!
It's also similar in dimensions to a BMW m3. I mean you've made some stupid arguments ITT, but that may be the winner.
thread sure has been quiet recently i wonder why https://www.consumerreports.org/hyb...lls-short-of-consumer-reports-recommendation/ Musk said that Tesla engineers were attributing the Model 3’s poor braking performance in CR's tests to calibration issues with the car’s braking control system. In a followup email, Musk said his engineering team was validating changes to the braking system this week and “assuming that goes well, plan to deploy via OTA to Model 3 fleet this weekend,” referring to the automaker's ability to deploy software updates to its vehicles over the air. CR will retest the brakes of the Model 3 once our vehicle receives the update. During the call, Musk also said that Tesla had already deployed several improvements to later-production Model 3s that could address some of the ride quality and wind noise concerns CR raised with the car, and that he was considering additional improvements to the vehicle’s controls based on CR's feedback. i don't believe any of the bolded quoted above.
Theres clearly a braking inconsistency, but the physical components on the car have shown it is capable of doing it in the 130 ft range that CR's looking for. Really its just a wait and see if they can do something about it OTA. Clearly a lot of owners have shown they love the car. Same with production, just going to have to wait and see what the numbers are at the end of June.
Some recent news: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/tesla-battery-plan-gets-green-light-from-sa-liberals/9794486 After some back and forth they are going ahead with the project. And Musk said the Model Y Teslas more affordable crossover/SUV will be unveiled March 15th roughly.
Basically it comes down to the ABS system and how it compresses multiple times without locking up fully, so that’s where the software update would focus on. Like I said prior the car is physically capable of doing a stop in the range CR is looking for. It’s still a wait and see though. Elon took this CR criticism better than usual, links to a YouTube video where CR talks about the hour long conversation Musk had with them.