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@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Skimping on cost is how disasters happen. Ask Richard Hammond. “Spared no expense” my ass, hire more than 2 programmers, you cheap fuck.

    • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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      1 year 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.

      😆

    • eric@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

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

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        1 year 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.

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          1 year 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.

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            1 year 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.