[volunbeer]

I have to say that the Tesla S is one of the most fun rides in the history of automobiles. It has incredible performance (wicked even), is silky smooth, an adjustable suspension that really works, and it is very quiet. The autopilot still scares me though.

I was a skeptic and in hindsight it is much like the scorn towards Glock pistols (tupperware - I ain’t gonna have a plastic gun) whey they were first “a thing”. It will outperform almost every car you have driven.

[hanamizu]

The autopilot still scares me though.

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I haven’t tried Tesla or Autopilot, but my 2018 Honda CRV has some of its features. With dynamic cruise control and lane assist, the car will pretty much drive itself on the interstate. First time I had both, I felt the car pulling to one side and then realized it was just following the curve in the road. Car braked in front of me and the car braked itself almost to a stop.

I still don’t trust it, in the sense that I still keep my hands on the wheel and my feet near the brake pedal, but I’ve read that that is a function of age. Younger drivers trust the tech more than geezers like me.

There is an outfit that simulates Tesla’s Autopilot system for cars with adaptive cruise control/lane assist and I’ve seen YouTubes where it seems to work pretty well. It involves mounting a supplied cell phone that taps into the car’s existing systems and uses the external camera to watch the road and the screen camera to monitor you—take your eyes off of the road and it sends a warning and then starts braking if you don’t respond.

Kids born today may never learn to drive.

[wjcsux]

I wouldn’t want to drive a Tesla across West Texas in the summer. Our Lexus RX 350 can be fueled anywhere in a manner of minutes.