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Musk's stupid car killed Mitch McConnell's billionaire sister-in-law (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago by HarryLime@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 112 points 9 months ago

Curious. I backed my car up earlier and it was super easy. Didn't drown, didn't need to break a window to save myself. Maybe I'm just infinitely smarter.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 66 points 9 months ago

if you're smarter then why aren't you a billionaire smuglord

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 63 points 9 months ago

Because I'm too busy thinking of ways to not drown in a pond.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 39 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

during a gold rush, don't be a gold miner, be a not-drowning-in-ponds-advice seller

[-] JayTwo@hexbear.net 27 points 9 months ago

Making a three point turn in a newer model x requires tapping on a touchscreen to shift between drive and reverse.

There's also an optional "smart" feature that's supposed to automatically switch into either drive or reverse but because it uses cameras and not ultrasonic sensors shadows often confuse it.

[-] bitwolf@lemmy.one 17 points 9 months ago

Everything about the statement scares me. Lol

[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

newer model x requires tapping on a touchscreen to shift between drive and reverse

you have got to be kidding me. how the fuck do people tolerate this garbage

[-] JayTwo@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If you got the time to watch a video on it, it's from a stan but despite his praise (well mostly) it's a pretty good demonstration of how absolutely ridiculous it is now.
Either swiping on the side of the screen, relying on a beta feature that doesn't work well, or touching essentially hidden capacitive "buttons" that by default aren't lit.

Edit: this is for the 2021 model S but the 2021+ model X works the same way.

https://youtu.be/dJdhzFCVkg8

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

tapping on a touchscreen to shift between drive and reverse

ho-ly-shit lmao

[-] JayTwo@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

Yeah I'm not gonna mourn her passing and from context clues she was probably a little drunk. But Tesla still "innovated" out the physical shifter making this sort of thing an inevitability.