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The poll shows that public views of Musk are increasingly polarized, with Republican support of the billionaire rising while Democratic support falls.

Elon Musk’s support among Democrats has withered to a new low as he has embraced Republican politics, according to a national NBC News poll

Only 6% of Democrats in the poll, which was conducted Sept. 13-17, said they had positive feelings about Musk, while 79% said they had negative feelings. The numbers were flipped for Republicans, with 62% having positive feelings toward him and 14% negative feelings. Independents were split, 31% to 36%. 

The poll shows that views of Musk are increasingly polarized, reflecting the transformation of his public image in recent years from that of an environmentally aware automaker crusading against fossil fuels to that of a conservative activist aligned with former President Donald Trump.

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[-] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Waymo is already operating fully autonomous self driving taxis in SF. Price point is about the same as uber/lyft, a bit cheaper since no tip. And they are all hella nice Jaguars. The difference is Waymo uses lidar and radar to make it work (and also did intensive mapping of city streets). Still needs a lot of work to scale (they do dumb things, but so do human drivers, and are limited to the city so I can't take one to or from my home in Berkeley yet) but they fully exist and are a viable option today.

[-] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Man, after years as a valet ages ago I'm so anti Jaguar. Every single time one came through, it had problems. Owners constantly griped about it being in and out the shop a bunch. Nice at a glance, but plenty of the "luxury" brands are apparently made with fucking plastic and band aids.

[-] webadict@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Waymo sucks. They get stuck a lot, tend to cost as much or more than Uber and Lyft, and you basically hope they don't get stuck trying to navigate around situations because you basically wait until remote assistance fixes it. Also, if you live anywhere near where they park the things, you want Waymo to die in a fire because they honk. ALL. NIGHT. LONG.

[-] Zementid@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago
[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

They get confused and think they are sitting in traffic that isn't moving, so they occasionally let out a honk. Multiply it by dozens of vehicles and it's just a cacophony of honking cars with nobody in them.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Sounds like a software fix is needed.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago

They are actually controlled by goose brains. AI is a scam!

[-] Zementid@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I know, I'm in the industry.

Edit: downvotes? Oh, I guess I'm not. Good job, y'all.

[-] clif@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Damn, got removed from your job by down votes. Sorry, that sucks.

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