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Tesla Whistleblower Says 'Autopilot' System Is Not Safe Enough To Be Used On Public Roads (jalopnik.com)
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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."

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

Edit: This was supposed to be a Jurassic Park reference, but my dumb ass mixed up John Hammond and Richard Hammond. That's what I get for watching Top Gear and reading at the same time.

[–] ericisshort 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ericisshort 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Caradoc879 4 points 1 year ago

That has to be the real reason they've canceled Grand Tour

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ericisshort 3 points 1 year ago

I figured insuring him would be expensive, but it’s more the magnitude of his premiums that shocked me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 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.

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