> Awan, a 48-year-old anesthesiologist and father of five, leased the Model S for two reasons, family attorney Stuart Grossman said: He was environmentally sens

> Awan, a 48-year-old anesthesiologist and father of five, leased the Model S for two reasons, family attorney Stuart Grossman said: He was environmentally sensitive and safety conscious. It may be arbitrary but I did want to point out Teslas are not environmentally conscious, they're luxury vehicles [0] In order for electric vehicles to be anything but luxury their power sources will need to be environmentally sustainable and friendly as well. Home automation, which I used to take gratuitous part of, is also a luxury. I figured out pretty quickly that for every physical interface I replaced, I still needed a manual override. For example: I could have eliminated wall switches when I was seeking to automate my lights based on presence and time. Instead, I chose some Zigbee wall switches that used an internal relay. Even if the house turned the lights off, you could still walk over to the wall and turn the light on. In infrastructure automation I generally have the same sort of concept just for different reasons. I imagine Tesla needs something similar. Edit: Just did some further reading and manual overrides are present in Teslas. It's safe to say Dr Awan didn't know how to use it, or didn't think to use it in a panic. Education and accessibility sound key here. [0] https://www.wired.com/2016/03/teslas-electric-cars-might-not-green-think/ https://www.wired.com/2016/03/teslas-electric-cars-might-not...