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Why, why do they even offer games on the move if they (correctly) have such watchdogs? Makes me think of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TCeR_SWZM0 https://ww

Why, why do they even offer games on the move if they (correctly) have such watchdogs? Makes me think of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TCeR_SWZM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TCeR_SWZM0, just adjust Chandler's line to "0-60 in 3 seconds, top speed of 160mph, 500 mile range!"

joenathanone 5y ago
It supposed to be for road trips and the like, your passenger could play a game to occupy themselves, and once FSD is out of beta (if it will ever be) the driver too.
- bellyfullofbac 5y ago
  Hmm, what's next, a coffee machine, a burger dispenser? Those are road trips essentials too. Tesla should just concentrate on the car, everyone has a damn gadget (phone, Nintendo Switch, etc) for games...
TheJoeMan 5y ago
I appreciate being respected as a responsible adult. Why would you want some company thinking what’s best or you? I assume you also try to be a responsible driver.
- buffington 5y ago
  > Why would you want some company thinking what's best for you? If you are a customer of a company, you're paying for what that company thinks is best for you. Whether they're right or not is another thing entirely. In this case, Tesla decided that what's best for you is a car with a touch screen with no tactile feedback that serves as the car's only interface for everything: current speed, tire pressure, potential collision warnings, HVAC status and controls, an app that makes fart sounds, and so on. The list of what it's used for probably has over 100 possible items, with one of those items being "play games." All of those features, including that last one, are features Tesla decided are best for its customers. Giving their customers a choice to play games or not while driving wouldn't even be up for debate if they never shipped software with games in the first place. Increasing a vehicle's safety isn't disrespectful and doesn't undermine responsible adult behavior. Adding features that invite drivers to be unsafe seems far more disrespectful. No one dies because their passengers can't play video games while driving on a vehicle's only interface. I think that "respecting responsible adults" is also just silly. Why make laws that punish drivers for texting and driving? Can't we just allow people to be responsible? History has made it crystal clear that when given the chance, people will choose to not be responsible often enough to be disastrous.
- vanusa 5y ago
  Interestingly this cousin comment of yours illustrates precisely why we definitely cannot trust every driver to be a responsible adult -- and would be foolish to pretend that we could: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29678919 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29678919

joenathanone 5y ago

It supposed to be for road trips and the like, your passenger could play a game to occupy themselves, and once FSD is out of beta (if it will ever be) the driver too.

bellyfullofbac 5y ago
Hmm, what's next, a coffee machine, a burger dispenser? Those are road trips essentials too. Tesla should just concentrate on the car, everyone has a damn gadget (phone, Nintendo Switch, etc) for games...

TheJoeMan 5y ago

I appreciate being respected as a responsible adult. Why would you want some company thinking what’s best or you? I assume you also try to be a responsible driver.

buffington 5y ago
> Why would you want some company thinking what's best for you? If you are a customer of a company, you're paying for what that company thinks is best for you. Whether they're right or not is another thing entirely. In this case, Tesla decided that what's best for you is a car with a touch screen with no tactile feedback that serves as the car's only interface for everything: current speed, tire pressure, potential collision warnings, HVAC status and controls, an app that makes fart sounds, and so on. The list of what it's used for probably has over 100 possible items, with one of those items being "play games." All of those features, including that last one, are features Tesla decided are best for its customers. Giving their customers a choice to play games or not while driving wouldn't even be up for debate if they never shipped software with games in the first place. Increasing a vehicle's safety isn't disrespectful and doesn't undermine responsible adult behavior. Adding features that invite drivers to be unsafe seems far more disrespectful. No one dies because their passengers can't play video games while driving on a vehicle's only interface. I think that "respecting responsible adults" is also just silly. Why make laws that punish drivers for texting and driving? Can't we just allow people to be responsible? History has made it crystal clear that when given the chance, people will choose to not be responsible often enough to be disastrous.
vanusa 5y ago
Interestingly this cousin comment of yours illustrates precisely why we definitely cannot trust every driver to be a responsible adult -- and would be foolish to pretend that we could: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29678919 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29678919