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We can only assume they overlooked it. The opinion of someone who has actually driven a Tesla Semi through a weigh station would be infinitely more relevant tha

We can only assume they overlooked it. The opinion of someone who has actually driven a Tesla Semi through a weigh station would be infinitely more relevant than anything you, I or the OP have to say. And like most things, it's going to be a series of trade-offs. Perhaps they decided that in a big picture analysis, the disadvantages are fewer than the advantages.

Alupis 4y ago
If you want industry buy-in, you generally need the industry to be on-board with what you are doing. Building some product in a dark warehouse, then thrusting it onto the industry is a recipe for rejection and failure.
jjulius 4y ago
>The opinion of someone who has actually driven a Tesla Semi through a weigh station would be infinitely more relevant than anything you, I or the OP have to say. Thank you for quickly dismissing the opinion of someone who has experience driving semi-trucks and currently works adjacent to that industry, interacting with truck drivers on a daily basis. I see a massive, massive flaw in this design based on my own experience but, "Nope, shut up, you haven't driven the new one, your opinion is invalid". Got it.
- simondotau 4y ago
  I didn't say shut up, and I didn't say your opinion is invalid. Your opinion is valid. Please stop putting words in my mouth. All I'm saying is I don't feel there's a need to come to any conclusions about the design until we've had feedback from people who have actually used the product in the real world. I can't believe anyone would consider this an unreasonable stance.
  - turmeric_root 4y ago
    > The opinion of someone who has actually driven a Tesla Semi through a weigh station would be infinitely more relevant than anything you, I or the OP have to say. --- > I didn't say shut up, and I didn't say your opinion is invalid. Your opinion is valid.
    - simondotau 4y ago
      Yes, that's what I said. Do I seriously need to explain words?
      - NegativeK 4y ago
        I think you need to reexamine the phrasing you're using, because it's coming off as extremely dismissive of people with significant knowledge of the industry.
        meragrin_ 4y ago
        > it's coming off as extremely dismissive of people with significant knowledge of the industry. Nah, it's coming off as dismissive of people who haven't used a product.
      - turmeric_root 4y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatics

Alupis 4y ago

If you want industry buy-in, you generally need the industry to be on-board with what you are doing. Building some product in a dark warehouse, then thrusting it onto the industry is a recipe for rejection and failure.

jjulius 4y ago

>The opinion of someone who has actually driven a Tesla Semi through a weigh station would be infinitely more relevant than anything you, I or the OP have to say. Thank you for quickly dismissing the opinion of someone who has experience driving semi-trucks and currently works adjacent to that industry, interacting with truck drivers on a daily basis. I see a massive, massive flaw in this design based on my own experience but, "Nope, shut up, you haven't driven the new one, your opinion is invalid". Got it.

simondotau 4y ago
I didn't say shut up, and I didn't say your opinion is invalid. Your opinion is valid. Please stop putting words in my mouth. All I'm saying is I don't feel there's a need to come to any conclusions about the design until we've had feedback from people who have actually used the product in the real world. I can't believe anyone would consider this an unreasonable stance.
- turmeric_root 4y ago
  > The opinion of someone who has actually driven a Tesla Semi through a weigh station would be infinitely more relevant than anything you, I or the OP have to say. --- > I didn't say shut up, and I didn't say your opinion is invalid. Your opinion is valid.
  - simondotau 4y ago
    Yes, that's what I said. Do I seriously need to explain words?
    - NegativeK 4y ago
      I think you need to reexamine the phrasing you're using, because it's coming off as extremely dismissive of people with significant knowledge of the industry.
      - meragrin_ 4y ago
        > it's coming off as extremely dismissive of people with significant knowledge of the industry. Nah, it's coming off as dismissive of people who haven't used a product.
    - turmeric_root 4y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatics