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That isn't fair. There are two separate classes of functions of a car: it's "multi-tonne death machine" functions (gas, break, crash safety, etc) and it's "(l
by spott 12y ago
That isn't fair.
There are two separate classes of functions of a car: it's "multi-tonne death machine" functions (gas, break, crash safety, etc) and it's "(luxury) automobile" functions (doors opening, screen, etc). The later is what is mostly going wrong and needing debugging.
- ghaff 12y agoSomewhere between, say, the EV version of an ignition switch failure and a knob coming off on the radio (although I'm guessing the Tesla doesn't have knobs), there are things that render a car inoperable to the point where it has to be towed. And I'd consider those pretty significant flaws in any car I purchased even if they didn't reach the "OMG, I could have died" level.
- bdcravens 12y agoPretty sure a car hitting normal freeway debris and having its battery module burst into flames falls into the prior category. http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/model-s-fire http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/model-s-fire
- dragonwriter 12y agoUnexpected behavior in "luxury" functions can cause distraction of the driver, which interferes with a critical "multi-tonne death machine" function.