• kick_out_the_jams
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    9811 months ago

    Tesla’s reasoning for going away with a method universally used for signaling turn for decades is that it enables them to remove a physical part, the stalk, and it believes activating a turn signal will soon be unnecessary with the advent of self-driving.

    Spit my drink up a bit when I read that.

    • @[email protected]
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      2511 months ago

      Meanwhile Teslas are quickly building a reputation of being impossible to repair, so replacing an industry standard component that never breaks for a digital system is a great way to keep the title.

    • @SlopppyEngineer
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      2011 months ago

      will soon be unnecessary with the advent of self-driving.

      by next year, they said for the umpteenth time this decade.

      • @frunch
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        111 months ago

        Might as well get rid of the brake lights while they’re at it