Powershift posted:

If i had a pinto, i 100% loving would.



that motherfucker has a spark plug gapper in it's crest key.

FAUXTON posted:

it's actually a fuel tank gapper

infernal machines posted:

remember how the official fix for this and also the whole "used a cipher that was broken 20 years ago" thing was to 2fa your car with a PIN, which you had to enter to start it?

that's some good goddamn poo poo right there

Munkeymon posted:

Autopilot notches another kill

https://mobile.twitter.com/NTSB_Newsroom/status/1129026321349271553

NTSB report posted:

Preliminary data from the vehicle show that the Tesla’s Autopilot system—an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that provides both longitudinal and lateral control over vehicle motion—was active at the time of the crash.1 The driver engaged the Autopilot about 10 seconds before the collision. From less than 8 seconds before the crash to the time of impact, the vehicle did not detect the driver’s hands on the steering wheel. Preliminary vehicle data show that the Tesla was traveling about 68 mph when it struck the semitrailer. Neither the preliminary data nor the videos indicate that the driver or the ADAS executed evasive maneuvers.

obstipator posted:

autopilot is a better driver than teenagers and the elderly 👵🏻

infernal machines posted:

this just in: actuarial tables are inherently discriminatory

incels interlinked posted:

they probably don't lose sight of it with their entire head up there too

hobbesmaster posted:

that actually seems like a solid idea if you also had a keypad on the door like most fords have?

Hoshi posted:

Why do I have to be 59.5 to annuitize without a penalty? hosed up

infernal machines posted:

this just in: actuarial tables are inherently discriminatory

FAUXTON posted:

Are these the ones that say a lower FICO score predicts a higher risk of getting in a car crash?

infernal machines posted:

and chrome skull accessories are a excellent predictor for personal bankruptcy, yeah

The New York Times posted:

His data indicated, for instance, that people who bought cheap, generic automotive oil were much more likely to miss a credit-card payment than someone who got the expensive, name-brand stuff. People who bought carbon-monoxide monitors for their homes or those little felt pads that stop chair legs from scratching the floor almost never missed payments. Anyone who purchased a chrome-skull car accessory or a “Mega Thruster Exhaust System” was pretty likely to miss paying his bill eventually.

Martin’s measurements were so precise that he could tell you the “riskiest” drinking establishment in Canada — Sharx Pool Bar in Montreal, where 47 percent of the patrons who used their Canadian Tire card missed four payments over 12 months. He could also tell you the “safest” products — premium birdseed and a device called a “snow roof rake” that homeowners use to remove high-up snowdrifts so they don’t fall on pedestrians.

infernal machines posted:

Agile Vector posted:

lmao


this would kind of own and id like a double secure lock on my car but lol if tesla will sully their car with features or ideas

infernal machines posted:

Eventually, the man from Massachusetts called Santana back with a proposal. He had spoken to his ex-wife, he said. They wanted to wipe out their debt by paying just $10,000 — only 35 percent of what they owed.

Santana had actually already sought permission from the bank to settle for as little as $10,000. It’s an open secret that if a debtor is willing to wait long enough, he can probably get away with paying almost nothing, as long as he doesn’t mind hurting his credit score. So Santana knew he should jump at the offer. But as an amateur psychologist, Santana was eager to make his own diagnosis — and presumably boost his own commission.

“I don’t think that’s going to work,” Santana told the man. Santana’s classes had focused on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a still-popular midcentury theory of human motivation. Santana had initially put this guy on the “love/belonging” level of Maslow’s hierarchy and built his pitch around his relationship with his ex-wife. But Santana was beginning to suspect that the debtor was actually in the “esteem” phase, where respect is a primary driver. So he switched tactics.

“You spent this money,” Santana said. “You made a promise. Now you have to decide what kind of a world you want to live in. Do you want to live around people who break their promises? How are you going to tell your friends or your kids that you can’t honor your word?”

The man mulled it over, and a few days later called back and said he’d pay $12,000.

“Boom, baby!” Santana shouted as he put down the phone. “It’s all about getting inside their heads and understanding what they need to hear,” he told me later. “It really feels great to know I’m helping people in pain.”

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

lol what the gently caress

Bulgakov posted:

cars are big things with glass on at least four sides

MomJeans420 posted:

Looks like Tesla is going to be fine after all, their new 30-something CFO will personally review every expense, and no less than Musk himself will review every 10th page of outgoing payments. When I think growth company, I definitely picture the CEO reviewing expense reports of $50 meals.

Last Chance posted:

elon musk is the tony stark of real life. he can take any amount of pressure

gently caress SNEEP posted:

send elon to afghanistan

MomJeans420 posted:

Looks like Tesla is going to be fine after all, their new 30-something CFO will personally review every expense, and no less than Musk himself will review every 10th page of outgoing payments. When I think growth company, I definitely picture the CEO reviewing expense reports of $50 meals.

leftist heap posted:

what happened to all that money they just raised

Last Chance posted:

elon musk is the tony stark of real life. he can take any amount of pressure

MomJeans420 posted:

Looks like Tesla is going to be fine after all, their new 30-something CFO will personally review every expense, and no less than Musk himself will review every 10th page of outgoing payments. When I think growth company, I definitely picture the CEO reviewing expense reports of $50 meals.

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