moist turtleneck posted:

lol that Tesla keeps slashing prices on cars in a time when all car prices are going up

Good fundamentals

Zeroisanumber posted:

Is Tesla even updating by model year like other carmakers? Are they doing any development or refinements on their current models?

moist turtleneck posted:

lol that Tesla keeps slashing prices on cars in a time when all car prices are going up

Good fundamentals

Spergin Morlock posted:

imagine paying $1.7mil for a house in central PA

Spergin Morlock posted:

imagine paying $1.7mil for a house in central PA

Rudeboy Detective posted:

afaik they don't do discrete model years but do teeny tiny little iterations on their models over time so that two cars bought in the same year might be built differently in subtle or even big ways

the driver experience remains largely untouched (which is why the S is so outdated lmao) but maybe your tesla has 420 different types of connector holding together the needlessly complicated wheel well assembly while mine only has 69

Poco posted:

They do have discrete model years- they just haven't fundamentally changed their body design in a decade (body revisions usually happen every 5 years or so)- the only thing changing is the interior.

Rudeboy Detective posted:

the driver experience remains largely untouched (which is why the S is so outdated lmao) but maybe your tesla has 420 different types of connector holding together the needlessly complicated wheel well assembly while mine only has 69

Spergin Morlock posted:

imagine paying $1.7mil for a house in central PA

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Tesla's decision to use a large display that wasn't tested to higher automotive grade standards had fairly predictable results. First the Model S and X screens were plagued by a bizarre problem that was clearly caused by thermal issues: bubbles would form on the sides of the displays and eventually leak a gooey adhesive material into the car's interior. Tesla appeared to mostly fix this problem with its "cabin overheat protection" feature (which it sold as being to protect dogs and children, despite the fact that it held the temperature at +40C which is about the temperature where a child's organs will start shutting down) as well as revisions to the Innolux panel. Intriguingly, a blog post at Mentor Graphics suggests that Innolux was struggling with thermal management on a screen for an unspecified "high end automobile," ultimately concluding that "defining the boundary conditions for Innolux’s system is the responsibility of their customer, not Innolux."

This was followed by another problem with Model S and X screens, which seems to have been even more widespread: the infamous "yellow banding" problem. This was similar to problems found on a number of touchscreen devices, from iPhones to Microsoft Surfaces, and it too seems to be the result of high thermal loads. Though "only" a cosmetic issue, many owners report having had Tesla replace their screens (in some cases multiple times) to address the problem. Ultimately, around the end of 2018 Tesla stopped replacing screens and told owners it was developing its own solution in-house, saying the new screen units would be available in the Summer of 2019.

As early as April 19th, 2019, Tesla owners began to report that new screens were available and that replacement appointments could be scheduled. At least two pro-Tesla Youtubers did receive the new replacement screen, but another owner posted an invoice that suggested the new unit was simply remanufactured. Then, this Friday reports started coming in stating that Tesla had suddenly changed its mind and that yellowing screens would not be replaced for free (a recent rumor suggests that Tesla is discontinuing all "goodwill repairs"). The first owner to report this has a five-month-old car with the yellowing screen, and has already endured a series of hair-raising service issues, and at least two others had an appointment to replace his screen canceled unceremoniously.

moist turtleneck posted:

this was a funny article about the tesla tablets and how they saved money by using tablets that weren't made for handling heat, cold, vibrations, etc

https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows-why-automotive-grade-matters

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Tesla appeared to mostly fix this problem with its "cabin overheat protection" feature (which it sold as being to protect dogs and children, despite the fact that it held the temperature at +40C which is about the temperature where a child's organs will start shutting down)

Just a Moron posted:

I'd buy the poo poo out of that gizmo, where do I click?

LGD posted:

https://twitter.com/thetrendzmall/status/1648621105970819072?s=20

the insane ads due to no legitimate advertisers have gotten better imo

LGD posted:

https://twitter.com/thetrendzmall/status/1648621105970819072?s=20

the insane ads due to no legitimate advertisers have gotten better imo

Mr Hootington posted:

Just saw this on twitter. Thought it would be appropriate
https://twitter.com/geocitiesgifbot/status/1648719378802782208?t=5yXGkvQU0ByEvCTsSBIaLQ&s=19

goth smoking cloves posted:

You should nsfw tag this

LGD posted:

https://twitter.com/thetrendzmall/status/1648621105970819072?s=20

Mr. Lobe posted:

One of the times the squirrel got ejected some seeds fell out of the tube. I think that might just encourage the squirrel to keep it up

Spergin Morlock posted:

imagine paying $1.7mil for a house in central PA

16-bit Butt-Head posted:

anything funny happen

DesertIslandHermit posted:

*has a child with a woman I am secretly in an affair with* I am saving the white population.

the milk machine posted:

hseroK divaD posted:

https://twitter.com/GWrightstone/status/1648424074740396038

the milk machine posted: