Mercedes Benz is debuting some Level 3 driving automation on a few of their cars for 2024. These systems are full hands off and legal for use in Nevada and California. Mercedes Benz stands by the systems and are on the hook if something goes "wrong".

10/13/2023 9:07:32 AM

That's not what I mean though.

When driving, or for most things, I think personal accountability is a necessity.

corporations are corporations

we should build tech around humans, not in spite of

10/13/2023 11:18:02 PM

A "Made in China" crisis awaits Big Auto

https://m.economictimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/a-made-in-china-crisis-awaits-big-auto/articleshow/116959322.cms

The future is Chinese cars, EVs specifically.

1/6/2025 3:02:16 AM

I spent some time with chinese evs last year. They blow away every new car available in america under 40k in terms of value and quality. protective tariffs are the only thing holding off the blood bath you're seeing in japan and europe. when the cars are already built with unfair wages and then the govt subsidizes them further, its impossible to compete, especially with western labor protections in place. what kills me is all the free market rhetoric espoused by gop clowns, but they're the last people to argue for letting these cars enter the market.

I think if you're going to give these american/european/japanese companies a stay of execution, you need to put in protections for the american consumer base to prevent coasting on shit product offerings. Something like there must be X offerings at Y price by Z date or efficiency targets. Miss the numbers and the tariffs start falling.

1/6/2025 6:53:33 AM

I mean its not free market when the competition is subsidized by a communist government.

But it is entertaining to watch Europe support and encourage pissing away their automotive prestige

1/6/2025 3:13:26 PM

As someone now working in automotive, that's kind of horrifying.

1/7/2025 8:46:04 AM

Pretty soon we'll all be living in a Chinese van down by the river

1/7/2025 9:06:42 PM

a Chinese van built by slave labor

1/20/2025 2:05:01 PM