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Enough Musk Spam

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I called a taxi earlier. And on a whim, because I've seen a lot of Tesla-driving cabbies lately, I told the dispatcher I didn't wish to ride in a Tesla car.

The guy said "Funny, you're like the fifth person who asks that this week..."

Sounds like I'm not the only one to have had this idea. I think I'll request this each and every time from now on: it seems like a good way to hurt Tesla indirectly on the cheap.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably increases your safety too, depending on how strictly the "no autopilot" policy in the company is enforced, if any.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And there are cars that don't lock you inside when on fire. It's all about individual choice. Burn alive inside a Nazi-owned cat, or not.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Correct. The speaker grille behind which the emergency door release handle is located is the only panel that doesn't fall off in normal use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

They decided to use the expensive glue for that panel

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Along similar lines, you can cancel an uber/lyft for free within 2 minutes of booking. If you book one and get a Tesla, you can cancel real quick and try again. Maybe wait a min or two to rebook to increase odds of different driver.