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Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!" in c/videos@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel like my Toyota, the towing limit on the spec sheet doesn't mean "after this number, the hitch snaps off." For legal reasons, I need to state that that is only a guess, and that I have not tested it on anything but private roads.

For gods sake, the limit should have at least a 25% buffer. 1% buffer is madness. Toyotas, we don't even know what the buffer is, it's large enough that I've never met anyone who got nerve-wrackingly close to it. I've certainly never met a Toyota driver who's frame or hitch has snapped off. I've now seen like 5 Cybertrucks with the whole towing assembly just tumbled across asphalt.

He's very starved for attention. in c/aww@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Please tell him he is perfect! He can sponge up all of my attentions

Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!" in c/videos@lemmy.world
Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!" in c/videos@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 22 points 3 days ago

Blew the whole budget on the Tesla, didn't have any money left over for sand XD

Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!" in c/videos@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're also starting fights over on another thread of mine so... I guess this scratches some itch for you!

Boss, you do you. Call me if you need a tow.

Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!" in c/videos@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 30 points 3 days ago (9 children)

That's part of the story (though, why did Tesla ship a luxury truck with such trash tires?). Weight is a actually good thing in light snow. If you have low traction, you can actually add weight to the truck bed to get better traction. Folks in my neck the woods put sandbags and stuff in their beds to do exactly that.

Keep your eyes on what the tires are doing in the video. See how they're rolling at all the wrong times, and then locking up at all the wrong times? That's an electronic system failing, that's probably the Automatic Traction Control, and evidently it doesn't know what the fuck to do with snow.

Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!" in c/videos@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 9 points 3 days ago

We strive for accuracy here at FuelArc News XD If the story is simple enough, we sometimes even achieve it!

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Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!" (fuelarc.com)
 

What’s that they say about the definition of insanity? Something about towing with a Cybertruck, probably.

Here’s a video to watch for a laugh, a Cybertruck towing over light snow… with predictable results.

As the truck loses traction, the trailer jackknifes like it just remembered it had somewhere to be, slams into the back of the Cybertruck, and then nails a tree for good measure. The best part? The driver shouting, with perfect comedic timing, “NOT AGAIN!”

Zeekr’s New G-Pilot Aims to Fix Their Old Self-Driving System's Mistakes... We Have Video that Shows the Difference in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago

Just announcing a follow-up self-driving system on their first really pretty bad system has them on an escape trajectory with their stock price.

I'm starting to think Tesla set all the wrong examples for the auto industry.

ner in c/lotrmemes@midwest.social
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 10 points 4 days ago

ferm Nermenurr

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Zeekr’s New G-Pilot Aims to Fix Their Old Self-Driving System's Mistakes... We Have Video that Shows the Difference (fuelarc.com)
 

Zeekr, the electric luxury brand of Geely, China’s third-largest auto manufacturer by 2024 volume, is making headlines with its new self-driving technology, G-Pilot. The system, which will be available for free, could make it an even tougher sell for Tesla to market Full-Self Driving (FSD) as a premium upgrade.

Will Zeekr’s new G-Pilot system be a genuine game-changer, or just a more polished version of its problematic predecessor, NZP (Navigation Zeekr Pilot)? We’ve done the legwork, watched the footage, and broken it all down for you.

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Mapping 9 Tesla Attacks in March 2025: Wave of Arson and Gunfire Worldwide as Anger Rises (fuelarc.com)
 

We’re only 18 days into March 2025, and already we’ve seen 9 instances of Tesla dealerships, Supercharger stations, or parked vehicles torched or shot in a wave of vandalism worldwide. That’s including 2 arson attacks over the last 24 hours, in Las Vegas and Kansas City.

We’ve mapped the incidents of arson and gunfire in the United State and across Europe, here are the maps and the details of each incident.

Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

Can't deny any of that.

Have I mentioned, I'm broadly surprised by how reasonable the conversations are here versus Reddit? Thanks for that, I think I misunderstood your initial comment

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Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wile E Coyote Wall… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch - FuelArc News (fuelarc.com)
 

Mark Rober just set up one of the most interesting self-driving tests of 2025, and he did it by imitating Looney Tunes. The former NASA engineer and current YouTube mad scientist recreated the classic gag where Wile E. Coyote paints a tunnel onto a wall to fool the Road Runner. Only this time, the test […]

Least extreme biophysics phd in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 6 points 5 days ago

Haha, well, that shows my reading comprehension level!

Least extreme biophysics phd in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 13 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I know him!!! He featured heavily in that one Walter Isaacson biography, The Codebreaker. About Dr. Doudna of course.

Did he get his PHD? Well, good on him. I see China has a better anti-recidivism program than the USA has. Last I heard, he was doing hard time in Chinese prison for mad scientist stuff.

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Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch (fuelarc.com)
 

Mark Rober just set up one of the most interesting self-driving tests of 2025, and he did it by imitating Looney Tunes. The former NASA engineer and current YouTube mad scientist recreated the classic gag where Wile E. Coyote paints a tunnel onto a wall to fool the Road Runner.

Only this time, the test subject wasn’t a cartoon bird… it was a self-driving Tesla Model Y.

The result? A full-speed, 40 MPH impact straight into the wall. Watch the video and tell us what you think!

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Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch (fuelarc.com)
 

Mark Rober just set up one of the most interesting self-driving tests of 2025, and he did it by imitating Looney Tunes. The former NASA engineer and current YouTube mad scientist recreated the classic gag where Wile E. Coyote paints a tunnel onto a wall to fool the Road Runner.

Only this time, the test subject wasn’t a cartoon bird… it was a self-driving Tesla Model Y.

The result? A full-speed, 40 MPH impact straight into the wall. Watch the video and tell us what you think!

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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For (fuelarc.com)
 

Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look at how it looks.

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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight (fuelarc.com)
 

Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For (fuelarc.com)
 

Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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Insurer Study: Waymo is 12.5 Times Safer Than Human Drivers - FuelArc News (fuelarc.com)
 

The data coming out from an independent study of Waymo autonomous vehicles is, frankly, amazing. Swiss Re, one of the largest global insurance firms based out of Zürich, reports that 25.3 million fully autonomous miles drive by Waymo vehicles resulted in a 92% reduction in car crash injuries.

In plain English, Waymo self-driving tech is 12.5x safer than human drivers.

Let's dig into what that means!

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Tesla Claimed 8,669 Canadian EV Rebates as the Program Ran Out of Funds… That’s 1.5 Sales Per Minute (fuelarc.com)
 

Between January 10 and January 12, after being warned that an EV rebate program was running out of funds, Tesla dealerships in Canada managed to claim 8,669 individual iZEV EV rebates, or about $43 million CAD in incentives.

Meanwhile, 200 other auto dealerships across Canada are left holding the bag for millions worth of rebates that Transport Canada may not be able reimburse after the funds ran out, according to excellent reporting in the Toronto Star.

At least the Canadian government is paying attention. Transport Minister Anita Anand is personally looking into it. She stated:

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“I am disappointed. This report is unacceptable and I am asking the department that is responsible for administering this program to provide me with detailed and complete information.”

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So what happened here? And how did the iZEV program run out of funds so quickly?

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Automatic Dog Treat Dispensers for Cars Patented by Ford: Dogs Everywhere Absolutely Love the Idea. - FuelArc News (fuelarc.com)
 

The real feature here is buried in Ford's patent filing: it can detect your dog, and feed that information to an automated treat dispenser. If you have to pop into the store, and Rover starts barking, the machine will know and can automatically become dog’s best friend! Or you can absolutely blow your dog’s mind by manually giving them a treat, but through an app, rather than by hand.

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