Have y’all heard that Tesla is removing turn signal stalks and gear selectors from their cars as a “feature.”
They did it with the Model S and X earlier this year, and they’re about to refresh the Model 3 to do the same. Since the Model 3 and Y share about 75% of the same parts, it’s safe to assume it’ll get the same treatment very soon, too. Meaning, 100% of Tesla’s lineup is about to have zero stalks on the steering column.
You activate turn signals via CAPACITIVE touch buttons on the steering wheel, and you don’t shift the car at all. The car decides what direction it thinks you want to go, using AI. You can override it’s “thinking” on the touch screen.
Headlights and windshield wipers are also screen-only now.
Fuck Elon musk, fuck Tesla, fuck that new stupid cyber truck, fuck almost every pickup truck. I hate the American cars they all suck why can't we have small cars and truck rather 4-6 thousand pound death traps. Oh and visibility in these trucks fucking suck you can have a kid get hit those stupid fucking trucks and we still will not ban these large stupid vehicles. Fuck America
This week, we wrap up our foray into non-human romance. We've been calling it monster/human, but honestly only one of our fics can really be called a monster fic this time round... But to make up for that we've got not three but FOUR whole fics to cover today, mostly because James is indecisive and couldn't pick between two excellent fics (in two wildly different tones)
In tonights episode of The Shipping Forecast:
Nick combines his love of 80s horror and his hatred of Tesla in Lady about Town.
James Ruins everyones childhoods in C Is For Monster Fucker
Grace returns to tradition, and by tradition we mean seducing the fish himbo, in Zora Courting
And then James again, back to wholesome dragon ladies, with Tohru And The Disappearing Shirt (She Still Can’t Be Trusted With Laundry)
Fics and Timestamps
Lady About Town by d__T (9:30)
C Is For Monster Fucker by ImYouButStronger (23:45)
Zora Courting by Jadeile (38:00)
Tohru And The Disappearing Shirt (She Still Can’t Be Trusted With Laundry) by belmione (1:09:45)
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So, apparently, the whole "Tesla v. the Swedish Working Class" thing is actually getting juicier.
Earlier this month, PostNord refused to deliver license plates to Tesla owners. Tesla sued, and the court ruled that the transportation authority had to deliver them, somehow.
Apparently something changed, and the court has changed its mind. PostNord is no longer under obligation to deliver license plates to Tesla owners, for the time being.
Also, unions from Finland, Norway, and Denmark have all either joined the strike or threatened to join if demands are not resolved by a certain date. The Nordic market is one of the quickest growing EV marketplaces in the world, with Norway and Sweden being Tesla's fourth and fifth-largest markets, respectively. Scandinavia is invaluable to an EV-only company's success, so it'll certainly be interesting to see what becomes of the following weeks.
I feel like this is truly just the logical conclusion of where Tesla has been going for the past few years.
There's a complete disconnect between the designers of these vehicles and the people meant to use them. It started with the biohazard bullshit on the Model Y, and it got worse with the Cybertruck. You can't sacrifice function for being different. When you change something that people have been doing for LITERALLY NEARLY THE ENTIRE EXISTENCE OF CARS (putting the driver's seat on the side closest to the middle of the road, for example) you need to consider the ramifications of that decision. They didn't with this truck, and as a result, it'll be harder to check blindspots, the driver has to relearn the distance from the curb, the driver can't pass paperwork or cash out the window, the list goes on.
Come on. Get the input of the people using these vehicles for a living. It's not that hard.