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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by vvanders on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @01:37PM (#23835045)
Remove autopilot from a Model S and it's still a hell of a car. Just from a pure driving dynamics a mechanical engine can't touch a VFD in terms of power dynamics and range(which is also why Diesel-Electric locomotives use them).

Don't disagree on the autopilot, the killer app has always been for me stop-and-go traffic where the speeds are lower and the sensors need to do less vision and more radar based.

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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by AgloeDreams on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:27PM (#23837385)
Short of range issues, you should drive a Taycan to see just how much better it can get. The Car lacks the infotainment tech of Tesla, the network, and the autopilot tech but from a driving dynamics and quality standpoint makes the Model S feel poor.
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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by karolist on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:36AM (#23843785)
Diesel-Electric locomotives do it that way because there's no clutch mechanism that would sustain the load being put on it, they have to use the magnetism for load coupling.
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