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Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by RockRobotRock on Thursday March 26, 2026 @03:18AM (#47527533)
Four 9/11s worth of people die every year from drunk driving. If we can't even get that under control, I don't see why being able to modify your own car is a big deal.
Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by UqWBcuFx6NV4r on Thursday March 26, 2026 @06:06AM (#47528541)
It doesn’t have to be a “big deal” for the powers that be to resolve that you shouldn’t have root access to your iPad on wheels, dude.
Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by CalRobert on Thursday March 26, 2026 @07:06AM (#47529004)
We could do both…

Disabling alertness sensors might worsen drunk driving actually.

Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by mrguyorama on Thursday March 26, 2026 @02:25PM (#47533949)
Isn't this largely a US problem?

Enforcement is abysmal for stupid reasons. Courts are reluctant to remove the ability for people to drive because America purposely made itself dependent on cars, and cops are reluctant to actually arrest a lot of people for drunk driving because they tend to be buddies, or worse. You can find plentiful examples of off duty officers trying to get out of drunk driving simply by being a cop.

This is what you get when you can vote on the sheriff and judges who insist they are "Tough on crime" because they sentence a dude smoking a joint to years in the joint while ignoring real problems like, you know, murder and theft and violence and all the shit their buddies are doing. The "Tough on crime" people are the ones drunk driving often enough.

Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by RockRobotRock on Friday March 27, 2026 @07:06AM (#47541211)
I think it was pretty clear I was talking about the United States.