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RE: AI Take The Wheel!
My father has had a Tesla for several years now. In fact, he originally bought one because his job requires him to drive a lot, and the fuel budget was becoming a real constraint (over 50,000km/year).
That's why the Tesla came into his head in the first place. Having driven it several times, it's amazing the feeling of security you get inside. Everything's secure and doesn't necessarily make you want to go fast.
In fact, the ride is really smooth. I compare it to my 1996 van haha.
Your thoughts on diminishing attention span are 100% true. I'm currently in the middle of "weaning" from TikTok and it's really hard. But I think it's really necessary when I see the damage it can do. TikTok isn't the only thing to blame.
For that reason alone, I really support the autonomous car industry. In fact, I have a great deal of confidence in this autonomy, having driven the Tesla, but also other cars in this style. A good chunk of the people who are against it are people who don't know much about this technology and how much more reliable it is than a human.
I think ultimately it has to do with control. I think people and industries don't like giving up control and that drives a lot of this. I like the idea of electric cars, but over here in the states the infrastructre isn't there to support the huge distances we have. My bad for assuming you don't live in the states. I think if I lived in a big city and I didn't travel too far outside of that circle then it might make sense. My wife and I drive a half hour to work in a small town and a half hour back each day. Given it is a small town, charging stations aren't that much of an option. I really like the idea of hybrid vehicles where the battery charges as you drive.
In fact, my parents also live a long way from a big city, so there's no way to recharge the car.
But in their house, there are solar panels and a super tesla charger (which you can buy in addition to the car). This is really handy, because it means you can have a supercharger at home.
The hybrid car is a good compromise, I think. And it's just crazy to be able to recharge while driving. Of course, it's not going to fill up the car's battery, but it clearly limits recharging times afterwards.
I imagine that in a few years' time, these recharging technologies will be even more powerful. There are crazy discoveries being made every day when you look into it.
It's a pity that in the media, we mostly talk about the war between the anti-electrics and the pro-electrics.
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