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"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
06/14/2018 at 12:03 • Filed to: None

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DISCUSSION (25)

CalzoneGolem > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/14/2018 at 12:09

They do.

Ash78, voting early and often > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/14/2018 at 12:12

And a screen name referencing a David Cross character from the 90s. Massive props on that one.

Mr. Show was awesome.

fintail > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/14/2018 at 12:18

Don’t call it autopilot, problem solved. The name tricks idiots.

I wonder how many MBs with Distronic Plus are being blindly crashed into solid objects because the driver thought it could drive itself.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/14/2018 at 12:21

I personally find all of this stuff stupid.

I don’t even use cruise control. I didn’t even use it until this year.

InFierority Complex > fintail
06/14/2018 at 12:30

But “Really sophisticated cruise control” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > InFierority Complex
06/14/2018 at 12:32

“Super Cruise”

fintail > InFierority Complex
06/14/2018 at 13:33

Not edgy and techy enough. Nobody will be impressed.

Future next gen S2000 owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/14/2018 at 13:44

I disagree. Even if Autopilot and all the equivalent systems suck, all they have to do is be better than us. There is no evidence that a person wouldn’t have crashed in that scenario.

A 10% reduction in crashes due to the use of a flawed system is still better than not using said system just because it crashes on occasion. People crash all the time. We don’t call for banning non-professional drivers and putting everyone on planes, trains, and buses.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > fintail
06/14/2018 at 15:37

Call it “supercruise” and it still sounds catchy without sounding like the car drives itself.

fintail > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
06/14/2018 at 16:02

The dorks in the cult might not think that’s wild enough, though. A self-driving car is what they want, logic has no place in it.

His Stigness suggested “Deathpilot”, which might be close to accurate.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > fintail
06/14/2018 at 16:17

How about this:

It’s the Microsoft diagnostics wizard for deleting stupid people from the planet

Zed28M6 > fintail
06/14/2018 at 16:22

Idiots will abuse it no matter what it is called, and it is very obtuse to try to use the name as an excuse for their behavior. It’s just a classic example of the internet grabbing a pitchfork and jumping on the bandwagon.

Automation will never achieve real would success unless it receives real world trials. And it will never be perfect, but I would say that it is already better that ~75% of people on the road today.

fintail > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
06/14/2018 at 16:23

If that’s the case, make it standard on all models, with a big blinking button :)

fintail > Zed28M6
06/14/2018 at 16:27

Obtuse? Nice opinion, nothing more.

Like I said, I wonder how many MBs with Distronic Plus are being blindly crashed into solid objects because the driver thought it could drive itself.

It’s not autopilot, it’s not autonomous, but the maker wants to impress overmonied drones, and the cultish base want to believe in fairytales.

Zed28M6 > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2018 at 16:28

You are the worst then, and I will possibly road rage at your inability to maintain a consistent speed fucking with my cruise setting.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Zed28M6
06/14/2018 at 16:41

Ok.

If you want to cut off a SuperCrew F150, have fun.

Zed28M6 > fintail
06/14/2018 at 17:13

I don’t know. What are the numbers for automation miles per incident for Tesla/Caddy/MB/Uber/etc.?

I would guess that at ~300k vehicles Tesla has more automation capable units in service than all the other players combined. They are the biggest media target which makes them the biggest target for criticism on the internet and the biggest target for “fanboyism”.

How about we start putting some blame on the morons who abuse the system and repeatedly ignore audible and visual warnings that they need to take control of the vehicle.

Zed28M6 > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2018 at 17:15

Because you cut people off while following them?

fintail > Zed28M6
06/14/2018 at 17:24

No idea, I’ve read of nothing nor heard of anything anecdotally of drivers of those other cars smashing it up because they were too stupid to grasp the capabilities of the car.

Most S-class since W222 have Distronic, so that number might not be solid.I don’t buy into the media conspiracy, sorry.

The morons are abusing the system because they (the same people who had a microwave and VCR blinking 12:00 in 1985) are fooled by a seductive name given to a mere partially autonomous system by a flamboyant yet dull automaker. Blame ‘em both.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Zed28M6
06/14/2018 at 17:28

Come to think of it, I feel bad if you can’t maintain your speed without cruise control.

Spanfeller is a twat > Zed28M6
06/14/2018 at 18:01

Wow man, if you road rage because someone wants to use a different input to control their speed, I really think you shouldn’t be allowed to drive, or make legal decisions... have you thought of getting a guardianship? I bet your legal guardian could fathom how to use a gas pedal.

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2018 at 18:06

Zed28M6 > Spanfeller is a twat
06/15/2018 at 13:02

Sorry, my level of rage must not be on the same level as every one else.

I’m saying I’m likely to throw the double birds while MF’ing him under my breath.

And only if he is unable to maintain a consistent speed due to his ‘superiorness’ over his standard equipped cruise control. It’s equivalent to the entitled individual that sits in the left lane of the highway going 5mph under, just because they can.

Zed28M6 > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/15/2018 at 13:03

I feel bad for everyone around you as you “think” you are maintaining constant speed.

Spanfeller is a twat > Zed28M6
06/15/2018 at 13:15

No it isn’t.

Highways have maximum limts, and a very forgiving minimum speed in some cases.

If someone wants to do 65 in the slow lane, its fine... if someone wants to do 65 in the passing lane... thats really bad.