cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/42676060
He was not alone in his sleep. Volkswagen and Mercedes have been sleeping about as deep and long.
Mercedes has just increased the speed limit for their level 3 self driving system to 95km/h, which means you can legally read a book or watch a movie while the car drives on the Autobahn.
Any car going 95m/h on a German Autobahn is going to cause a lot of problems. It would be a moving accident waiting to happen.
Wish we still had Chris Farley around instead of his dumbass brother…seriously this is Chris Farley’s brother.
- The arrogance of seeing only established manufacturers.
- The self-centeredness of assuming US and European are the only markets that matter, and product mix in US is more profitable.
- The instant gratification of not thinking beyond quarterly financials.
- The lack of knowledge of his own business and how to fit engineering timelines into marketing timelines
Lol, the corrections… “We didn’t sleep, we sold 5 cars!”
They are still sleeping. The petrol corruption runs so deep, it will the downfall of the western industry.
It was crazy visiting China last year. The EVs that everyday people are driving feel so polished and futuristic in many ways.
