Do you remember this “capability” hoopla posted online by the fraud department of Tesla?

ALL CAPS IS VERY LOUD. Notably it doesn’t say anything about the tires.

So people are expected to actually drive the silly Cybertruck?

Like drive one in the real world?

Ok, let’s see what’s being reported… @ramseyackad on Facebook just posted this video (which he credits to an unapologetic right-wing extremist account @6sixmiked) for all to see:

Behold! A true truck!😂 My buddy @6sixmiked caught this CyberJunk slippin. “I’ll call Elon, he’ll get you out”😆 Don’t get me started on this🙄 What do you think?👇🏽

GO ANYWHERE. TACKLE ANYTHING. Except snow in a driveway.

It reminds me of the days of 1999 when British Rail said trains were getting stuck because engineers weren’t prepared for the “wrong type of snow“.

Many are saying the Cybertruck has the wrong type of travel? No. Clearance? No… wait for it… TIRES.

Yeah, go ahead and change those “M+S” (Mud and Snow) tires to something else, as if you didn’t think of that when you saw a forecast for snow and looked at the tread pattern. I’ll wait.

“Autopilot” seems a most plausible explanation for how red stoplights at an intersection, as well as the red brake lights on the back of a stopped car, were all conspicuously ignored at very high speed.

A person who was behind the wheel of a Tesla is now dead after reportedly crashing into an Uber in downtown Houston Sunday night. The deadly crash happened on Jefferson Street and La Branch around 11:30 p.m. Police said that the driver of the Tesla rear-ended the Uber, which was stopped at a red light. The Tesla was said to have been traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the collision. The driver of the Tesla was later pronounced dead…

I mean it could be another case of suicidal Tesla, but the presence of a passenger, not to mention the configuration of four lanes with two lights, makes that less plausible than Autopilot failure.

My first guess is that the Tesla’s software had registered the brake lights of the car but not that the car was stopped, as it didn’t see the red lights above the lane it was speeding in, but we’ll have to wait for more details.

According to HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant R. Dallas and Officer T. Syed, the Tesla was traveling eastbound on Jefferson at a high speed when the driver lost control. The Tesla struck a gray Toyota Highlander, which was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Jefferson and La Branch. The Tesla continued through the intersection, left the roadway, and collided with the concrete wall of a parking garage.

Last year the government of Colorado drew a bright line on the right to repair, which just went into effect. Hundreds of thousands of agricultural workers can now legally fix their own technology without unfair interference or fees by manufacturers.

Starting January 1, 2024, the act requires a manufacturer to provide parts, embedded software, firmware, tools, or documentation, such as diagnostic, maintenance, or repair manuals, diagrams, or similar information (resources), to independent repair providers and owners of the manufacturer’s agricultural equipment to allow an independent repair provider or owner to conduct diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services on the owner’s agricultural equipment. A manufacturer’s failure to comply with the requirement to provide resources is a deceptive trade practice.

Here are the bi-partisan primary sponsors of the bill, who seem to have done an exceptional job writing technology concepts into law:

• Brianna Titone – Software Developer
• Ron Weinberg – IT Solutions
• Nick Hinrichsen – Transit Operations
• Janice Marchman – Teacher