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fleet owners will love that.bet itll be quiet in the cab too,what not to like?
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This type of tech would be much better suited in other applications, like USPS delivery trucks. Weird how Tesla wouldn't focus on that segment, until you consider that would actually lead to thousands of preorders they have no way of building. 15 units for Walmart though? Tesla's free to take their time.
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Have some classmates working on Tesla staff..its an interesting dynamic they enjoy it though not sure there's profit yet
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Central seating is silly. The only advantage is in a crash, which there would be plenty of. When a driver backs, jacking to the right it's called, "blind side" backing... with central seating, every backing maneuver would be blind sided. Trucks have huge mirrors for a reason. The mirrors are plenty big, but the driver is sitting too far back from the windshield to see what's going on at his 10 and 2 o'clock positions, along with those freakishly large A-pillars being in the way. That truck is useless as-is... unless it's supposed to be totally autonomous. If that's the case, I'll work the bugs out while using it, in-between naps in that cushy Cap'n Kirks chair. And finally, it doesn't take 550 ft to stop a truck from 55mph, take that article with a grain of salt.
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Camaro owners talking about blind spots? Heh.
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But seriously I would like to see side looking radar in combination with mirrors. Some have tried it but it's still a work in progress, similar to the FLR already on a lot of trucks. The main issue isn't going forward, it's backing up. Quote:
I don't drive a Camaro. I'm just a fan. I'd hurt people in that car the way I drive.
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You said backing up is an issue due to central seating.. I see no reason cameras can't take care of that issue, whether it's more prevalent on their truck or not. Obviously mirrors will be there..
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Cameras fail, screens fail, computers fail...
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Cameras and screens are pretty damn reliable.. And the truck has mirrors.
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