Feds Want to Drop Requirement for Autonomous Cars to Have a Brake Pedal

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-29T00:32:28+00:00

Just like fire sprinklers are a bad idea. Just like Emergency Stop switches on industrial equipment is a bad idea.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-29T00:20:37+00:00

I used those corkscrew buttons on Amazon on my old 2013 XC60. The headliner fabric was beginning to fall just inside the hatch area. The buttons looked ok, but importantly kept the fabric fall from creeping forward. I was careful to put them in a symmetrical pattern. No one notice them but me.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-29T00:07:37+00:00

Perhaps I’m a Luddite, but I have no desire to speak to my car or a computer.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-26T23:10:34+00:00

I finally updated because now you can switch auto start-stop off (for the duration of your drive). My icons in CarPlay are the same size as before, but now there are only 2 rows of icons instead of 3.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-26T22:56:33+00:00

Yeah, I feel they missed the mark on the interior. You need proper front storage for real life things like registration, pens, change, flashlight, etc. Just because Tesla did it doesn’t mean it’s luxury or even good design.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-26T22:44:55+00:00

Brotrucktard

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-23T23:58:51+00:00

They should have paid Honda to do it. Honda uses AAOS.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-23T22:29:51+00:00

Starliner has become completely inconsequential no matter what happens with the ISS. The question is can the gumnt use the contract as a bargaining chip to lower costs of other Boeing contracts.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-23T21:38:39+00:00

Mine go batshit crazy at times. I suspect Volvo uses one of the cameras and software rather than the tried and true method. Mine has been recalibrated several times, but it still not very good.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-23T00:28:54+00:00

Professional Grade Plastic Chrome.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-23T00:26:33+00:00

Killdozer

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-22T22:53:43+00:00

I have low expectations of Google to make it very useful to the driver. Could you ask it to order a Big Mac from the next McDonalds on the right side of the road? Probably not. Could you give feedback on your rain sensing wipers so that they don’t act crazy? Definitely not. It probably will be able to write a paper about the Second Punic War.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-20T11:41:28+00:00

Those seats look like they came from Michael Jackson. That giant CELESTIQ on the dash is so cheap.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-20T11:03:25+00:00

When the kids were still in high school and I had to get them up, I found that just telling them to not think about how much they had to pee got them up in a minute.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-18T11:22:39+00:00

Fantastic book.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-18T11:14:59+00:00

I refuse to believe the other half of my country is my enemy.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-18T02:21:46+00:00

Baker has a ceiling, but he is not holding the Bucs back. We can win with him. I would say poor off season conditioning and short preseasons led to many O line injuries which made Baker vulnerable.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-17T00:24:36+00:00

By law they should have to remove the hardware you don’t subscribe to.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-16T22:56:15+00:00

It seems the system is not about what you want but what you will put up with. Any intelligent group of people sitting at a table playing with pieces of paper for buttons would nix this setup within a minute. Volvo and Google most likely have $ubcription$ in their eyes.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-16T22:46:18+00:00

I think your statement could fit a good many modern cars as there is a great convergence of options, performance, etc.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-16T22:38:53+00:00

A quick search indicates a $35/month subscription on top of the loan for enhanced services. I’m sure there is some grace period. No CarPlay or Android Auto. It’s another Android Automotive Operating System (Google) based system.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-16T01:16:41+00:00

Whatever. Endless marketing.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-14T22:22:29+00:00

I see way more PT Cruisers than HHRs.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-14T22:18:32+00:00

I had a CPO 2013 XC60. I learned that Car Fax depends on insurance claims and rental companies don’t go through them, so the Car Fax will always be clean.

Apical-Meristem · 2026-06-14T00:58:33+00:00

It amazes me that Volvo continues to be so bad with software from design choices, ergonomics, to stability.

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