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Not seen: the 100,000 USD bill for the Apple Car

Alt text: A cartoon photo of a "Windows" car that is in need of maintenance and care, and an "Apple" car that just has an on/off switch

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[–] [email protected] 165 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The apple car doesn't have a reverse gear. But the fan boys are like "It doesn't need a reverse, that's the point, Apple is all about forward thinking".

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Tell me that while parallel parking

[–] [email protected] 65 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's what You get for using a non apple authorised parking space. Your car gets bricked.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

Of course you need to flip your car over to recharge it. What's wrong with that?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

This problem was already solved in the 1930’s with the 5th wheel in the rear of the car

https://youtu.be/gyjfv3AnuYM?si=vj7iT9YH2wdIROrz

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

You don't need to reverse to park between two vehicles, you simply go forward on the right angle, climb the curb and turn.

But you do need it to get out.

However, you also don't need it to get out as you just wait like an upstanding citizen for the person in front you to leave.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

What you do see, is you only parallel park if there’s enough space and you can slide your car in while only moving forward

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The thing about not having a reverse gear is literally describing a tesla

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/29/22256504/teslas-model-s-x-redesign-automatic-shifting-prnd-gears

Ok I was exaggerating about no reverse gear, but the shifter is on the touchscreen and you don't switch into reverse manually, it supposedly "intelligently" chooses reverse for you when needed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

that's... horrifying.