He was not alone in his sleep. Volkswagen and Mercedes have been sleeping about as deep and long.
this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2024
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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.
Nope. Semi trucks drive 90 km/h, you can just stay behind one in the right lane.
Wish we still had Chris Farley around instead of his dumbass brother…seriously this is Chris Farley’s brother.
Looked it up, wiki says cousin.
Oh shit, good call. It’s been awhile since I heard about Jim here and I guess since they have a bit of a shared resemblance my brain just decided they were bros.
- 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.
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