Or switch to a bike!
Minnesota touts e-bike rebates worth up to 75% off cost of new purchase
If you're thinking about buying an e-bike, this summer might be the perfect time. The state said the rebate is worth a maximum rebate of up to $1,500. Retailers can apply for the program starting May 1.www.cbsnews.com
Saw one south of the Altoona Target last Sunday. IMO they look better* in real life than on the screen.
There’s definitely some conflict, it’s a bit annoying to get blown by going up a hill in the bike lane by someone on one.
It certainly has its cool factor but the everyday user reviews I’ve read paint it as pretty horrible compared to how it’s hyped.
Totally agree with you. I’ve been taking advantage of my free subscription for the month and it has exceeded expectations in a lot of ways. Definitely some amazing engineering and fun to do (my five year old gets a kick out of it too), but it just doesn’t add much value for me. If im in the car and needing to pay attention to the road it’s really not an inconvenience to turn the steering wheel and push on the gas pedal.
I agree, with a “but…” We have a Subaru with lane keeping, the wife absolutely loves it for nighttime driving so she can focus on the surroundings/threats while the car automates the lane centering/keeping it between the lines. She has not the greatest night vision, and would spend her concentration (read: stress) just on watching where the road is going versus possible obstacles. Personally for me it makes no difference.
It can be pretty hard to see the lines on a rainy night, but I have a hard time putting that much faith in technology, especially if there's been road work.
She’s not using it to ignore the road or “putting that much faith” into it. It’s an assist; she would certainly notice if it was taking her off the road.
Don’t disagree with you but I’m not talking about the auto pilot features like lane assist and adaptive cruise control. I’m talking about the full self driving where you put in an address and it drives there without you controlling acceleration, stopping, steering, turning corners, etc
Also don’t disagree but… those features are a part of the full self driving experience that someone like my wife would very much enjoy, even more so than the auto pilot features, for the very same reasons she enjoys the auto pilot features. Even less need to spend thoughts on the “administrative” duties of driving.
It’s not near as helpful for her; our old vehicle had lane departure, there wasn’t much benefit for her. It alone doesn’t alleviate the need to focus on the curvature of the road ahead, and the anxiety it can create.
I'd be worried that by the time I figured out the car didn't know what it was doing, it would be too late to correct it. That's why I don't think the truckers need to worry about their jobs for quite a while.
At least on the Subaru you have to keep your hands on the wheel and it also watches your face/eyes. It turns off (with warnings) if it thinks you’re not paying attention. It also turns off if it can’t reliably see the road markings in the same manner.
But the city-driving IT workers comprise like 90% of truck buyers. Not Cybertrucks, but all trucks. You're more likely to see a 4 door truck hauling nothing more than the driver than you are hauling anything that REQUIRES a truck. #minivanlife
But having a single, standardized HW build also has benefits that save money elsewhere. One single wiring harness design. One single assembly procedure. It costs money to provide options, which is why most passenger car companies do packages rather than individual options.
