Recent content by pdk42

An Audi RS4, RS6, or a BMW M3/M5 would get you close. Or even a Porsche 911 Turbo S. Loads of kit on all them.

The roads in the UK, like much of our infrastructure, are in a terrible state. Decades of under-investment.

Yes, that’s what I thought. Informative and balanced.

FSD is a pipe dream. This video is really excellent at discussing its fundamental limitations.

This is an excellent video that will show you why the Tesla driving automation is a million miles away from being able actually do self-driving reliably.

I guess increasing competition is the main reason, together with an industry-wide dip in EV sales generally. But OTOH, Tesla’s limited range of cars (only two models in the UK) doesn’t help. I still think the 3 and Y are the best overall options in their class though, even if other cars are...

My Zappi works fine with the Model Y.

Yes, that’s a good point.

If Fisker have any interest in protecting their existing owners, they’d put all the source code, build scripts etc into Escrow ready to be released to open source if the company fails. That way there’s half a chance that some enthusiasts will be able to offer some limited support.

There was a press release a few days ago about a dealership in Nottingham being appointed as a Fisker agent. It’s really weird - production stopped months ago and restart seems extremely unlikely, so I’m guessing this is just some cynical attempt at window dressing to sell off the remaining...

I’m sure there will no shortage of candidates for the job!

Of course, the UK GSM network is generally crap. That doesn't help.

Yeah, I agree. It's all really sad. I can't understand how the Fisker management could have let such a promising position turn to worms like this.

I see what you’re saying (and I guess that’s what convinced to take the plunge), but compared to the big German marques, it was still a gamble. There were legions of people at that time who thought Tesla would go under.

When I bought my Model 3 in 2019, I was very nervous about it. New company, small player, lots of new tech etc. But despite some minor software glitches, it all worked out fine and Tesla have continued to lead, by a huge margin, the rest of the market in software; whether that be features...