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atrielienz

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    The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

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  • Agreed. And that's where consumer choice comes in. People don't want them. Tesla is having to rework their entire plant to use the assembly lines that produce cybertrucks because they can't sell the ones they've already made. They projected and prepared to manufacturer and sell 500,000 and they've sold something like 40,000 and the rest are just sitting in retail lots or holding lots collecting dust. The best estimate seems to be that they might be able to sell another 30,000 in 2025. But with tax credits for EV's going away and other regulations going into effect world wide, that is probably a pipe dream.

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    The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

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  • They haven't been banned from sale in the UK or EU so far as I can tell, according to the article.

    But the relevant safety organizations and municipalities have been impounding them when they show up, so that's something.

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    The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

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  • To be fair, you made a good point. In the article it states pretty definitively that the NHTSA hasn't been allowed to have the Cybertruck independently crash tested which is bogus as hell.

    The fact that it can't force that from any car manufacturer doesn't really make sense. They haven't even received relevant data related to Tesla's in house crash testing and I can't even begin to understand how that's legal.

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    The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

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  • It's barely sold in the US as well.

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    The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

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  • Nah. The Ford Pinto laid the groundwork for the NHTSA's regulatory control of forced recalls. The only way this thing doesn't get recalled for being dangerous is if Musk's D. o. g. e manages to undercut or defund the NHTSA.

    Additionally, other countries with better regulatory bodies won't even allow it to be sold or will require mandatory recall of these vehicles which means the end of the cyber truck. They can't even sell them because people don't want them.

    The other thing is that insurance companies can absolutely refuse to insure them and if I'm honest, they may be the main reason that the NHTSA doesn't back down from regulating them (insurance companies are a powerful lobby, and they absolutely can countermand the automotive lobby in some cases).

    My point is, it's more complicated than just "Musk is a government official now, and historically dangerous cars weren't recalled".

  • Lemmy vs Mbin vs PieFed

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  • So it doesn't work like it does on Tumblr then. Thank you!

  • Lemmy vs Mbin vs PieFed

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  • How does the boosting work? Because I was never a major Twitter user, and on Tumblr, the "retweet". Option makes things a bit of a disjointed mess because (at least with new Tumblr and the app) it treats each share as a separate post and they aren't linked properly together. So, say someone responds to a comment you made on the reshare ten reshare ago. You may or may not even be able to access it. You may not even be able to find it.

  • How do wages and tax work in the US?

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  • At the end of the tax year you generally receive tax documentation forms (a W2 or 1099 etc). These tax forms detail your taxable income and possibly any tax credits or exemptions you might be eligible for.

    You fill out I9 forms detailing your status (single married etc) and what dependants you have when you start at your place of work and then update those forms as that status changes over time. This information is used by your employer to withhold taxes on your earnings from your pay checks and send that money along to the federal and state governments as necessary.

    When you receive your end of year tax forms you enter that tax information into a tax preparation service or paper form, sign it and send it off with what you owe in check form to the IRS, unless you have made accurate tax withholding in which case you have already paid. If you are owed money by the government for overpayment of taxes they will then mail you a check or direct deposit the amount owed to you into an account of your choosing.

    There are exceptions if you own a business or have other forms of income for the tax year which you may have to submit a more detailed filing to the IRS with documentation that can absolutely include receipts. But for the most part you use the tax forms you receive to submit your taxable income calculations to the federal or state government and pay or get paid accordingly depending on if you owe them money, or if you are owed money by them for overpayment.

  • Can The EV Charging Business Survive the Trump Administration?

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  • They have an in. A lot of them are already well established automotive companies who have a headstart on placement of bought politicians, and lobby groups. Tesla's just happens to be more readily visible just now.

  • Just being polite

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  • I'm sold. Gonna move to Lithuania post haste.

  • US Bill proposed to jail people who download Deepseek

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  • I've got a laptop kicking around from 2010 that's about to get deepseek just because they're proposing this dumb ass shit. I don't even use Gen AI.

  • Just being polite

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  • And this is why I never ask those types of questions to be polite. If I ask how you're doing I actually really do want to know. I deliberately make that distinction.

  • Google offering ‘voluntary exit’ for employees working on Pixel, Android

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  • Much more likely. I should have added the /s. This was a dig at their "graveyard" of apps and services.

  • Google offering ‘voluntary exit’ for employees working on Pixel, Android

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  • So they can ax the projects and then blame it on staffing?

  • Google Forcing Gemini Down Our Throats Feels aLot Like Microsoft and Internet Explorer, But More Insidious

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  • I opted out when they first introduced it. So it's not in use on my phone and never has been. My smart home devices are all older so nothing with Gemini built in. This may be the difference for me. I dunno.

    The main smart speaker I use is a Lenovo Smart Display and it hasn't received updates in years. It's got physical switches for the mic and camera and my smart home stuff is on a separate network from everything else in my house on purpose.

    I think the newest speaker I own is the set of Google home max's and they don't even sell those anymore. They've been disabled for mic so they're only for casting to.

    This works for me but my home is small and all I've really got is some Philips hue lights and a couple of smart blinds. I set up routines early on so I'm not really asking the assistant to do a lot of things using voice controls.

    On my phone at work I use it when my hands are occupied, and I use it I'm the car (but my car isn't equipped for Android Auto etc). So I think for me it's probably just limited in what it can interact with to the point I don't notice it much.

  • Tech Execs Plead for Great Firewall of America to Protect Them Against Scary Chinese AI

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  • So, those AI rules and regulations from the Biden admin order that Trump walked back as soon as he got into office...

  • Google Forcing Gemini Down Our Throats Feels aLot Like Microsoft and Internet Explorer, But More Insidious

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  • Yeah I have udm14.com set as a custom search engine. So I don't use it for search. It's usually for things like triggering a camera or timer or similar for stuff at work where I might need to use a tripod, or for routines at home (smart lighting and blinds and the TV for my kid). I've been looking into swapping to home assistant but something's I haven't found solutions for yet.

  • Google Forcing Gemini Down Our Throats Feels aLot Like Microsoft and Internet Explorer, But More Insidious

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  • They "remind me" every time I use assistant on my phone with an on screen message. But that's about it and though I find it annoying I don't feel forced.

  • Fully Charge Pixel Watch?

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