Recent content by KrisZ

The real struggle is staying under 119mph.

No, automakers use normal cellular carriers just like you and me. But of course they don’t pay as much as you and me.

I know what it feels like. I left Canada for silicone valley. It was a huge decision as it not only uprooted myself, but also my wife and kids. Then I repeated the same and move to Texas. Overall, not just career wise, it was probably the best decision of my life. So it’s not like I’m averse to...

Impressive work and ambition, but dang, what sort of tune are we talking about here to require such drastic preventative measures?

I’m not sure what they were going for with this setup, probably carbon credit points. You could actually accelerate using only the EV mode, but it had to be super slow. The electric motor was also able to maintain speed on flat terrain, up to around 55mph, but that was rare. The best case for...

It’s no different than grabbing the handle with the key fob still in your pocket. And the keyfob still had the lock and unlock buttons.

Oh, another feature that was great was the self locking/unlocking as you approach or leave the car. It’s especially handy with passengers as they don’t have to wait for the driver to approach their side and touch the door handle.

Not sure how I end up with these mediocre models whenever I visit EU, while others seem to love their European rentals, but here we go again. I originally was supposed to get a compact CUV with a manual tranny and AC, that was about it, but this was offered as an upgrade and since I had a 3.5...

The parallel twin category of bikes are like Toyota Corolla for cars. Not sure why you’re stressing over reliability. These are commuter type engines that were put into sporty looking bikes. Pick whatever brand you like, feel best seating in, and don’t sweat the reliability. Plus I bet most of...

The premise of OP is that Google had morality in the first place, otherwise how would they lose it? I would like to hear why he thought that was the case.

Doesn’t matter the definitions, it’s quite clear that if the incentives were increased OP would have a much better response rate, there is no question about that. The double standard is quite clear. When an individual complains about their job or pay, what are they told to do? Leave and look...

If the potential candidates aren’t willing to move, then that means the incentives aren’t enough. Young people aren’t stupid, they know the company has trouble finding talent locally if they’re looking for people from far away. Supply and demand, the basis of capitalism, something the older...

It was meant for boomers with money, it’s a dud. I guess boomers either don’t have the money or the nostalgia for this van.

It’s the cars data monetization that drives a lot of this. Everyone likes to blame regulations and EPA, but as a matter of fact, it’s the good old corporate greed that drives these crazy software systems, the hardware is generally pretty good. The coding is of course done by the lowest bidder...

Cost of doing business. I presume the tech drove it, at least into the bay, and if they didn’t hear anything abnormal, and me as a customer didn’t hear anything abnormal and the car was running when I dropped it off, you bet I would be blaming the shop. A running engine doesn’t just throw a rod...