Yes, eSIMs are much more convenient plus phones can have multiple. While I’ve never tried the multiple eSIM feature, I find it so much nicer to set up a new eSIM online than to have to deal with a physical SIM from a physical store. It’s also more convenient when getting a new phone, at least for iPhone. The setup can just transfer the eSIM from one phone to the next so your number gets moved with no effort on your part
I don’t blame the technology here but the implementation or the scenario
I have the opposite anecdote: eSIM has been more reliable than physical SIM. It just works on my iPhone. I like never having to goto a physical store. When i got my new phone this fall it transferred the eSIM so smoothly I barely noticed. It just worked.
Meanwhile from previous phones it always seemed about half the time I got a bad SIM and had to goto my providers physical store to get a new one. What a pain!
The glaring headlights have the opposite solution here: more technology. While auto-high beams are becoming common, we need the next step of active matrix headlights. They really are marvelous!
For me the active matrix headlights are still new enough that every time I’m amazed watching the dark spot in my headlight beams move to keep the oncoming traffic out of the glare.
Yeah this is kind of expensive but it’s getting the point that we really need it everywhere
For the model 3 and Y with the mechanical handles you press on one end to get the other to pop out
If it’s iced over, you can press on the other end and there’s a little room to effectively rock it back and forth a bit to break the ice. I live in Massachusetts, I park outside, and this is my third winter with the car, and I’ve only had to do this twice. It worked each time with minimal effort
I have no idea what the model s and x do with the electronic self-presenting handles. They ought to have a defroster or some sort of vibrator to do similar. Not that it would help in an accident
You’re both right: this is where we need more precise language
Model 3 and Y, most Teslas, have mechanical handles. However all Teslas have an electronic latch mechanism
Isn’t the CT a button with an electronic door popper? Where did I read that?
Yeah I’ve noticed people take a bit to figure it out even after I explain it. But as an owner it quickly becomes natural. It’s not all that different to use that a standard handle - the older style that used to have a button on the handle. As long as you use the correct hand, your thumb is ready to press exactly as if there were a button, then the jangle pops out and your hand is there to grab it exactly as the old style to pull after pressing the button
But I guess my main issue here is not all teslas are the same, so it’s important to be specific and precise.
Given that the underlying cause is trying to make a “Software Defined Vehicle” (SDV) I have to imagine most of the Chinese EVs have similar implementation. There’s also a fairness concern: are they specifically targeting Tesla or are they actually concerned about safety across all similar implementations?
It all depends on the details, I kid the article is blatantly wrong
All Tesla models use flush, electronically actuated handles that blend into the bodywork
I believe this is only the model s and x, a small minority of their vehicles.
My model y has a physically presented handle - you press on one side to pop out the other - NOT electronic self-presenting. I believe that’s true of model 3 and y, the vast majority of teslas.
That being said, there’s several things this may mean. Is it just the self-presenting they don’t like? What about buttons like on the cybertruck? What about the manual operated handle like on the model 3 and y? Or is the important part the electronic latch mechanism internally? I have no idea what safety features that has.
If it’s literally just the self-presenting handles on the high end models like the article mentions, that’s probably no big deal. They don’t sell many of those and the model x especially is way overdue for redesign or to be ended. Hopefully it’s more than that though
There was one of the conspiracy theories last year, that the goal was to disrupt trade enough to devalue the US dollar. Our shit would be cheaper on the global market and our salaries will be lower relative to other countries
Not at all the same. That started as targeted tariffs as punishment for accusations of unfair trade. Tariffs have been frequently used in the past and targeted tariffs can be an important tool for specific types of trade issues. It did escalate into a trade war which didn’t help anyone, but with one specific country.
That’s not at all the same as widespread tariffs, including starting trade wars against important allies and trade partners
It’s interesting that “Wednesday” has had decent development of all those main characters …… all except Lurch. He does so much for that family but is always taken for granted. Season three needs to focus on Lurch!
They should be suing for hundreds of millions!
Of course one of the biggest problems with this grift strategy is Trump family profits but American taxpayers are on the hook
Tesla, believe it or not, is doing the ai thing right.
When the ai first came out all it could do is hold a conversation, and was amusingly snarky. Now it can set a destination, but is still limited compared to standard voice assistant
While I personally like some of the extras a smart home can do for me, we can all agree that we’re being sold a bunch of bs that doesn’t work well for anyone.
Basic rules for smart devices should start with
The problem is manufacturers highly advertise devices that violate these rules, that serve them before you, where you are the product, and a standard person will find it difficult to even learn they have options
Don’t forget device profiles! It’s not enough for a device to be on the network but also that it must operate like expected and with the same calls.
Instead of making up what constitutes “on” for a light switch and require vendor specific drivers, the device profile defines “on” and all light switches must support that!
That’s usually because that’s all they know. With a bit of smarts, lights can do more than just toggle on/off when you go over to the switch. They may appreciate that if they knew.
My most automated light is my dining room/office
Do I need those? Of course not, but those are actions my house can take for me, to make things a little nicer
Home Depot used to have a bunch of z-wave switches and outlets - was actually the entire reason I started with z-wave.
But it’s been a few years now that it’s mostly WiFi dreck depending on vendor portals. Home Depot is also the reason I mostly order online and have a lot of Zigbee stuff.
I wonder what Home Depot’s next step will be, presumably to drive me to Matter/Thread. Perhaps that they seem to be getting a decent selection of smart locks?
Technically you do. There’s always been talk about that. For like half a century. It’s a totally important issue we need to talk about
Spread by top secret government contractors to control the population! It’s not like it could be contamination by unscrupulous manufacturers with completely insufficient oversight or environmental protection.
But the root cause is banned. People are already supposed to click off their high beams for nearby traffic. Those LED replacement bulbs do say “not for headlights” because they’re not allowed in standard projector housings, lifted truck are required to point their headlights down. But the problem continues to get worse despite each scenario being banned.
The problem is how do you make the bans effective? Or how do you get people to do the right thing no matter how self_centered they are?
But tech solutions work over years
In the meantime I’m thinking of getting those yellow lenses polarized driving glasses to see if it makes a difference