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2026-03-18 15:42 UTC
@ai6yr @Rycaut @johannab Teslas (at least the ones I have seen and driven) do have a brake pedal, but you can set them to drive like a golf cart, where taking your foot completely off the "gas" pedal will bring it to a complete stop. Pressing the brake pedal will always engage the brakes AFAIK. I have a different brand EV and it can also do this (though I choose not to).
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@johannab@cosocial.ca 2026-03-18 16:05
@kajord @ai6yr @Rycaut A related problem in this "paradox of automation" discussion is that a lot of these techbros got in their imaginations that they should completely redesign the entire cockpit. They think they can "optimize" and "be more efficient" by moving or removing manual controls, since "self driving" means they're not needed. IIRC, there has been more than one forensic investigation where people died in Teslas not in the crash, but because they couldn't get out of the fire.