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Tesla is banned from driving schools because of new turn signals (electrek.co)

submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That makes a lot more sense.

I made a similar decision in that my teen is not allowed to use my Tesla while learning to drive. Regardless if the turn signal controversy, Tesla controls are different. It’s easy enough for an experienced driver to pick up but I’m concerned about the opposite. If a new driver is used to everything happening automatically, they won’t have good habits for driving more typical vehicles.

But there shouldn’t be outrage: I expected to use the same logic to make them learn on a manual transmission. However those were always rare in US, modern CVT, paddle annd other electronic automatics make them less useful, and of course EVs have no need for a transmission.

[–] IndoorParking@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

My friend from West Coast when visiting us rented a Tesla for a week at a huge premium specifically because "that's what I know how to drive now".

We're doomed.

[–] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

It would be weird if Tesla pushed the envelope on non-standard controls so much that it became the new stick vs automatic. Kids will be like I can't drive your car because I don't know how to use a brake pedal (one pedal driving) or park without the overhead 360 radar thingy. I had a similar thought when I rode with a friend who was so distracted by his phone while driving that he relied on the front collision warning to tell him when to look up from his phone.

[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Make them wear a buttplug, they'll forget how to pucker