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0 pointshef198982y ago0 comments

Seriously? Try driving a car from, say, the late 80s and one from 2020.

But ok, only software is tech, got it. So when exactly is mechanical engineering no longer a STEM discipline? Seriously, that take is simple hybris of the software crowd, and totally ignoring all the hardware tech all of us use all the time. But ok, a while ago the only measure of car quality was chassis panel fitting (if there ever was a truely German over engineering nonsense, that is it), now it is the feel of the car entertainment system. To each generation their own marketing abuse of technology I guess.

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Dalewyn2y ago

A car has wheels, an engine/motor(s), and a mechanism to make the engine/motor(s) turn those wheels. This hasn't changed more or less since the invention of cars, regardless electric or combustion.

What has changed is the way the car is controlled. No longer are cars controlled by physically connected cables and wires that move to user input, cars are now controlled digitally by computers that respond to user and environmental input. This is where the technology is, and this is where tech companies like Tesla naturally and obviously have an edge on car companies like Toyota.

hef19898OP2y ago

So, no improvements in crash protection, suspension, sound isolation, tires compounds, break technology?

While I think this take on "tech" is just ignorant, it shoes why Teslas market cap still is were it is. Good for them I guess...

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