Gotta say I do really like how Audi presents all that stuff. I can turn on lane assist on long drives with clear highways and it keeps me off the...

Yup. Range isn’t there yet for a lot of those scenarios. Power is though. And for 95% of homeowners in snow areas I’d wager that the technology is...

I actually like the auto start/stop in my Audi and in my wife’s VW. Nice to sit at the stoplight in silence. I let go of the brake and she lights up...

It doesn’t all have to be narrative. The narrative is the problem. Yours isn’t better.

If we all thought the same way about the same things that wouldn’t be very interesting at all. *^5!*

You don’t imagine that “50%” and “100%” are something more precise than qualitative? Oh dear…. I’d suggest that teams of engineers are more...

We can talk in terms of bars of achievement but not percentages. Get the fuck outta here. I don’t think we fundamentally disagree, but we don’t...

Dude, there are a million cool ideas out there. Making them real is the trick. If all he does is provide the space and funding and motivation to make...

Not really, no. Innovation rarely happens in a vacuum, especially not innovation that requires massive collaboration and infrastructure. He’s willing...

That’s a distinction that’s overwrought, IMO. Feel free to replace “if he comes up with” with “if he funds and champions” if it makes you feel...

^^ I would say I don’t need my truck to go that fast. But do I want it to? Hell yes I do. Anyways, it sure is weird lookin’. I think we’ll see...

Word. I sell the shit out of the gear I rock. I’m constantly amazed at who and how many are paying attention to what I have on my feet. I wear...

Seeing that this is the BTC thread, what do you suppose BTC would do to manage the supply problem of housing? Or do you suppose a 30 year mortgage...

I bet if we kill the credit card rewards by slashing interchange the retailers will pass the savings on to customers. Also, it’s a good way to...

While anecdotes abound, I’m not aware that card acceptance or usage is actually declining as a percentage of merchants. As a percentage of...