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So this isn't a feature for us to get out of the car easier? 🤔 🤣
Did they let their steering wheel subscription lapse? >

Tesla CS: We see that you did not check the "Steering Wheel Attaching Hardware" option >

A steering wheel that doesn't fly off while you're driving, now that Is a good suggestion >

I'd prefer a car with no room for mother in laws >

The difference between in laws and outlaws is that outlaws are wanted. >

Noice! >

Teslas are the worst fit and finish vehicles you can buy in the US. There is a whole industry built around fixing everything from panel gaps to missing hardware. >

I remember a time not long ago when they were "the safest cars you could buy" according to most. Man, did time prove that wrong. >

That's the irony of it all. If you remove all the Tesla from it and drive it like a 2000s 4 door it is basically a Volvo and super safe. All the Tesla things make it crash prone. >

The irony being is that Volvo's driver assistance tech is probably just as good or better than Tesla's at this point. Volvo is beating Tesla at all the "Tesla things" now, too. >

I'm not sure it's ironic that the manufacturer who has prioritized safety for a long time (Volvo) is still pretty good at safety. >

No, but it is a little ironic that the company that prioritized self-driving is now average (at best) at self-driving. It's also especially ironic, because Tesla keeps removing key sensors - LIDAR, RADAR - that every other car company and every robotics researcher agrees is currently necessary to perform self-driving calculations reliably.
Its like Tesla keeps deliberately making the problem more & more difficult for themselves, while also betting their entire future on being the first ones to completely solve the problem (lv4/lv5 automation). >

Honestly, it's kinda par for the course, for Tesla. From the start they've been trying to do things differently from traditional automakers. They've been learning the hard way where they can and can't do that.
Over promising, while delivering late and over budget, has kinda been their thing since the early days. When I first read up on Tesla, it was the Model X that kept getting delayed with numerous problems, just like the 2020 roadster, Cybertruck, semi truck, and autopilot have been in recent years. I'm unsurprised.
If anything, it's surprising that a silicon valley company has even been able to survive this well, in the the automotive industry. The temperaments needed are very different, for the two industries. Silicon Valley's favorite strategy of "move fast and break things" was never going to make them a leader in safety. >

Read this headline and thought, “Another?!” Lol damn. >

Good thing it had a full self-driving autopilot!
/s >

"Elon, take the wheel". >

That should be a shirt lol >

It would probably be worn by Elon fanboys though >

Probably >

YOU FLINCHED! >

These are built to rigorous roadside standards. For starters, the wheel's not supposed to fall off. >

I’m so glad I didn’t buy a Tesla when I was checking out Model 3’s in 2019.
My friend has a $100k Model S and it has gaps in the panels, occasionally water leaks in, and the interior is what you’d expect from an upgraded Camry.
Anybody who thinks that is a luxury vehicle has never been in a modern luxury vehicle. >

Not clear that this is proof, just a possibility. >

Reads like an apologist trying to defend Tesla. >

Kind of symbolic for Elon and his handling of Twitter.  He don't know which way to turn. >

Nah, Elon and Twitter made a far right turn. >

Lmfao. I can’t believe this shit. >

elon: oh well.
Customer: you owe me money!
elon: Hahaha, right. Read your subscription.
Sub: Steering Column is Free until driven. To keep the Steering wheel, please subscribe to You'readumbass dot com, and realize you still look like an idiot driving it. >

Hands freeeeeeeeeee >

a bad steering wheel that WHIFF off while I driving >

My favourite thing about Elon Musk stans is that something like this will happen and they'll all be in the Twitter replies insisting that having your steering wheel fall off is just one of those things that happens all the time with new cars. >

Elon Musk is tech Donald Trump. Can’t wait until he has company after company of his going bankrupt. >

Who was then charged 103.96 for the repair by the service center. Despite this literally being a manufacturer defect. The owner was also then informed that their is no return policy. All of this on a car under a month old. >

Tesla will always show you the invoice in the app for how much the work will cost but if it is determined to be covered by warranty then you do not pay. This will obviously be covered by warranty but it makes a much better clickbait article to not disclose that information :) >

Doesn't surprise me.
The early models were fun to drive and felt great on the road. I test drove a newer model last year and it felt like a playschool foot pedal car for toddlers. 
It also smelled like the garbage brand of crayons instead of Crayola. >

Well the wheel’s not supposed to fall off, for a start. >

The unpaid intern that put that steering wheel on is so fired. >

Huh.  So FSD wasn’t a selling point.  It was their solution to steering wheels falling off. >

Oh yeah, well, that's just one side of the story! Let's hear from the Tesla PR department!!!
Oh... you say they don't have one. Awkward... >

Who did they bribe to get these vehicles approved for production?
I feel the bare minimum requirement for a vehicle is that the fucking steering wheel stays attached and operational at all times.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE ABLE TO CLAIM AND MARKET A “SELF-DRIVING” VEHICLE. >

Hey, if you can't steer it, it must be self-driving, right? >

the other steering wheel fell off in 2020, btw >

Seems like a wild accusation, you could say he went flying off the handle