Recent content by R1Yes

If you're actually interested in discussion instead of being "right" and an Internet troll, there are studies that show much different results: "These results suggest that speech-based text entry disrupts driving, but reduces the level of performance interference compared to text entry with a...

As mentioned above, one study from 2013—before most people were familiar with voice assistants—is cited everywhere. I haven't found a recent study that makes similar claims. But, again, we can all agree no texting or phone use is the safest.

In 2013, as the article points out, voice texting was new and unfamiliar to most people in the study. These days many people have quite a bit of practice using voice assistants. I haven’t sent a recent similar study, but in 2025, saying voice texting for someone familiar with the tech is just...

Yeah, I think the study was about teen drivers, and the chance of an accident increases with each additional passenger.

Agree that not using your phone at all is the safest option, but using voice assistants to text is considerably safer than taking your eyes off the road to find buttons on a touchscreen or to look at your phone. (Studies do show that using a hands-free phone-calling setup is no safer than...

FWIW, I disagree with this part. The EV9 driver display is comparable to the Rivian’s; it has CarPlay, which IMO is a major upgrade over the Rivian center screen; and it has a good number of physical buttons which is a major upgrade for UX and safety. Rivian materials are also somewhat...

Our '23 Mach-E still gets software updates, some of them adding nice new features or improving existing ones. They're definitely not Rivian-level updates, but the Mach-E also didn't have as many glaring issues right off the lot, either—a benefit, for now, of coming from an established car...

How’s the noise with the Goodyears? I’ve driven loaners with the stock 20” AT and the ride is much louder than with the stock 22” Sport.

As someone who’s owned 4 EVs, three with CarPlay, respectfully disagree, and I don’t think it’s “pretty well acknowledged.” Yes, it sucks that you can’t get the best mapping UI and the best places data and the preconditioning features in one place. But the Mach-E is one of the only EVs where...

Wow, we also have a Mach-E, and while Ford’s native UI could use an overhaul, I miss CarPlay and its superior navigation and vast selection of apps every time I drive (and it doesn’t feel dated to me at all—just different). So yeah, different strokes, I guess 🤣

I guess the next question is: Where is the screw from and do I need to worry that something isn’t attached 🤣

Funny (or maybe not), I also have a Gen2 with the same issue -- front passenger door

My wait times (San Jose SC) have been 3 months, 3 months, and nearly 3 months, though they’re opening several new SCs in the area that I hope will cut down on the waits.

I’d pay for a 3-week wait lol In the Bay Area, 3 months is more like it

Would love to see RAN stations in the Bay Area. We have to drive past Sacramento just to use one 🤣