Rivian AEB failure and crash

[SwampNut]

It is insane that insurance is mandated, regulated, enforced by the police, yet so absolutely terrible.

"We made it look like at least we're trying."

Long ago, my wife got a ticket for failure to display proof of insurance on demand. Not...failure to have insurance, but to show it when stopped. This means that although she was insured, the failure to have the card with her was its own violation, and the court still fined her.

But here we are with this bullshit, and there's no penalty for this. I mean, I could sue, or my insurance might, but she clearly has low income/assets so no use.

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[savethemanual]

It is insane that insurance is mandated, regulated, enforced by the police, yet so absolutely terrible.

I got rear-ended at a stop light by an uninsured lunatic in my Tundra years ago. After exploring all options, my best course of action was to take it in the teeth. I repaired the truck myself out-of-pocket.

It is a terrible, useless system.

I'm in MI, which is a no fault state. There are pro's and con's but if I'm at fault, the others insurance still has to cover their vehicle, they could get their deductible paid by my insurance but that's it.

 

[NY_Rob]

But here we are with this bullshit, and there's no penalty for this. I mean, I could sue, or my insurance might, but she clearly has low income/assets so no use.

IMO, Insurance companies are one step below car salesmen! They will lie and cheat as much as they can just to save paying out a few of the precious $$ they have no problem collecting from policy holders. You know when people say "it's like they have a license to steal"?... yeah, that's insurance companies for sure!

Back when I was a kid just learning to drive I was at a traffic light and got hit by a drunk driver who was literally coming out of a bar parking lot. He got arrested on the spot when the cops instantly noticed he couldn't even walk a straight line. With all that in mind.. his insurance co (Liberty Mutual) still tried to screw me out of proper reimbursement taking advantage that as a 19yo I had never had any opportunity to file an insurance claim before. To top that, the drunk even sued me months later (using a free public defender) for the damage done to his car when he hit me!

 

[Hereforthesnacks]

It is insane that insurance is mandated, regulated, enforced by the police, yet so absolutely terrible.

I got rear-ended at a stop light by an uninsured lunatic in my Tundra years ago. After exploring all options, my best course of action was to take it in the teeth. I repaired the truck myself out-of-pocket.

It is a terrible, useless system.

If you get rear ended by someone uninsured don’t you just pay the deductible and get it repaired. And the claim doesn’t affect your rates? At least that’s what happened to us. Same with hit and run.

 

[shandering]

I have ridden in 4 different 2026 MYs - two performance and two premium. With FSD. (I have ridden in probably 50 M3s and MY over the past couple of years. A lot through uber and, even though drivers are not really supposed to use FSD, some will just to test it out after telling me. It kills me that uber always gets me a Tesla because the ride is not good, though it’s better on the new models). I have never driven a H4 car though.

I can say the HW4 is not aware of those around it in such a situation: someone is signaling that they need get across lanes. Even though it’s not a hardship for the Tesla, it will not let them by. This frustrates the other diver and slows traffic as the other driver needs to maneuver around the Tesla. It’s just now how FSD is built. FSD is designed to drive the car around what’s in and around the road. It does not drive the car with what others may need - out of curtesy - in mind.

Bullcrap. Of course it does those things. It has been recognizing turn signals for years.

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