Well, I think in the end, this is a cultural war between those in the wealth creation business (Elon Musk/Tesla) and those in the wealth transfer business (Wall Street). As far as Wall Street is concerned, the public CEO is there to serve them. When a public CEO does not act accordingly, the entire industry goes out for blood.

I have had Wall Street types find out I own a Tesla and go into some kind of rant of why the company is doomed, that "everyone I talk to is shorting them", and all their cars catch on fire. That is not normal "car" talk. That is crazy "they faked the moon landings" type shit. It is like the entire industry is acting like some kind of cult because a public CEO had the gall to stand up to them.

That is why I think Tesla should go private. Not because Elon Musk is crazy, but because Wall Street is. . .

This feels like a lifeguard going after kids for splashing. . . during a hurricane. . .

However, I do agree with the Musk critics that say he should not be the CEO of a public company. . . that is why Tesla needs to go private.

Let good engineers quietly build stuff (and occasionally vent on Twitter, without regulatory consequence) and the do-nothing CEO's of public companies continue do nothing and look good in the name of shareholder value.

I just want to drive their cars. . . the rest just seems like a silly distraction.

Funny. . . I think you are just jealous : )

Each time you respond, I am impressed by the additional effort you must put in as an AC to track this thread (how many refresh clicks did it require to read this?). Each response further strengthens my conviction that jealousy must be the driving factor for your rage posts . . .

By the way, where I drive, lane lines are textured to alert drivers that they are on the lane line. The haptic feedback definitely gets engaged before that point. So you are basically trying to make a silly point that approaching the lane line is dangerous. If you do not use the full lane to give other drivers who are hugging their own lane line or bike riders additional space, you are the dangerous driver. But, I am pretty sure the underlying issue is envy, so I have long given up on trying to have a rational debate on this subject with you.

At this point, this thread is about the grin it gives me every time the haptic feedback of my Tesla is engaged, and I am reminded of some ravenous Slashdot AC that could never come to terms with his own envy (and had a "Rain Man" like view of haptic feedback). Please never stop posting to this thread : )

Ok, ok. . .you are not a bot but some kind of grammar vigilante.

But I don't see now that your weakness is not the double negative. . . take that.

Well, you have basically endorsed the AC's post, and your /. profile says you are an editor by profession . . So yes, it appears I have tricked you into working for me for free.

Looks like you have had to trade some business acumen in order to gain some ability in linguistic pedantry = )

Agreed, but I think it would be very difficult due to American politics. A single-payer medical system would be much easier to implement and America is probably decades away (if even that) from ever considering that due to politics. . .

I think a more likely possibility is a network of fully autonomous cars that ends up looking a lot like passenger rail (except it runs on top of pavement instead of rails). Americans are a stubborn lot and are more likely to reinvent things than adopt what has worked elsewhere (e.g. gun control in Australia).

So, if you are driving on an empty road, no cars to be seen, and you change lanes without signalling and without recognizing the reason your wheel is vibrating, 2 times over two months, you are an accident waiting open. . . Ok, I think I am getting an image of you when you cross the street.

However, what I think you are actually trying to say is: you are endorsing my Tesla purchase, as it will likely be the first car to get full autonomy and that I am extremely lucky to have survived my first two months of ownership and, now that I know about the haptic feedback, my likelihood of surviving long enough to be saved by Tesla's full autonomous driving functionality has increased significantly. Overall, a very positive future outlook, just like Tesla's. Thanks!

And German!

Bot: Bitte korrigieren Sie mein Russisch unten.

Perhaps, but I am not the one still posting as AC. At least my issues are out in the open where they can be addressed while you are viewing the world through a peephole. . . At least you are being more civil now. Perhaps my last post stroke a note, and you have realized that you cannot hide from your own actions?

Dear AC,
As an AC poster, I have no context to understand your post in respect to this thread. So I will respond more generally . . . Someone who lobs such vitriol from the safety of anonymity reflects a degree of cowardice that is self-betraying and only hurts the owner of said act. I could try to guess your motivations. . . perhaps this stems from a suppressed self-loathing and insecurity that you attempt to cover-up with hubris and arrogance towards others. Or, perhaps you have at some point of your life mistook skepticism and pessimism as the essence of intellect, and, as a result, you have scorched away all traces of hope from your mental model of the world. However, at the end of the day, these would only be projections of people that I actually know, and there is no way I could ever know they apply to you.

So, let me leave it at this. . . In the end, our small, insignificant lives are defined by the sum of our actions. Those during loud, life changing events and, those during quiet, otherwise routine moments. Your actions here are part of who you are. I truly hope that dark moments like these are not your proudest moments. Why else post as an AC? But, nevertheless, these actions still belong to you, and, consequently, define who you are. Anonymity may keep you safe from accountability to others, but it cannot save you from accountability to yourself. So my hope is that you will start to reflect during your darker moments like this and learn to do more in the light and less in the dark. Life is fleeting, and it is better to face the flames of tortured souls in the light than it is to join their ranks in the cowardice of the dark.

Ah, apparently you are a Russian bot!

Bot, correct Russian below.

Awesome. . . my post was apparently important enough for someone to volunteer to be my editor. Duly noted! Will make sure the edit gets into my published memoir version of the post. Thanks!

Wait, you are blasting me for not being aware of haptic feedback in steering wheels for lane drifting, which is a couple of years old (people usually buy cars once every 5 years. . .), and you still haven't figured out how to create a Slashdot account, which is 20 years old? I think your display of cognitive dissonance is what is truly amazing here. . .

How can you make that assumption (applies equally both to your bad driving assumption and haven't yet killed anyone assumption. . .)? Either way, guess you should be happy I got a Tesla that will soon be able to completely drive itself?

Excellent job of proving my point--you really don't get that E=mc^2 thing, do you?
(Based on your username and your post history, I get that you just post a lot of mindless one liners. I am just trying to play long. Btw, you're a bot, right?)

Yeah, that is the great thing about having your own money. If I want to buy a car and then casually drive and learn about the features, no one can stop me. If you feel so strongly about RTFM before getting in the car, why not get your own Tesla then? Owning your own Tesla is much more fun than complaining about how other's own theirs . . . trust me on this one.

You must have never driven a Tesla before . . . it definitely was not a "YOUR FREAKING STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED" type of feeling. Hard to explain it in words. . . you should at least test drive a Tesla and find out for yourself. . . I am confident you will become a more pleasant Anon poster, too, if you do so.

YES! The Model 3 is so fun to drive! But I think I am being redundant. . . Did I mention that the Model 3 is super fun to drive? Cause it is. . .

This is my summary of events:
1) I unconsciously drift towards the lane line
2) Haptic feedback engages
3) My attention is brought to the wheel and road (did I run over some gravel or something? No? Weird. . .), in the process the drift is corrected.

This probably happened a grand total of twice over two months, so your conniption fit, though enjoyable to watch, is probably unwarranted. . . Additionally, compare that to now where I occasional purposely drift in order to marvel at the haptic feedback system. . . Which is safer? You decide (actually, go test drive a Tesla first 'cause I think your opinion on this matter is pretty irrelevant until you do. . .).

Anyway, my advice to you, my friend, is that you need to do less Slashdot Anon complaining and more Tesla driving. . . you will have a more enjoyable life that way. . . Stop living vicariously and angrily through others :p