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Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the road (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It feels like the car has finally had as much love poured into it as they do their 911s. People should watch Engineering Explained’s technical overview of it, it’s staggering how much they’ve improved it.

This one?

But Porsche is somewhat niche anyway, they’re not enough to make the overall German car market look better.

I wouldn't mind the dominant VAG-internal top-down trickle moving from Audi->VW to Porsche->VW.

Also for the record Porsches are about as common in Germany as Teslas. More common than Mazda or Mitsubishi. Granted, about 50% of those are Cayennes and Macans so that Bildungsbürger mums can drive Anne-Luisa to the farmer's market.

Look at how long people thought Skoda was a crappy brand for!

Because it was, until the Czech moved from "VW but with less fuss, a proper Slav doesn't need no fancy stuff but a workhorse" to "Eh the Wolfsburg guys are getting too crappy let's get Bohemian". It's all VAG in the end but the brands do have their pride and independence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Because it was

Yeah, until the mid 90s where VAG started throwing money at them, preparing for the takeover a few years later, not 2010-2015.

That's my point, perceptions last a long time. Skodas were good long before the market caught on to that fact.