Comment on Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video!

• SavageCreation@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So we traded a proven, reliable, physical laws based method (wheel roll) in favor of unreliable electronics. Nice.

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  • Croquette@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Electronics can be extremely reliable, but Tesla chose to be sleezebags.

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  • Michal@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s not really that reliable as it it will depend on the diameter of the wheels that can vary with pressure, wear, and and actual tyre size.

    A better method may be a sensor like the one used in optical mice.

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    • AugustWest@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I have test all three methods. GPS is the best, but it has drop outs. You can add an inertial gyro system to compensate, but that becomes sloppy the longer it goes without GPS.

      The tire method has a lot of variances, but the measure at the transmission is often worse.

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      • gamer@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So if I replace the wheels on my car with monster truck wheels, I’ll be able to cheat the odometer?

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    • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      …but what are we actually trying to measure here? The miles travelled, or the wear and tear that’s caused by the wheels spinning?

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      • Croquette@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Mileage by counting the number of rotation of the wheel.

        The mileage is a measurement to give an idea of the wear, combined with other information to give a holistic view of the state of the car.

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    • SavageCreation@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Fair, and thinking about it it doesn’t account for unnecessary wheelspin

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      • hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It absolutely does. Typically, all 4 wheel speed sensors are polled and averaged, so unless you’re doing lots of extended 4 wheel burnouts, you’re talking an incredibly small margin of additional error.

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  • Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think that pretty much sums up the entire ethos of Silicon Valley these days.

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    • SavageCreation@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      DISRUPT THE MARKETTTTTTT

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’ve summed up every aspect of the Tesla. Especially now that real car companies are taking EVs seriously.

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    • cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Reinventing the wheel.

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      • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But shittier!

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      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Literally. And it sucks. There’s reasons they don’t do it like this anymore.

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  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That makes your warranty expire faster. It’s not in the users favor.

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