Mitch McConnell’s billionaire sister-in-law Angela Chao made panicked last call before dying in ‘completely submerged’ Tesla on Texas ranch: report
Mitch McConnell’s billionaire sister-in-law Angela Chao made panicked last call before dying in ‘completely submerged’ Tesla on Texas ranch: report
Chao, the billionaire former CEO of dry bulk shipping giant Foremost Group, tragically died at the age of 50 on Feb. 10 after accidentally backing her car into the pond making a three-point turn.
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What a waste of life. She didn’t even get eaten.
Just remember: Musk-mobiles won’t actually turn you into a good driver and you can’t take your loot with you when you die.
"After a Friday evening celebrating Lunar New Year with close friends, Chao decided to drive back to the main house on the ranch around 11:30 p.m., the Journal reported."
I wonder if she had been drinking.
"According to the Journal's account, Chao told her friend that she had put her car in reverse instead of drive — a mistake she had made before — leading her to back over an embankment and into the pond."
Tesla removed the shift stalks from X and *S models in 2021 in favor of the car guessing which direction you want to go, with the option to override on the touchscreen.
Edit: Originally stated Y by mistake. Chao was driving an X when the incident occurred.
Tesla removed the shift stalks from X and Y models in 2021 in favor of the car guessing which direction you want to go, with the option to override on the touchscreen.
...what? What in the hell is going on at that place!? That is so fucking stupid and dangerous.
Hahahahahaha what the actual fuck for real.
Musk: "Trust my car, bro" Car: goes in reverse instead of forward
“We’re so confident in our self driving tech we removed the steering wheel”
Dont worry, there's an emergency override in the trunk
Imma need that 10 minute James May video to show me how to get to it.
60% of the time, it works every time.
yea this is quite the absurd design decision.
Billionaire do without consequence. US nothing. Iz nao.
Give me the touchscreen gear shift. It's not that hard, and I'd rather not have the extra physical object in the car.
have fun in a lake
I'm already aware of where the manual door release is.
Tesla removed the shift stalks from X and *S models in 2021 in favor of the car guessing which direction you want to go, with the option to override on the touchscreen.
Holy shit, I thought you were joking but that's real.
Tesla removed the shift stalks from X and Y models in 2021 in favor of the car guessing which direction you want to go,
Holy shit, I thought you were joking. How the hell did that pass any regulatory body?
It$ a my$tery i$nt it. Fortunately we all are subject to the rule of law in this cou . . . hahahahahaha nahhh just joshin'. The rich are above the law. Everyone else needs to resort to extreme violence, apparently. That is to say, I really don't know what the DoJ is thinking.
What is the DoJ going to do about it? Any billionaire can simply appeal until the price of an RV or some fishing trips wins your case.
That would be Model S & X. Model 3 stalks are removed in 2023/2024 Highland refresh. Model 3 Performance hasn't been highlanded yet so that one still has stalks. Model Y hasn't released their refresh yet so all versions of Model Y have stalks.
You're correct. I typed Y by mistake and have edited my post. Chao was driving an X when the incident occurred.
That’s crazy.
Whoever was in charge of U.S. transportation when that system got approved must feel like a real jerk right now.
Impossible. Conservatives don't have the capacity for introspection.
You think they needed approval?
Hahahahahahahahhhaha
Yeah. Drive control systems are heavily regulated. Whether or not approval was granted after a review process is, well, unknown to me.
Of note, the secretary of transportation when this system gained approval was previously the secretary of labor under Bush and had bragged about record low OSHA violations under her tenure.
A later report found that this was achieved by OSHA not investigating violations.Whether it's due to a lack of regulations or regulatory capture I'm pretty sure they needed as much approval as Boeing did for MCAS and Sachler for
Opiumpain killers.
Huh. It's almost like the safety decisions of a major automobile company being at the whim of a petulant billionaire is a bad idea. Who knew.
Chao decided to drive back to the main house on the ranch around 11:30 p.m.
Ah the main house, yes. Of course. As one does.
DEBBIE: Can I ask you a question?
GRIM REAPER: What?
DEBBIE: How can we all have died at the same time? [silence]
GRIM REAPER: The Tesla!
GEOFFREY: Darling, you didn't buy a Tesla, did you?
ANGELA: I'm most dreadfully embarrassed.
GRIM REAPER: Now the time has come. Follow. Follow me. [clunk] [bang bang bang bang bang]
GEOFFREY: Just... testing. Sorry.
I wonder if she had been drinking.
That wouldn't necessarily be illegal if she drove solely on private property. Its going to depend on state. I'm kind of surprised that some states have attempted to make it illegal on private property.
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Lucky for them the ancient Egyptians can't read English