# At last, Tesla makes the right decision **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** tesla\ **Created:** [December 25, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449 "2021-12-25T17:38:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/1 "2021-12-25T17:38:49Z")
> **[Tesla disables gaming while driving feature](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59781310)** > > It follows an inquiry into Passenger Play, which allowed games to be played while a car was moving. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/2 "2021-12-25T17:41:39Z")
How Musk can be the Person of the Year with all the things that have been associated with Tesla vehicles that are just plain stupid . ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/3 "2021-12-25T19:28:30Z")
Who said the folks bestowing the award know what they’re doing? Besides, it’s often an aspirational award, not necessarily earned. Recall that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was among the first to wonder why he received the award, saying he didn’t earned it. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/4 "2021-12-25T19:46:12Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > How Musk can be the Person of the Year with all the things that have been associated with Tesla vehicles that are just plain stupid . Well, looking at some of Time’s previous _Persons of the Year_ might possibly reveal their motivation. Perhaps they think that he is a threat, rather than somebody honorable–like some of these “winners”: > **[TIME Magazine’s most surprising people of the year](https://www.history.co.uk/articles/time-magazine-s-most-surprising-people-of-the-year)** > > Politicians, business titans, activists and religious leaders are among those who’ve been declared Time’s Person of the Year 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/5 "2021-12-25T20:45:24Z")
Even given the fact that Teslas seem to be death traps… > **[Opinion: How Many Deaths Does Tesla Consider Acceptable?](https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/11/opinion-how-many-deaths-does-tesla-consider-acceptable/)** > > Back when the Tesla Model S was new, it achieved something almost unthinkable for an upstart carmaker. I’m not talking about bringing a full-size electric sedan to market, and I’m not talking about building a seven-passenger sedan capable of... The cars with the Best Ever crash test ratings… Seem to kill their occupants at a rather high rate. I think the writer errs in thinking the drivers are at fault considering how often unintended acceleration seems to occur in these cars. > **[US agency examining Tesla unintended acceleration complaint](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-agency-examining-tesla-unintended-acceleration-complaint-68352655)** > > The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicle models can suddenly accelerate on their own ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/6 "2021-12-29T00:41:35Z")
I think I read recently that the owner of Time magazine has invested heavily in Tesla . . . ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/7 "2021-12-29T00:43:52Z")
I think the Time magazine person of the year isn’t very meaningful I don’t buy or subscribe to Time Magazine I think the magazine is very sensationalistic I don’t pay much attention to it Barely better than a rag, imo ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/8 "2021-12-29T02:03:01Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > the owner of Time magazine has invested heavily in Tesla . . . Not quite. Marc Benioff, owner of Time, Inc, invested in SpaceX, not Tesla. Note that Benioff doesn’t need to schmooze Musk. Benioff’s day job is founder and CEO of [salesforce.com](http://salesforce.com), and he is a multi-billionaire from that work. They both got exceptionally rich running internet commerce companies, and it isn’t surprising that the two might be chummy. You are correct that lots of wags drew the same conclusion you mentioned, but lots of people see conspiracies everywhere. I’m not saying that you see a conspiracy because you said that you read it somewhere, but others did. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/9 "2021-12-29T16:49:49Z")
I’m not into conspiracies And I wasn’t completely off the mark, because Marc Benioff invested in Space X, not Tesla . . . but they’re both owned by Elon Musk I appreciate that you corrected me 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/10 "2021-12-29T16:54:04Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > Well, looking at some of Time’s previous _Persons of the Year_ might possibly reveal their motivation. Time magazine Person of the year had to do with the person who was most influential (Good or Bad). ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/11 "2021-12-29T18:53:42Z")
Musk has certainly been influential with SpaceX. Their growth in space launch systems is astonishing. Going from nothing to reusable launchers in less than 20 years is incredible, and saves the buyer a lot of money. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/12 "2021-12-29T20:34:16Z")
As strange as this may sound . . . I like Musk’s approach with Space-X better . . . versus his approach with Tesla ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/13 "2022-01-22T04:09:55Z")
I think this is related to why the Chevrolet Corvette is the car with the 2nd highest fatalities. They’re both luxury sports cars. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/14 "2022-01-22T13:59:33Z")
Tesla builds two sedans and two SUVs. They have not built a sports car since the Roadster, and the last one was built in 2012. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/15 "2022-01-22T14:05:30Z")
> [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > I think this is related to why the Chevrolet Corvette is the car with the 2nd highest fatalities. And more nonsense . ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/16 "2022-01-22T14:06:47Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > They have not built a sports car since the Roadster, and the last one was built in 2012. And, that early roadster was… let’s just say… not an auspicious start. When _Top Gear_ tested it, in all-out acceleration testing the batteries went flat after about 30 miles. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/17 "2022-01-22T17:18:12Z")
> [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > I think this is related to why the Chevrolet Corvette is the car with the 2nd highest fatalities. You don’t think high HP, pushing the limits, and driver stupidity has anything to do with it. right? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/18 "2022-01-22T20:11:16Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > You don’t think high HP, pushing the limits, and driver stupidity has anything to do with it. right? Colin Powell was a long time Corvette driver. He was once asked if he wanted a Z06. He said he was stupid enough in his base Corevette and didn’t want to think about how dumb he might be in a Z06. ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/19 "2022-01-23T02:02:00Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > You don’t think high HP, pushing the limits, and driver stupidity has anything to do with it. right? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic. The Tesla and the Corvette attract high risk drivers is what I’m saying. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449/20 "2022-01-23T10:56:11Z")
> [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > I think this is related to why the Chevrolet Corvette is the car with the 2nd highest fatalities. They’re both luxury sports cars. > [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > The Tesla and the Corvette attract high risk drivers is what I’m saying. Thus contradicting your self about it being the car. Well done, Bravo. Now will you stop with the misguided, misinformed, and downright false theories? Please? [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-last-tesla-makes-the-right-decision/181449.md?page=2)