Elon Musk on Thursday evening rolled out the most recent tech from Tesla, saying of its glossy Cybercab robotaxis and a prototype of its new electric van that “the long run ought to seem like the long run.”
Again within the current day, nonetheless, California police departments are starting to remorse the choice to switch their fleets with Tesla Y fashions. Although local weather pleasant – making ready the departments for a zero-emissions future – seems the Teslas pose quite a lot of different challenges, per SFGate interviews with three Northern California police chiefs.
As soon as modified, for instance, the automotive’s again seat is just too small for a couple of passenger, with the entrance too cramped for the officers. The chiefs additional cite “autopilot interference” when attempting to drag off the highway; say a reliance on unsecured charging stations makes officers weak in terms of transporting suspects lengthy distances; and word that in a firefight, police are taught to cover behind a automotive’s engine block. With EVs, that’s not an possibility.
