Elon Musk on Thursday evening rolled out the most recent tech from Tesla, saying of its modern Cybercab robotaxis and a prototype of its new electrical van that “the long run ought to appear to be the long run.”
Again within the current day, nonetheless, California police departments are starting to remorse their resolution to exchange their fleets with Tesla Ys fashions. Although local weather pleasant – getting ready the departments for a zero-emissions future – seems Teslas pose loads of different challenges, per SFGate interviews with three Northern California police chiefs.
As soon as modified, for instance, the automobile’s again seat is simply too small for multiple passenger, with the entrance too cramped for the officers. The chiefs additional cite “autopilot interference” in abruptly making an attempt to tug off the highway; say a reliance on charging stations makes officers weak with regards to transporting suspects lengthy distances; and be aware that in a firefight, police are taught to cover behind a automobile’s engine block. WIth EVs, that’s not an possibility.
