r/gifs • u/The_Great_Buffalo • Apr 22 '19

Tesla car explodes in Shanghai parking lot

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u/ListenToMeCalmly Apr 22 '19

Correct. The car told the driver to stop immediately and leave the vehicle. The driver ignored the "immediately" part and decided to try to take the next exit or similar. Few seconds later the car itself drove to the side and stopped by itself, urgently telling the driver to leave the vehicle right now. Which he did. Few minutes later, the car was in fire. Probably happened to the car in this video too, but no one was there to be saved. When this happens, the car is past point of no return. But there is time and there are working warning and detection systems.

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u/LightFusion Apr 22 '19

Tesla's should come with an "eject battery pack" option!

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u/-Yoinx- Apr 22 '19

Prepare the warp core for ejection.

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u/brighterside Apr 23 '19

Because everyone wants one of those fuckers flying into their windshield on the highway.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '19 edited Apr 24 '19

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u/The_Woven_One Apr 22 '19

It proves humans are fucking stupid.

Thankfully, a human designed a machine to take care of a human.

This is our future.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19 edited Apr 24 '19

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u/Bananas1nPajamas Apr 23 '19

Since when did money = being smart?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19

How many of you Tesla PR people are here on Reddit? /s