#cyberpunk
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@vantablack Toyota? The vehicle manufacturer who had issues with the throttle getting stuck?
I'll pass.
With a wide gap. -
called hitchless towing
my god, it’s just hitch towing with extra steps
picture clearly depicts a hitch on the front of the trailer, connecting it to the wireless tow vehicle -
@vantablack even if this becomes real and works perfectly... Ive spent too many hours hooking up trailers to let that skill go to waste. Hitch and chains 4 life.
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@vantablack in a more practical criticism: Isn't the whole point of towing for the towed vehicle to not need to move under its own power, relying on the towing vehicle's power instead?
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@vantablack Makes me think of Star Trek Discovery series, where the engines of spaceships are no longer connected to the ship they are moving
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@vantablack in a more practical criticism: Isn't the whole point of towing for the towed vehicle to not need to move under its own power, relying on the towing vehicle's power instead?
@Kiloku @vantablack ignoring the foundational point of something is the bedrock of the tech industry at this point
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@vantablack even if this becomes real and works perfectly... Ive spent too many hours hooking up trailers to let that skill go to waste. Hitch and chains 4 life.
@protocol7 @vantablack
Sounds like my marriage!jk
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@Kiloku @vantablack ignoring the foundational point of something is the bedrock of the tech industry at this point
@LexYeen @Kiloku @vantablack my new invention: a hitch for your wifi towing device that is anti-theft
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called hitchless towing
my god, it’s just hitch towing with extra steps
picture clearly depicts a hitch on the front of the trailer, connecting it to the wireless tow vehicle@ava @vantablack oh, the original problem still exists, but you’ve added several more problems—some of them un-fucking-solved?! Look, I suck at backing up with a trailer too, but what is this solving?
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1. People need to get off the drugs. This is the stupidest idea I've ever--not going to finish that thought, lest it invite stupider ideas.
2. Looks like this hasn't progressed in the last year or so. Thankfully.
https://pressroom.toyota.com/free-and-untethered-toyota-is-bringing-hitchless-towing-to-life/
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@LexYeen @Kiloku @vantablack my new invention: a hitch for your wifi towing device that is anti-theft
@TheTenuousOrder @LexYeen @Kiloku @vantablack in sure you can find a well tested prototype…at an RV store
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@TheTenuousOrder @LexYeen @Kiloku @vantablack in sure you can find a well tested prototype…at an RV store
@Cass_m @LexYeen @Kiloku @vantablack those are passé, mine is the future because uh, I put in a computer as a step. get the trailer hitch deadlock app for updates
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