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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 05:23 PM
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Sure they were, you can't get out until the car lets you or tech support steps in.
So this is not true?



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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 05:26 PM
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There has to be a way to get out of a Waymo in an emergency. Especially here in California where they are strict about safety. Even our Tesla's have a manual latch, which annoyingly many new to Tesla's always seem to reach for
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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 05:57 PM
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Dunno how the emergency latch works on a Jaguar but the soft open mechanism is software controlled. Obviously, they don't want people opening the door at 60mph plus Waymo doesn't want you to bail on the ride any time you please.

https://www.facebook.com/abc7news/vi...6947517342492/
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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
People were able to open the door and walk away when the cars were stopped in the middle of the intersection that's your claim?
I'm not claiming anything. You claimed that people were trapped in their Waymo during the power outage, and I asked where you saw that because I haven't read or seen any social media that says people were trapped. Yes, Waymo's got stuck at intersections, but people being trapped? People were able to get out. Even the X post you posted says "Called Uber to go back home" meaning they were able to exit their Waymo and call an uber.
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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 09:00 PM
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So everything was fine, in the middle of the intersection they got out of the car this is perfectly safe. All good.
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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 09:16 PM
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It's not a freeway. I would feel completely safe exiting. Driver's were probably being extra cautious anyways among stopped vehicles. Not to mention, tons of traffic officers dispatched around the city.

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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 09:37 PM
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This didn't age well.


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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 09:44 PM
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Are there any videos of FSD driving during a power outage? The only one I found on YouTube was 2 years old. I would really be interested in seeing dash cam footage.

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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
Are there any videos of FSD driving during a power outage? The only one I found on YouTube was 2 years old. I would really be interested in seeing dash cam footage.
I looked it up, and FSD will react to traffic lights being out by treating them like stop signs. But I haven't actually seen this in action yet. I've seen it only with flashing traffic lights
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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
Are there any videos of FSD driving during a power outage?
I posted this today.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ev-...l#post12008287

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Old Dec 22, 2025 | 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
Are there any videos of FSD driving during a power outage? The only one I found on YouTube was 2 years old. I would really be interested in seeing dash cam footage.
i dont see why wouldnt it run with power outage, it just means there is no traffic lights and road is dark. Like any other dark road without traffic lights and just with signs.
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Old Dec 22, 2025 | 07:11 AM
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i dont see why wouldnt it run with power outage, it just means there is no traffic lights and road is dark. Like any other dark road without traffic lights and just with signs.
Im sure it will run, I was just curious how it handled it. Even human drivers in a power outage hesitate at intersections, even though we all know it should be treated as a stop sign. With a bunch of people "hesitating", I was curious if the driving is as smooth as normal.
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Old Dec 22, 2025 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
Im sure it will run, I was just curious how it handled it. Even human drivers in a power outage hesitate at intersections, even though we all know it should be treated as a stop sign. With a bunch of people "hesitating", I was curious if the driving is as smooth as normal.
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Old Dec 22, 2025 | 04:56 PM
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I know this is an EV thread, but EV's, Smart phones...Eh, what's the difference 🤣. So just got my OnePlus 15 today, setting it up right now









Performance
Operating System: OxygenOS 16.0 based on Android™ 16
Platform: Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform
CPU: Qualcomm® Oryon™ CPU @4.608GHz
GPU: Adreno™ 840@1200MHZ
RAM: 12GB/16GB LPDDR5X Ultra/Ultra+
Storage: 256GB/512GB UFS 4.1
Battery: 7,300 mAh (Dual-cell 3,650 mAh, non-removable)
Vibration: X-axis linear motor
Available configurations: 12GB+256GB / 16GB+512GB

This one has 16GB RAM and 512GB Storage. Got it for $999 with $100 off, plus $295 for my trade-in. Probably won't activate it now as I have a few MFA apps that need to get transferred over
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Old Dec 23, 2025 | 03:29 AM
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Supposedly the Buzz is going to be refreshed for 2027 and that’ll be introduced some time in 26. They’ll use existing 25 models for 26 sales until then but there will be no 2026 models in the US.

Hopefully they can fix the range issue
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