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0 pointspropercoil6y ago0 comments

EU regulations prohibit the turning angle of the wheel unlike the U.S. You simply can’t navigate on autopilot in the same way. Also the EU makes money from the auto companies in their jurisdiction and they don’t want a U.S auto company competing with them. Now that Tesla opens a factory in Germany “massages” things.

The customs tax is in regards to countries/jurisdictions other than the ones with the Tesla factories. For instance a country like Israel might have a 20% tariff from Europe but 0% from China due to different bilateral deals so Tesla will send cars from there.

Israel is different than Dubai because literally a third of the population are in the tech space. Israel’s main export is tech and the tech ecosystem will build on-top of Tesla (Waze for example was founded here and there are many auto security startups for instance).

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t0ddbonzalez6y ago

>"EU regulations prohibit the turning angle of the wheel unlike the U.S. You simply can’t navigate on autopilot in the same way."

I've never heard anyone complaining that their car is too safe.

How many people have been killed in autopilot-related accidents in Europe vs the US?

>"Also the EU makes money from the auto companies in their jurisdiction and they don’t want a U.S auto company competing with them."

Carmakers can make cars in the EU and pay taxes. Or they can import them from the US and pay tariffs.

Exactly as EU carmakers are treated in the US...

propercoilOP6y ago

I wouldn't say limiting the wheel's sharp turn when you need it to do a sharp turn is safe.

No one said that Europe is doing something that the U.S wouldn't do in return. Just stating the facts as they are.

nutjob26y ago

> EU regulations prohibit the turning angle of the wheel unlike the U.S. You simply can’t navigate on autopilot in the same way.

You seem to be overstating the issue, Tesla has already adapted their software to the new rules, and they seem to be related to EU safety standards:

https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/17/tesla-updates-autopilot-...

rswail6y ago

> Also the EU makes money from the auto companies in their jurisdiction and they don’t want a U.S auto company competing with them.

I believe that Ford might have something to say about that. They've been in Europe since... 1967.

Or GM since 1986 (now Opel and Vauxhall).

Or the existing Fiat-Chrysler.

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