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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Texacon on January 11, 2023, 03:00:52 PM

Title: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: Texacon on January 11, 2023, 03:00:52 PM: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217550627

Ok, this is fricking funny!

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MineralMan (144,924 posts)

There's a GMC truck ad running now on television

that shows satisfied drivers with their hands off the wheel, letting the truck drive itself.

I hadn't heard that we're ready for that yet. Seems irresponsible to me.

But, maybe GMC knows something I don't.

Here's the ad:

https://youtu.be/f7wV2gTN_rM

Look at this exchange.

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Jim__ (13,610 posts)

1. It does say: Available for compatible roads.

So maybe the roads also have to have some embedded technology.

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MineralMan (144,924 posts)

2. Does the vehicle know which roads are compatible?

Does the driver?

Are there, in fact, any such roads?

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Jim__ (13,610 posts)

11. Some info from GMC

From GMC:

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DRIVING CONSIDERATIONS

Make sure that:

- The vehicle is on a compatible road
- Lane markings are clearly visible (lane markings may be obscured, for example, by glare or poor weather conditions)
- Camera or radar sensors are not covered, obstructed or damaged
- The Driver Attention Camera system detects that the driver is paying attention to the road ahead

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MineralMan (144,924 posts)

14. Yeah, OK. But, see, most people don't read instructions,

and wouldn't follow them if they did read them. It's not the words, it's the depiction of a driver clapping and singing along while the car barrels down the highway. That's the idea GMC is selling, not safety or the technology.

"Here. Hold muh beer and watch this. I ain't driving this rig...it drives its own self."

:lmao:

MM didn't read the instructions, see. Pompous ass just got owned!

:rofl:

KC
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: 67 Rover on January 11, 2023, 03:57:36 PM: GMC=Government motors car.
Nope.
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: RuralNc on January 11, 2023, 04:53:00 PM: RockHead. A stick in the mud since 1903.
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: Dblhaul on January 11, 2023, 05:41:23 PM: It appears that Rockhead went to sleep and the world passed him by.
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: CollectivismMustDie on January 11, 2023, 06:12:32 PM: Quote from: 67 Rover on January 11, 2023, 03:57:36 PM
GMC=Government motors car.
Nope.

Post obama, I completely agree.

Prior model years are 100 percent General though.
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: enslaved1 on January 13, 2023, 11:19:17 AM: Quote
MineralMan (144,924 posts)

14. Yeah, OK. But, see, most people don't read instructions,

and wouldn't follow them if they did read them.

You just described DU, the Democrat party, moonbats and a lot of liberals on a multitude of subjects. Government, religion, technology, just to name a few.
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: Old n Grumpy on January 13, 2023, 11:25:03 AM: Quote
MineralMan (144,924 posts)

There's a GMC truck ad running now on television

that shows satisfied drivers with their hands off the wheel, letting the truck drive itself.

I hadn't heard that we're ready for that yet. Seems irresponsible to me.

But, maybe GMC knows something I don't.

I would bet a stump knows things that you don’t. :rotf: :rotf: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: FiddyBeowulf on January 13, 2023, 02:16:27 PM: My friend ordered a GMC pickup truck with that hands free driving option. I told him tilt the steering wheel down and drive with his leg instead paying for that option. He could save a bunch of money and not be annoyed by the "driver alert system" any time he moves his head while driving.
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: Delmar on January 14, 2023, 09:04:23 AM: My first car was a 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4 door. I could take my hands off the wheel and the car would go considerable distances without me having to make corrections.
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: ABC-2 on January 14, 2023, 09:17:31 AM: Quote from: Old n Grumpy on January 13, 2023, 11:25:03 AM
I would bet a stump knows things that you don’t. :rotf: :rotf: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Ha! Ha!

:clap: :clap: :cheersmate:

~ ABC
Title: Re: There's a GMC truck ad running now on television
Post by: ADsOutburst on January 14, 2023, 09:57:39 AM: When I read the thread title, I thought it was going to be a rant about how the ad must be targeted at toxic MAGA men and such.