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Does Lightning Strike for Ford? - Munro Associates Inspection

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Not the full teardown yet - but it is coming.
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Looking forward to the teardown but I predict five 30 minute episodes of complaining about too many coolant hoses, unequally spaced spot welds and threaded fasteners.

And lots of talk about gigacasts.

Edit: I like the episodes with the associates but tend to hate watch the ones with Sandy.
 
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Looking forward to the teardown but I predict five 30 minute episodes of complaining about too many coolant hoses, inequally spaced spot welds and threaded fasteners.

And lots of talk about gigacasts.

Edit: I like the episodes with the associates but tend to hate watch the ones with Sandy.
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Last I heard he was very impressed with the Ford Teardown. I remember he commented that from a LEAN perspective for EVs, Ford was in second place after Tesla.

Sandy also made a positive comment about the rear arm casting.
 
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Abandon hope all ye who venture into the comments section
 

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Are you talking about the youtube comments section? That channel tends to attract Tesla trolls.

Overall, I think the munro channel has fair criticisms of all the vehicles they tear down, but Sandy's evangelism about full self driving is over the top.
 
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Are you talking about the youtube comments section? That channel tends to attract Tesla trolls.

Overall, I think the munro channel has fair criticisms of all the vehicles they tear down, but Sandy's evangelism about full self driving is over the top.
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Yeah, I meant the Youtube comments. Apparently the Lightning is too slow to drive safely, has horrible visibility, and 19th century technology. :ROFLMAO:
 
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Overall, I think the munro channel has fair criticisms of all the vehicles they tear down, but Sandy's evangelism about full self driving is over the top.
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Agreed.

He is too enamored with Tesla and how they have completely shaken up the auto industry. That is a really good thing. TBH, the engineering that goes into Tesla's is great - and they do have the lead on the best LEAN manufacturing, and given that LEAN is what Sandy specializes in, I understand his fanboy attitude.

Having said that, on the software front, "Full Self Driving" is a complete myth. Sure, Tesla was first out of the gate with assisted driving, but the claims that Elon has made over the years are hilariously bad. I don't doubt that FSD will happen, but the timeline that Elon has in this regard is far too aggressive.
 
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Was it a previous video that he commented on that?
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Yeah, when he first saw the Lightning - the Blue Lariat that was shown about a year ago, and he commented on it again during the walk around of the Ford production line - which he was also very enthusiastic about.
 

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They are gushing a little too much about the perfect combination of the hard buttons and on-screen buttons. Maybe if Sync4a was faster, more responsive and less stuttery then that would be sufficient. But looks like they haven't tried it in earnest yet.
 
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What's with the different-sounding ford chimes when they open the doors. Much deeper sounding and different tones. Is that a Platinum thing or an update?
 
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They are gushing a little too much about the perfect combination of the hard buttons and on-screen buttons. Maybe if Sync4a was faster, more responsive and less stuttery then that would be sufficient. But looks like they haven't tried it in earnest yet.
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Yes the stutter is the worst and I'd love to find someone who prefers a screen based HVAC .. The screen just makes that entire part of operation worse than if it had buttons.
 
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Yes the stutter is the worst and I'd love to find someone who prefers a screen based HVAC .. The screen just makes that entire part of operation worse than if it had buttons.
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This is one of the reasons I really want the late 2023 model, as it will have Android Auto instead of Sync4 - plus full compatibility with Carplay2.

Using your cell phone to perform most of the GUI functions is, to my mind a better idea because you can upgrade your phone for a faster chip, more memory, or a better OS.

I know some people will be freaked out by this idea, but personally, working in the tech space I am looking forward to it.
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