This is a real “AI” ad from the US government about the end of the mandatory use of the auto start-stop.
This is from the official Whitehouse Instagram.
Only things I can see that gives it away that the video is generated is the red car’s brake lights being on while accelerating. The obvious stereotypes of bule haired lesbians vs the blonde.
Also they have no insignias on the cars but that’s definitely a Prius and idk what the red car is, the red car might not exist in real life.
Spoting generated videos is going to get harder. However if it’s obvious propaganda from the state then you should be suspicious.
It’s impressive for generated video even though it is stupid as fuck. I won’t get too in the weeds about why this is stupid as the point of the post is more about the use of AI in state sponsored propaganda.
Just to get it out of the way, here is why this is a stupid policy:
- [Auto stop helps fuel economy by 7% - 26%](https://www/. consumerreports.org/cars/fuel-economy-efficiency/does-start-stop-function-really-improve-cars-fuel-economy-a1028235974/)
- my 10+ year old car has auto stop, it can be disabled with a button, and if it needs to turn on the ac, the engine will auto start.
- Auto stop has nothing to do with the cost of cars increasing, it’s the regime’s terrible policies and other factors that have driven prices up.
- Hybrid cars like the Prius will use the electric engine at a stop.
- forcing car companies to change features because the US president said so will increase manufacturing costs and prices.
I’m not a fan of auto start and stop but I think it’s because I am older. I never owned a reliable car before 2003 so it’s pretty ingrained in my head that when the engine unexpectedly shuts off, it may not start again. I think it’s a trauma response to owning pieces of shit for a decent chunk of my life.
My 100k+ mile can can attest that Auto stop has little to do with car lifespan. I’ve never even needed to replace the starter.
I drive a 2016 Audi A3 and the auto start stop feature was really janky. The engine always came back on but it was sluggish to do so and a bit jerky. I programmed the ECU to disable it and the car drives quite a bit better as a result. Not sure if it’s just a clunky early implementation of the feature on my car or what
It sucks so much for ICE engines at stop signs in rural areas, when needing to turn left, or anything other than roads with lots of stoplights. It is frequently dangerous because it keeps the vehicle from moving, making driving unpredictable.
Disabling it increased my mileage slightly, because I am rarely ever stopped for the 10 seconds or so it takes to be worthwhile. I could see it being a benefit in a city, but would rather just have mass transportation instead.
I think like others have pointed out, it kinda needs to be paired with a hybrid electric motor so you get that instant start and just enough time for the gas engine to kick in. My next car will be electric but I only drive like 4k miles a year so it will be a good long time before I get anything new. My 2016 Jeep is still not at 40k miles. It will be interesting (and I look forward) to going from a six speed manual transmission to full electric.
No, a hybrid is not needed. It’s in my car which is just a normal internal combustion engine and it works fine. Going over 100k miles.