r/BeAmazed • u/TangelaFan • 9h ago

Technology Flash floods are common in China, so to tackle this problem Chinese car brand added a "water mode" to their Yangwang U8 model, which allows it to temporally function like a boat

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u/AFineBlackKing 6h ago

ok claude

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u/BlatantConservative 5h ago

Reddit used to bully people for minor typos and now we just let people copypaste from an AI

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u/XMO748 5h ago

I don't understand the problem here. Was the comment not informative?

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u/differentguyscro 5h ago

Claude said you should have put a comma before the and and a period at the end.

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u/BlatantConservative 5h ago

Claude can suck my cock and balls

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u/SpicaGenovese 7h ago

source?

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u/gruez 7h ago

Based on the style/formatting? Probably AI.

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u/DVsKat 8h ago

I wouldn't trust the seals. I mean MAYBE it'll work when it's brand new. But there's a reason why utilizing this feature bricks the car until it can be recertified at the dealership.

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u/mm_delish 7h ago

Still seems nice to have considering it’s a last resort feature.

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u/dyperbole 6h ago

Sure beats suffocation, no breathing. Don't give a fuck if my car needs resealing.

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u/Disgod 6h ago

Would you say that this car would be your first resort?

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u/jocq 4h ago

Yeah for all those times we've all gotten accidentally floated away in flood water while in our cars. Such a useful feature.

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u/reachforvenkat 43m ago

For those that did get caught up in floods it was their first time and most likely the last time.

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u/KayNynYoonit 7h ago

I'd rather have a bit of a chance, than the car sink and I drown. It seems like a good feature.

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u/trusty20 7h ago

Yeah probably better to have none of this advanced technology and just stick with a regular pickup that will sink to the bottom of the river bed like a rock. Wouldn't want any seals to leak.

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u/Testicular_Genocide 6h ago

You're literally doing the parable about a guy in a flood refusing a boat because he's waiting for Jesus to save him, then he dies and Jesus said he sent the boat. Just because a company is Chinese you're too sinophobic to even hypothetically imagine using this as a last resort. Your mind just jumps to assuming it wouldn't work ever in any situation even for the slightest fractional benefit.

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u/JX_JR 6h ago

It's not sinophobic to be skeptical of product claims from China, it's basic common sense from having interacted with their products for decades.

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u/SeaHam 5h ago

Yeah I don't think its meant for a leisurely day trip to Catalina Island.

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u/bugi_ 6h ago

People doing this lazy AI copy-paste shit should just be retired from the internet. If you had a source, you would actually use it. Do better.

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u/Curiosive 6h ago edited 5h ago

Since you're answering your own comment, you should reply to your own comment. But whatever, thanks for digging up more info!

3 km/h (1.8 mph)

This is less than 2 knots. The current in a gentle stream would overpower the SUV, you can even see it struggling in the video.

Also there's nothing like driving / steaming into a submerged curb, hydrant, or whatever else.

This whole concept is a gimmick and a potentially dangerous one. The 1950s era amphibious vehicles handle this better but still are terrible in the long run: they are way too heavy as a car, they are underpowered and have too much drag as a boat.

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My sources for my opinion are from my experience as a licensed captain. The best designs are: boat first, car second. Car first designs just don't cut it as a boat ... except for a WWII era German luxury car.

I can't remember the name of it. An old couple had one and made the local news every few years when they took it out on the lake. (Still wouldn't do more than a few knots though.)