I've deployed Kea in some interesting applications. I quite like its failover options for redundancy purposes.
Definitely has a learning curve for odd devices that "support" DHCP, but I've been happy with how it works, its outputs, and how it can easily be segmented.
We've got the Maverick hybird which does 99% of the farm stuff.
And we also have a tow equipped expedition that we use when we need to haul horses or the big trailer. The expedition also comes in handy when we regularly haul 6+ people.
I've had the need for a gooseneck trailer maybe once in the last decade.
Sounds to me like a good way of building a high quality CV model with limited resources.
Its not apparent as an end user if the signal to the lock operator is another human or a well trained model. And at the end of the day, if there is a human checking on it, does it really matter?
Any modern car can haul some trailer, but plenty of ‘cars’ shouldn’t be used to haul plenty of trailers. Just because a vehicle can pull a trailer forwards doesn’t mean it can do
so safely. Brakes, suspension, or frame a
Stiffness may be inadequate. Please stay within your vehicles tow rating!
This video is obviously a joke (they aren't pulling it on a public road and they do it at a walking speed). It wouldn't be legal here :)
But this exact 23 HP 650 kg car can legally pull 400 kg trailer (as long as it has breaks - 300 kg without). And I've seen it done on public roads in 90s. Maybe it wasn't full capacity so let's say 200 kg but still. That's already more than you can fit in most SUVs.
A modern 100 HP 1500 kg sedan can pull more than most people will ever need. And they do - outside US. Somehow in US you need a 2500 kg truck to do the same. I just don't understand.
No, but I do need to put 3 kids into car seats and carry a lot of stuff at the same time. I don't have many great options. I sincerely don't understand what people with 4 or more children do in these situations, work vans? I'd love to get an 80s station wagon, honestly, but those don't exist.
