| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (smUgE) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Vehicle Design |
| Date: | Fri Mar 2 02:50:01 2001 |
shadowrn-request@*********.com wrote:
>>>> Probably to reflect that in most vehicles manual controls are the norm
>>>> and removing them is a form of customization. After all the rigger
>>>> vehicle design rules are primarily designed to create street vehicles.
>>>
>>> Except this is a design option, not a customization. Had it been the
>>> latter, I would have agreed with you, but I see design options as things
>>> the original manufacturer does to the vehicle -- in which case having no
>>> steering wheel and pedals would make the vehicle cheaper, not 5000 nuyen
>>> more expensive...
>
> Design Points go towards determing the cost of producing a vehicle.
> Producing an really unusual design is always more expensive because you
> can't rely as much on past knowledge and production. You have to do more
> testing and development than normal, and you can't just borrow some old
> stock parts (which Detroit does a LOT of) and slap a new body around them.
> When a rigged vehicl still has manual controls, theres an obvious place
> to attach the servo's and such, and if they fail, well, theres still manual
> control. But a vehicle with no manual controls has ONLY those servos, so
> you gotta design in where they will go, and make sure they NEVER fail.
I didn't catch the beginning of this but I agree that designing a car with
no manual controls would cost more. I disagree with the idea that they are
going to go into production with these. What is going to happen is that
they will take their standard version of the car and pull out the manual
controls. The additional cost is just to remove the parts.
If you can't find someone to do it, I got a garage (facility) under Yakuza
protection that can get it done in an afternoon (B/R Cars 6).
I have a van with this done. No manual controls or rigger port. It only
works off my remote control deck. With heavy encryption, I call it a
anti-theft device. What are they going to steal? My collection of magnetic
business signs stuck to the plain metal interior?
