U.S. Postal Service officials held a press conference on Tuesday to announce that the agency has awarded a $ 482 million contract to the Oshkosh defense in Wisconsin for a new fleet of vehicles to be planned. in 2023. But the design of the new vehicles was polarizing to say the least, with some social media users absolutely loving it, and others looking like clown cars.
USPS delivery vehicles have not received a refresh since 1994 Car and driver magazine points out, so it makes sense that whoever designs a fleet here in the 2020s will try to be bold. And they dared, with Oshkosh’s plans for the so-called Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) getting strong reactions everywhere.
But the boldness drew criticism from some people on Twitter after Politico reporter Sam Mintz on the new design.
“Looks like shit,” New York Times technical reporter Mike Isaac replied, while others said said it was a “waste of money.” Still others on Twitter said they did not care what the vehicles looked like and took the opportunity to complain mail delays.
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Even the more positive reactions apparently included underhanded compliments, pointing out that the proposed vehicle looks like something out of a children’s book. Several people have compared the new USPS design to a notorious design of the Simpsons We assume a TV program, which can be interpreted as positive or negative.
The Postal Service notes that the new vehicles will include air conditioning, heat as well as advanced technology such as 360-degree cameras. There is also a system for avoiding rear-end collisions, which includes automatic brakes and many visual and audible alerts.
The design is not finished yet, so there may be changes before these things pull away from the assembly line. But the top boss at USPS, a driver of the Trump regime, believes these vehicles are the future.
“As the U.S. institution that binds our country together, the U.S. Postal Service can have a bright and modern future if we make investments today that position us for excellence tomorrow,” said Postmaster General and USPS CEO Louis DeJoy. in a statement published online. .
“The NHI program is expanding our ability to handle more package volume and supporting our service providers with cleaner and more efficient technologies, more amenities and greater convenience and security as the American people deliver every day,” DeJoy continued.
What do you think? Are these vehicles exactly what you want in a futuristic design? Or are these horrible abominations to be returned to the abyss from which they came? There really is no middle ground when it comes to the response of people online.