U.S. Postal Service officials held a news conference on Tuesday to announce that the agency has awarded a $ 482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense of Wisconsin for a new fleet of vehicles scheduled to be launched in 2023. But the design of the new vehicles has polarized to say the least, some social media users absolutely love it, and others seem to think it looks like clown cars.
USPS delivery vehicles have not received a refresh since 1994, as Car and driver The magazine points out, so it makes sense that anyone who could design a fleet here in the 2020s would try to be bold. And they are bold, Oshkosh’s plans for the so-called Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) are getting strong reactions around.
But this audacity drew criticism from some people on Twitter after Politico transport reporter Sam Mintz wrote on Twitter about new design.
“Looks like shit,” New York Times technical reporter Mike Isaac said. he said it was a “waste of money.” Still others on Twitter he said they did not care what the vehicles looked like and took the opportunity to complain delays by mail.
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Even more positive reactions seemed to include underestimated compliments, noting that the proposed vehicle looks like something out of a children’s book. Several people have compared the new USPS design to an infamous design from Simpson TV show, which could be interpreted as positive or negative, we assume.
The postal service notes that the new vehicles will include air conditioning, heat, and advanced technology, such as 360-degree rooms. There is also a rear collision avoidance system that includes automatic braking and plenty of audio and visual warnings.
The design has not yet been completed, so there may be changes before these things move away from the assembly line. But the head of the USPS, a remnant of the Trump regime, believes these vehicles are the future.
“Being the American institution that connects our country, the US Postal Service can have a bright and modern future if we make investments today that position us to excellence tomorrow,” Louis DeJoy, the station’s director general and USPS chief executive, said in a statement. statement published online.
“The NGDV program expands our capacity to manage a larger volume of packages and supports our operators with cleaner and more efficient technologies, more facilities and greater comfort and security as they deliver every day on behalf of the American people.” , continued DeJoy.
What do you think? Are these vehicles exactly what you want in a futuristic design? Or are there horrible abominations that should be returned to the infernal pit from which they came? It seems that there is no intermediary when it comes to the reaction of people online.