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No. Something has changed. The key lovable characteristic of the SC network was that it was growing, making it increasingly possible to go almost anywhere with a Tesla. That is what has changed: the network will not grow as fast according to Musk, and his firing the whole team will make it...

I'm certainly not intending to hurt anyone's feelings or create misunderstandings. I grew up reading Ad Age in the 60's, my dad being an ad man. Early Volkswagen ads were both fun and very effective. As compared to the American cars of the time, the VW was too small, under powered, had the...

>>Begin rant I've been looking at small display screens to fit behind the steering wheel, so I can easily see my speed, selected gear, remaining charge, and a couple other things that can be seen in that general position in any other car. In my brand new Tesla, I have to customize it just to...

Yes! I still have my 2014 Chevy Volt, and have driven it recently after driving my 2024 MYLR for a little less than a month. The Volt is so much nicer to drive. Creeping out of a parking spot is safer than having to accelerate out, because your foot is already on the critical pedal, the...

In the past, I was occasionally involved in new car launches for Volvo and others. We would put together competitive space comparisons. A Volvo S60, a BMW 330i, and a Mercedes C300 were very similar cars with similar price tags. But the cars were marketed to three different types of people...

Definitely. The Teslas have loads of useless and ergonomically poor features. Why not add something useful? A simple vision system could locate your eyes in 3d space, and adjust the mirror perfectly, and readjust it if you recline the seat a little or start to slouch. I would much prefer...

Yes, a level 4 (or especially 5) car would be very nice, and probably far safer than human-piloted cars. Even without the benefit of swarm communication, cars being able to look all around all the time should improve safety. As an old codger, I find that my processing power is not what it...

I think that it more likely uses a neural network to categorize the things it "sees". Getting from millions of multicolored pixels to categorizing some of them as lane markings, some of them as curbs, some of them as people walking, some as small cars, some as large trucks is difficult and slow...

I doubt that it is as important as Muck thinks it is. I don't hear a lot of people saying "I'm just getting killed by what I spend on Uber and Lyft!" In New York, the subway is a bargain, and Seattle has very good bus service. Getting around with Uber and Lyft, biking, walking... loads of...

Yes! Me too.

I don't, but Kyle Conner read it on his podcast.

Seems unlikely. Perhaps some group of people who are desperate for work and willing feel like scabs... but a team, a doubt it. Tesla does not appear to be a "team" sort of company.

Interesting. I thought it was just getting real when KelvinMace wrote: "His pushing of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, his amplifying of racist bigots on a media platform he was so obsessed with that he bought for about three-four times what it was worth, and his courting of politicians who...

Agreed. As a new Tesla owner, I find the supercharger system really useful and simple to use. It gives me warm fuzzies about the company, to counter all the mediocre to awful stuff. I'm struck by the fact that the MY seems fine in fit and finish, and feels solid, and functions well in an...

I'm new to Tesla, but have noticed the same thing. I get a message that corrective steering was applied, but nothing seems to have happened. Usually, but I think not always, the text message is preceded by the serious-sounding audible warning. So far, there has not been any need for any...