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I haven't heard of HW4 cars running FSD in emulation before now. A quick query found the summary below with an emulation reference. I'll be trying FSD V12.3 for the first time once it stops snowing here in Vermont. Does HW4 emulating code trained for HW3 cars mean that FSD won't work...

Strongly agree. I live in Vermont and until now the nearest service center has been a four hour round trip to Lathrop New York. Just had my first Ranger service visit a few weeks ago (to fix a fog light) and showed a bad panel gap to the technician. He measured and said it was sufficient...

When telemetry with Starship was lost, wouldn't the velocity readout stop showing increasing velocity? Either stay at last velocity data point received or go blank? I wonder how long before the visual dot disappeared was telemetry lost? I'd speculate that the earlier it was lost before...

One demo should be towing a Raptor engine. Unless they have the Plaid Cybertruck with Raptor mounted on back ready to go.

And please Lord, let such a smaller, modestly fast Roadster be a full convertible like it's grandfather. Even if only as an option!

Florida, Louisiana,Texas, North and South Carolina, and Georgia have a combined coastline of 2700 miles. Gaza's coastline is 25 miles. I think the IDF can shut down weapons smuggling by sea into Gaza.

They'd have to bulk Optimus up a bit....but yes, I can see that working.

Or, in a few months, serve them snacks as people come in!

I would speculate that Ukraine can figure out weapons to blow up a yet to be started naval base sooner than Russian can build that base.

Yesterday a law firm announced they'd filed a class action suit against Origin. Origin Class Action Suit So some good analysis work would be needed to figure out if the suit is merited or not and how much risk it introduces investing in the company at this low entry point.

Thanks for posting. I'd never heard of Origin but if they can produce more environment friendly industrial materials at costs low enough to permit fast scaling, it would be just what the plastic choked planet needs. I imagine you got the 10 B order book figure from company statements. Is...

Great post! There is a killer EV vs ICE education ad based on this post just waiting to be created by some forward looking company and broadcast during a Super Bowl.

Optimus (not) driving the Cybertruck across the stage with FSD v12? den Holy sugar! I may have accidentally made a point in a post! :D

I'd like to request some help from the group on finding the truth about an assertion by a good friend of mine who monitors news of the war daily. It is not anything about the current discussions around whether Starlink was covering coastline of Crimea or not. My friend asserted that some...

I watched the CBS Sunday morning interview with Isaacson today, and it was the host who added his Twitter post clarification after he explained his book and WaPo article version. Isaacson has done many interviews since the book's release. Where did you find the more lengthy clarification...

While I wouldn't care to drive very long distances or hour plus twice a day commutes, why do folk who buy a vehicle that drives and accelerates like a dream, look forward to the day when no steering wheel makes driving and fully enjoying the experience impossible?

Great post. Even 6 years later! Pine tree sap season starting here in Vermont. I'm going to try iso on spots of sap but have ordered ONR to try for washing car after removing any sap spots. Once ONR has the car clean and shiny, would then applying Hydro Silex Recharge coating be ok...

Entirely reasonable? How could Musk have known Ukraine would use those Starlink terminals to replace their /degraded military communications as Russian forces advanced on Kiev? /s

You are a hard grader. Elon knows climate change is not good for humanity as well as any climate activist, progressive politician or business leader. The difference is he has the vision, genius and drive needed to accelerate the huge changes necessary to slow then stop CO2 emissions. He has...

So who decides when training is complete? U.S., Netherlands or Ukraine? Isn't it a good assumption there has been familiarization and 'informal' training going on for quite a long time now? Plus training in the best simulators in one or more NATO countries? Or does the phrase mean U.S...

This article from BBC recounts some history of U.S. and Russia developing very large thermobaric bombs. Given how they work it seems they can be built any size that is useful for a specific military task. Especially interesting in this article is the statement that large ones have been...

Wouldn't thermobaric bombs create an over pressure over a large area that would detonate any mine in that area? Couldn't you instantly clear football field size sections of mined zones?

Launch pad, booster and Starship all seem to be nearing readiness for the next test flight. Perhaps September/October. Where do things stand with the FAA investigation of issues raised by first test flight? Will all recommendations from the investigation have to be addressed by SpaceX...

Building new mines (hard rock spodumene mining or clays, etc.) aren't the only way to procure lithium compounds to refine. A large part of the current world supply is obtained from huge brine reservoirs found in in Chile and several other South American countries. Currently the brines are...

Great point. Speaking of fog, Tesla's used to be able to identify if there was an animal in the road ahead when driving through thick fog. I'd guess that was based on a camera sensitive to IR. It would be a safety plus to have that again. Maybe one of the new 4K forward facing cameras...

Agree with more physical controls for often used and safety important functions. Further improvements in voice commands are also needed. I live in southern Vermont and there are places along my frequently used routes where there is no cell service. Voice commands don't work when the car is...

Latest Loyalty program is not much as far as 'credits' granted and what you can get for them. I don't believe Tesla, CarMax, etc. buying used Teslas with FSD are giving a meaningful increase in market value to having FSD. I think Tesla makes too much extra money attaching FSD to the car...

It could be argued I may have done a better job identifying Tesla, as I bought my shares back in 2013. That worked out well, and the Tesla stock became the lions share of my retirement accounts. I've been retired 6 years so I sell a few shares each year to supplement my income, knowing...

nativewolf said: She has no clue...is looney as a loon can be a loon. What a coincidence. Not 30 minutes before reading your post I was looking at my Schwab accounts. ARKK down 10K from when I invested. ARKG down 11K, ARKW down 10K. I do find Cathie Wood's team following Tesla to have...

I think you have a good intuition on possible Optimus impact (on SP) late this year or early next. I have to believe Tesla has a crack team working on innovating much smoother walking bots. Video of that better mobility on a Tesla production line (early experimental) would IMO really make...

Unbelievable how much SpaceX has accomplished with the money spent in comparison to traditional aerospace companies and NASA. Even more so when you factor in that they have built the first ever reusable rocket factory!

Thank you @uscbucsfan. I ordered without EAP or FSD for now. I'll wait a month until July to see if Tesla offers a one month trial of FSD. If they don't I'll subscribe for a month or two. I would guess that if you subscribe they will allow just the FSD code alone to download to car...

Does anyone have clear picture as to whether the new V11.x.x releases will not currently work for AP, EAP, standard FSD or FSD Beta on MY/3 with HW4. I.e. V11.x.x releases where full stack takes over old code base to provide better capability for some or all of those on older models with HW3...

How did you manage to call Tesla and get to someone who is in a position to answer questions about your order? Sometime in the past few weeks did a Tesla Advisor call you to discuss delivery location and dates? I just got my VIN (Fremont 795xxx) and replied to a text from Tesla requesting an...

I paid 12K for FSD when I bought MYP last year. Last month it was hit from behind while at a light. At Tesla approved collisions center they found rear Gigacasting was shattered by impact so car is total loss. As was the 12K FSD. For the replacement I did some research into Enhanced AP for...

Tesla recommends lubricating the brake caliper pins annually if you live in northern areas where roads are salted. Maybe for those in southern climates every 2 or 3 years is okay. Your SC can advise you. No doubt you can get this done at a tire service center near you that handles brake work...

My gut tells me Tesla needs Franz to redesign the Optimus for better curb appeal. Stainless steel so customers can choose the wrap they like.

Great catch @SPadival, reminding us of Elon's reaction to Faber's question. I watched it again. Quite frightening to see him go silent for many seconds considering all he knows and feels about where AI is going. Deliberate suspension of disbelief indeed!

Saying some sort of Universal Basic Income will come about once tens of millions of people lose their livelihood to self driving trucks, cars and bots is whistling past the graveyard. Uncharacteristically Ron Baron either hasn't a clue or just doesn't want to admit publicly where things are...

Right. Like Elon wouldn't fire Drew in a New York minute if the 4680 delays were due to his insufficient competence rather than a number of intractable ramping problems with the materials and high speed production automation. If it was the former Drew would have been gone and Elon sleeping...

Curious why you believe they won't take advantage of the new state of the art paint shop they've installed in Giga Texas. At least to add the two or three new colors they introduced at Giga Berlin.

I hadn't considered one but thanks for the idea. I'm not big on full size SUVs. An MX would sure be a departure from my 2010 Roadster!

We do know that the Model 3 Highland refresh is coming later this year. Probably sometime in Q4. That will include HW4 and the add'l cameras it will have as inputs. There are a number of other improvements that are also included in Highland, plus exterior styling changes. The Model Y...

I'm sure there are a plenty of reasons for not using moon variant upper engines for a stage separation. But my guess is huge mass penalty would not be one of them. I don't know if SX has yet released details of the size, weight,, thrust or number of the moon variant landing thrusters. We do...

My 2022 Model Y was rear ended two weeks ago and rear Gigacasting was cracked. It will surely be accepted as a total loss by insurance company. I'm hoping HW4 and new cameras will be added to Y this year but I've yet to find any clues as to when it will happen for Y.

I expect SpaceX is stuck with using this flip maneuver to separate for the next launch or two. I hope the as yet untested maneuver doesn't become the second missed attempt to reach orbit. I'm sure they are already in progress designing the moon landing variant's top of ship mini engines to...

Thanks @wtlloyd. Glad you recalled the Challenger Investigation, Richard Feynman's dramatic o-ring demonstration and got a chuckle. After posting the reply I mused about how sometimes what seems obvious in hindsight is somehow missed by experts who you'd think couldn't possibly have missed...

Ironic that Tesla forgot elasticity can vary greatly when conditions chill.

That seems for sure. I don't understand how SpaceX engineers modeling the forces and heat those 33 engines would generate and for how long, would not have concluded the pad was way underprotected. The substantial launch successes might just as well have gone against SpaceX.