
Sawyer Merritt
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German TV reporter testing Tesla FSD (Supervised) V14 in the country as public transport in rural areas: "I was genuinely impressed. In the situations where we experienced the system, it worked perfectly and safely. I hadn't expected that. Even in the bad weather conditions in the Eifel region. In many cases, it reacted at least as well as a human driver, if not better. If Tesla is ever allowed to roll out this system nationwide in Germany, I think it will have a major impact on mobility. And that will only be the beginning of some very significant changes in transportation..."
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SpaceX has introduced a new investor relations website where you can sign up to get notified of for all investor related updates. The site includes sections for financial filings, events, a leadership page with all top executives and board of directors listed, as well as the committee composition, and lastly an updates page. This is where investors will go when SpaceX earnings reports are released:
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More than 350 million vertebrate animals are killed by human driven vehicles every year. In general, autonomous vehicles are much better than humans at dodging animals. A compilation I made of Tesla’s FSD stopping for animals, and often saving their lives:
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Elon tonight on the Model S and Model X: "Those cars were made with love; That's at the heart of any great product. If the employees making it genuinely love the product, when you genuinely love your kids, you care about things in a different way; You do things to make the product amazing because you love it. And that's what translates to people wanting the product."
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Tesla has just officially launched the larger Model Y L in the US, starting with a Limited Edition Premium AWD "Launch Series" trim! • Price: $61,990 • Launch Series includes: 1 year of FSD (Supervised), 1 year of Supercharging, 1 year of Premium Connectivity, plus your choice of any exterior paint color, interior color, and wheel option at no additional cost. • Other Launch Series exclusives: Badging, floor mats, puddle lights, suede dash inserts and sill plates. • Range: 325 miles • 0-60 mph: 4.4s • Battery: 88 kWh • Six exterior paint options: Stealth Gray, Diamond Black, Pearl White, Marine Blue, Ultra Red, and Cosmic Silver (new to the U.S.) • Two interior color options: Black & Zen Gray • Two active air-cooled wireless phone chargers in front • Vehicle-to-load (V2L). Comes with V2L adapter. No PowerShare. • Wheel sizes: 19" (325 mile range) and 20" (320 miles) • All-black headliner • Three row, six-seat layout • Front seats: Powered thigh extenders, heated & ventilated, adjustable headrests • Second row seats: Captains chairs, electric lifting armrests, ventilated & heated, electric folding, additional air vents in B-pillar • Third row seats: Heated, electric folding, cupholders and dedicated air vents in C pillar, two LED lights in ceiling • Length: 196" (7" longer than Model Y) • Curb weight: 4,600 lbs • Total storage space: 89 cubic feet • 16" center screen, 8" second-row screen • Peak Supercharging speed: 250 kW • 18 speakers, including one subwoofer • Second row and third row seats fold completely flat • 12v outlet in rear trunk area • Suspension: Second-generation suspension system. Equipped with continuous variable damping. • 8 cameras, including front bumper camera with washer • RGB ambient lights, silver-coated glass roof for better heat rejection, 360 acoustic glass, HEPA air filtration system (same as on current smaller Model Y). Deliveries in the U.S. start in October. More photos in thread below:
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SpaceX has introduced a new website for Starmind, the company's AI satellite constellation. Back in January of this year, SpaceX filed a request with the FCC to launch and operate a constellation of 1 million AI satellites. The website provides info about their AI1 satellite, thermals, solar, etc. Website:
Sawyer Merritt1,002,544 görüntüleme • 9 gün önce

Positive Tesla Diner review from Forbes' Brooke Crothers: "On Saturday, the Tesla Diner was busy if not packed at times. And obviously not failing, though some blogs and reports want you desperately to believe otherwise. Contrary to all these eatery blogs and car blogs that say the Tesla Diner is a flop, a failure, a disaster, that is not true, as so many things that are often written about Tesla. There are car blogs that devote all their time to taking down Tesla. I went to the Diner on Friday April 3 and Saturday April 4. I estimate that on both days 90+ percent of the chargers (of the 80 Superchargers) were being used. By that metric alone, the Diner is a success. Yes, I’ve been inside the Diner when it’s slow. But as a Supercharger location with the option to grab a snack it’s a success. It seems that the ulterior motive of some “reviews” is to bash Elon Musk and tell you what a bad, bad man he is. That doesn’t give the reader an honest evaluation of the Tesla Diner as a great charging destination, which, again, is its primary purpose for the vast majority of visitors. It's extremely clean. If you want to come to a pristine place to eat, the Tesla Diner is it."
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Miami-based startup Chip Motors has unveiled its new all-electric "life utility vehicle." • Starting price: $15,000 ($18k for 6-seater) • Range: Up to 100 miles • Top speed: 25 mph • LFP battery pack • Native NACS charging port. Charges in a few hours • Optional hood with integrated TV and speakers • Four-and six-seat versions • Multiple cameras and radar to monitor traffic conditions • You can use a hose to clean out the interior • Portrait center screen • Can charge on a standard 110v wall outlet, though a 240-volt socket will repower it less than half the time. • Customizable: Pick your color, seats, roof, doors, and add-ons in the configurator. • Comes with Chip Go, which is a remote-driving service where a real human driver takes the wheel remotely to handle things like parking, pickups, errands, etc. They aim to achieve level 4 autonomy so it will drive itself in the future. • $250 refundable order fee • Deliveries start in 2027 Configurator:
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U.S. based humanoid robotics company 1X has just unveiled their new tendon-driven robot hands with 25 degrees of freedom (DOF). • Made in USA • Tendon Drive Ratio: 5:1–15:1 • Wrist Dexterity: 3 DOF • Backdrivability: Fully backdrivable • Tactile Sensing: Pressure + location + slip • Finger Force: Up to 45 N • Wrist Torque: 17.75 Nm • Position Accuracy: ±0.2 mm • Waterproof Rating: IP68 • Reliability: >2 million cycles "These hands are designed to do something fundamental: remove the hardware ceiling on what humanoid robots can actually do, and make data the only barrier to capabilities. By matching or surpassing human hands across the dimensions that matter, they ensure our AI models are no longer limited by dexterity. NEO can now perform virtually any task a human can do with their hands– with the precision, adaptability, and gentleness required for real-world environments."
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Tesla has released a new video with David Moss, highlighting his recent cross-country trip on FSD (Supervised) with zero disengagements. "Moss’s Model 3 handled every road sign, turn and Supercharger stop, traveling over 2,700 miles in 2 days and 20 hours. Part of his over 12,000-mile streak of FSD (Supervised) usage, David’s cross-country trip demonstrates the reliability, capability and ease of FSD (Supervised)."
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Ford CEO Jim Farley in new interview on Chinese EV competition: "There's no real competition from Tesla, GM or Ford with what we've seen from China. They are completely dominating the EV landscape globally." The Tesla Model Y is one of the best selling cars in China... Full interview from Joanna Stern:
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Tesla has released a new short video about its 4680 cell line at its Giga Berlin factory
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NEWS: Apple has introduced the MacBook Neo, their most affordable laptop ever. • Price: $599 ($499 for students) • 16 hour battery life • 13" display, 500 nits • A18 Pro chip • 256GB or 512GB of storage • Four colors: silver, indigo, blush, and citrus • Weight: 2.7 lbs • Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 6 connectivity • 8GB RAM • 1080p front-facing camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and dual side-firing speakers with Spatial Audio. • Lowest-carbon Mac. Features 60% recycled materials, more than any other Apple product. • Available starting March 11
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