Cybertruck Bombing at Trump Tower

The “exploding battery pack” FUD headlines were quickly debunked. This was apparently a suicide bombing by a Trump supporter.

Elon promised to buff out the scratches, and get the truck back on the road. It was not severely damaged by the firework mortars set off in the trunk. Most of the blast force when upwards. However, seven passers-by were injured, and the driver was found dead from a gunshot wound? No doubt there is more to learn about this tragic event.

$TSLA fell below $400 briefly, but is again heading up, closing on $410.44 today.

Waymo’s driverless cars are big, expensive, unintelligent, and geo-fenced. They will be phased out. Waymo will have to come up with smaller, cheaper vehicles, and better software to survive in the future market.

Tesla’s Cybercabs are tiny, seat two passengers with loads of luggage space for airport runs, have intelligent AI software, and can drive anywhere, including on highways and dirt roads. They should be introduced next year, and in mass production by 2026.

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FSD is fundamentally different to Waymo’s system. It is trained on billions of miles of real-world driving, and interprets what it sees without the need for precision mapping and lidar.

In the future, Robovans will carry 20 passengers (14 seated) to solve the problem of transporting crowds to/from large venues; 40,000 people will need only 2,000 Robovans (or 1,000 if they can return within the hour for repeat trips). It is misinformation that 40,000 robotaxis will be needed.

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Robotaxis are not exempt from traffic laws, but may be able to take advantage of bus lanes, multiple occupancy lanes, etc.

We are super proud to be the first to bring a full-scale browser to cars, and that's something that Google will never be able to take away from us! 😂

@Pesala said in Volvo will end production of diesel vehicles:

Tesla clearly has a market advantage due to its higher margins and premium products.

My personal feeling is that Tesla’s market advantage is no longer that high, at least in China. Of course, I have no data to support this view because I am not engaged in research in this area.
According to my personal understanding, the Chinese government’s introduction of Tesla is to let it become a “catfish” and promote the development of China’s local electric vehicle market.

Speaking of government subsidies, all I know is that the government provides subsidies to customers who purchase electric vehicles. I don’t know whether there are specific subsidies for manufacturers.

@Pesala said in Volvo will end production of diesel vehicles:

China needs to stop burning coal before we will take their claim of a having a green transformation policy seriously. Their huge investments in Solar energy are still not enough to offset the increased demand for electricity.

The Chinese government has set goals for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Based on my decades of living experience in China, I believe that this goal will be achieved on schedule or even ahead of schedule. Just like the Chinese government’s poverty alleviation campaign.

@LonM
A good idea, thanks for the article.

As long as a Google operating system, such as "Android Car" runs in the vehicles, it will be unsafe.

I'm sure there will be custom roms soon, maybe even a 'GrapheneOS' for cars.

The free developers are dont sleep. 😉

"Teslar" will certainly not be a pioneer, they rely more on the closed Google Android.

And "Twitter" develops as "X" more and more to the ever bigger data octopus.

"Data is the new oil."
As a former Amazon vice said.