In this short article, we seek to raise important issues about the philosophy behind “self driving” and its broader implications in aircraft cockpit design. Neither of us are experts in the topic area, as our studies are in the humanities. We both own Teslas and have sought input from a systems engineer about AI and neural…
At the Tesla Cyber Rodeo, Elon Musk said, “There’s going to be a dedicated robotaxi that is going to look quite futuristic-looking.” Then, in the recent earnings call, he briefly discussed the “futuristic” robotaxi. He declined to give details, but told us that they plan to do a robotaxi event of some kind next year.…
One of the benefits for Electrical Vehicle Owners in Australia is that we can see what is coming. Will that make it easier? Probably not. But for some it means they can be prepared. A few years ago, EV websites were full of photos of Superchargers in Europe and the US being ICEd. Now, Australian…
Scale and Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 came up during Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent TED Talks interview. Head of TED, Chris Anderson interviewed Elon Musk, and shortly after a random musical interruption, Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 came up. I’d previously written a short article about what we might expect Elon to share in the next chapter…
Last year, nearly 6.5 million electric cars were sold worldwide. In December alone, nearly 1 million plugin vehicles were registered. EV sales have been growing quarter after quarter and year after year, and there’s no indication that will stop. With so many new EV owners, there are countless who are looking to install a home…
“Green swan” event? As the climate crisis reaches a frightening point of no return, companies are trying to step up to enact real change to save the planet. One such company includes Tesla, led by Elon Musk to produce electric vehicles at greater volumes than any company has ever dared to do before. The term “black swan”…
Tesla Vision sometimes sees more than just car traffic and other objects. 97.3 The Dawg has shared an interesting story of a TikTok user, @iam3dgar, whose Tesla recently saw ghosts … or something like that. @iam3dgar shared what his vehicle saw as he drove slowly down a road that is next to a cemetery. About eight seconds into…
Recently, Tesla opened its sixth factory, Giga Texas, which is also its new global headquarters. This speaks volumes for a company that was started with the goal of creating electric vehicles. Tesla has grown enormously since its humble beginnings in 2003, and reaching six factories indicates the beginning of a new phase, one of tremendous…
Electric vehicles take longer to charge than gas cars take to be fueled. While there’s no denying this fact, EV drivers are using their charging hours elsewhere to make the most of the extra time — something we’ll all need to consider as the world moves away from internal combustion engines. Charging EVs requires a paradigm shift…
If you ever wanted to ride a 3D or VR Tesla-themed roller coaster, this killer new video the electric car manufacturer released yesterday on their official YouTube channel is as close as it gets. The 2-minute clip whisks us right through the heart of the swanky new Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin, guided by what’s gotta be one of the…