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We're living in a nutty 10 year period of time starting in 2019.

Source: https://wstc.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-0516-BP16-ElectricVehicleIncentiveProgram.pdf Thought this would be helpful to people, Income (at least in Washington) is a strong correlative indicator of EV adoption. In a market where people are currently spending less, that's an...

Hi - from my vantage point - in startups and product development, one builds towards an eye on satisfying customer needs in the beginning (get that first customer, then 5, then 10, 25, 100, 1000, etc.). Only a very few know what customers are going to end up wanting before they build it over a...

I really appreciate this thread. My kitchen ceiling lights are blinking in the mornings after the car finishes charging overnight over the past 1-2 weeks ... 3-4 months after completion of a big remodel. Also, 1-2 of my new kitchen AFCI breakers, on a subpanel installed during that remodel...

So, I was reading through the thread this weekend... Can anyone hear make sense of the increase in copper demand and lack of supply (due to electrification): https://www.greencarcongress.com/2024/05/20240520-ief.html ...while having an enormous battery glut soon (due to electrification)...

Fantastic!

I think, from a growth perspective, they should bring back the Safety Score and show it on the app...but with and without FSD enabled. Further - there ought to be a public dashboard showing the efficacy of Safety across the entire fleet using that score IMO.

I did some reading back when Standard Oil became a thing. Anyone else think this era is kinda like the Gilded Age of the 1890's, but with the Internet...and with the learnings of the 1st Gilded Age baked in? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age

I think removing the nudge was not only a signal, but going to be a huge improvement in how FSD feels while its in enabled.

Well, all my custom Google searches around FSD, Restaurant, and Las Vegas Loop are basically non-existent or full or trash results over the past 2 weeks. No one's reporting on the latter two. For FSD, its just a ton of hearsay, rumors, and crapola.

Legitimately, there isn't much to talk about other than Q2 P&D, Annual Shareholder's Meeting, Q2 Earnings, and the Robotaxi Event.

Fantastic use case and cool to see in real life!

Might be helpful, Tesla was trying to get mining operations for lithium in Chile years ago. https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/lithium-mining-negative-environmental-impact/ Edit: Also - https://www.mining.com/tesla-lobbying-to-secure-lithium-from-chile-report/ And...

I'm starting to understand that everything Khosla, Gates, Bezos, etc. are betting on is to have viable alternatives in the ecosystemS that Elon Musk is creating across all of his current and future companies. Can't have an ecosystem, that's built on competition and capitalism, with only one...

I get where you're coming from, but I do think humans will remain human for those that decide to stay on Earth. If biology says anything, some species decide to find homeostasis in where they're at. Others...well want to go to certain places off-plant whether its space, planets, or star systems...

Then, don't invest. You make your own financial decisions. No one else does for you.

All applications of ... batteries! I dont think much has changed for me due to ... batteries!

I know this question isn't directed towards me, but I found something interesting on my first highway drive without FSD in a week's time: It's easy to tell the difference between the car driving itself, and the smoothness of keeping within the lanes on curves, than when I'm driving and I...

The Boring Company documents for the RFP of the San Jose Airport Connector to the main transit station, Diridon, is available for public viewing: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/transportation/transit/airport-connector Boring Company did not win on a City...

FSD is such a crazy bet-the-company moment that's really under appreciated or, at least, isn't said out loud enough. It's not just about cars, its about the robotics and services its going to enable and deliver not only so much operating expense savings (i.e. robotics) and huge profit margins...

From the last earnings report: -$2.53B is from the most recent quarter

https://disclosure.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/article/-/view/type/HTML/id/3163780 Don't know if anyone's read this at the bottom:

Your post inspired me to look at the 5-year chart. Legitimately, as the years progressed past the S&P Inclusion at $650 / share (or ~$216 / share post split) on 12/21/2020, the chart looks range bound around the S&P price for 3.5 years so far.

I'm surprised this hasn't been shared yet, Neuralink progress and user experience blog post: https://neuralink.com/blog/prime-study-progress-update-user-experience/

https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana Interview with Jack Dorsey on Elon, Twitter/X, and himself

In about 2 weeks of starting to use Supervised FSD, my Dad (in his late 70's) feels comfortable with me turning it on with him in the car. It brakes a little too sharply for my mom while in traffic and merging into right lanes while on the Freeway. For me, it's my go-to for Freeway driving already.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/2024-Tesla-Model-3-wins-fastest-charging-in-the-gas-station-stop-test.834919.0.html "Thanks to the integrated experience of Tesla cars with their Superchargers, the Model 3 Highland managed to add more than 60 miles in the gas station test. That's nearly double the...

Personally, I think he was focused on SpaceX in recent years with Starship and building a rocket factory. Now, he's back focused more on Tesla and found hints of entropy in the company.

People are not companies. People are not markets.

Markets saturate over-time. New products/services/companies come in to replace them all the time. The logistical path to Mars is no different...

The old industries have to go away in order to have progress for society.

Maybe if not enough want to buy Tesla solar here on Earth, the Spacefarers and Martians will want to - https://interestingengineering.com/space/spacex-starship-solar-clean-energy-virtus-solis

Wow, that's a heck of a trickle down effect and quote by Warren Buffet about FSD. Edit: He reiterated something he said back in 2016 btw - Warren Buffett says that self-driving cars will be bad for insurance companies

Got it from Vanguard. Voted with all board recs.

👋 are we trying to trash this investor forum because of the death of a forum member due to trading on TSLA? This forum has gotten pretty troll-y in recent months and I'm wondering if there's a concerted effort to end it due to that or other reasons that aren't widely known by forum members.

Well, that's understandable - though I never worked at Tesla nor for Elon Musk or any of these executives that were fired. I do have an investment in Tesla. Are you invested in Tesla after these firings?

I was watching Bloomberg's segment about Tesla's layoffs. Apparently, the supercharger team was the key, if not only, remaining point of contact between the other OEM's and Tesla. With the timing of the leaks...I wonder...

I wouldn't worry too much about Tesla employees that are laid off. Golden parachutes tend to happen. It's a near certainty they got snagged very quickly, with many offers, and with lucrative offers at that.

I guess what's the point of supercharging for all when no one else wants to make electric cars...

Tired: Elon Musk is doing more than any person on the planet to take us to Mars and ensure Climate Change is averted Wired: Elon Musk is the worst person on the planet

Q - I remember reading this about JP Morgan Chase: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/jpmorgan-says-its-ai-cashflow-tool-cut-human-work-almost-90/470682 Does anyone think that Tesla is using chat-based AI to streamline their operations (e.g. B2B supercharger rollout now that...

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/04/nasa-hls-update/ "NSF understands that the fourth Starship Flight Test remains on track for the first two weeks of May, with regulatory and technical readiness nearing completion. On the regulatory side, a SpaceX-led mishap investigation into the problems...

Maybe they pair with some parts (literally and figuratively) of tesla bot's roll out too next year?

Good segment

I've been busy today, but I just want to say: WE'RE GETTING CARS THAT DRIVE THEMSELVES (AND BETTER THAN HUMANS). NOT SOMETIME IN OUR LIFETIMES. NOW. ACROSS MANY COUNTRIES. That is all.

I haven't commented on this, but my mom has a fused plate in her neck from (likely) working the assembly line for computer parts. Brilliant person, but her career was hamstrung at an early age as an immigrant in this country...when I heard Elon Musk got something similar done after the Sumo...

1 fast charging station in 5 gas stations in CA now https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/04/27/theres-now-1-fast-charging-station-for-every-5-gas-stations-in-california/

Like is FSD really that hard compared to this: https://wccftech.com/spacexs-fourth-starship-ift-4-test-is-on-track-for-may-reveals-nasa-official/ Because Elon Musk has been focused on building a rocket factory to do this and it sounds like its progressing well, then is scaling up Tesla to...

Like, who doesn't want humanity to go to Mars?

Hopefully, you just make some of it back in passive income from the 5 vehicles...