Elon Musk's Neuralink is developing a brain-computer interface. James Douma @jimmy_d explains that the company seems to be trying to lay the foundation for technology to build an interface with extremely high bandwidth.

James is an engineer with a physics background. He has be...

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I try not to do many "Vendor" posts, but I don't know if I even ever did one for this service we've had for a while. Pretty sure I've just mentioned it a few other places.

Battery upgrades, motor upgrades, charger upgra...

@jimmy_d explains how when Tesla achieves Level 5 self-driving and is able to deliver their planned Robotaxi network, the economics of car ownership will massively change. Tesla will likely want to maximize the profit it can draw from the years of investment in the technology by...

Launch Date: March 30
Launch Window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS
Booster: B1077.4
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 22 Starlink 2.0 "Mini" Satellites - 17.5 tonnes, 38,500 lbs.
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 21

A SpaceX Falcon 9 ro...

Tesla is currently a market disruptor, but at what point does Tesla face the "Innovator's Dilemma". James Douma @jimmy_d explains that in theory companies should be continually innovating in order to stay relevant, however well run companies generally don't do that. James refers...

Has this happened to you... that awful sound when you're navigating your way through a drive through, pulling out of a parking garage, or parallel parking along the side of the street... and you feel one of your wheels grinding against the concrete curb?

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We ask James Douma @jimmy_d for his take on Tesla's FSD pricing. He explains that when Tesla originally determined the pricing, they did so under the assumption that a fully realized self-driving would arrive sooner than it has.

James is an engineer with a physics background. H...

Just a series of random thoughts

1. Tire pressure is affected by temperature more than I expected. I'm normally at around 40 because the tires seem to slowly lose air. However, when I was in Brownsville, I saw that the pressure of each tire was at 45psi! They're back down to 39psi now that I'm b...

Launch Date: March 24
Launch Window: 11:23am EDT (8:23am PDT, 15:23 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - ASOG
Booster: B1067.10
Fairings: Reused - 6th and 7th
Mass: 53-56 Starlink 1.5 Satellites
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 2...

Hi all. I just wanted to document my initial experiences with our first EV from soup to nuts and log anything noteworthy that comes up in the future.

Ordering​

We initially ordered sometime early JAN-2023 once we'd heard about the Tesla price drops in addition to the IRS tax inc...

Hi all,
sorry for the bad English sometimes... I speak Dutch.

I have my Model Y Performance for 35 days now and driven it 2000km in Belgium (Europe).

I like to give you my honest opinion of this car coming from multiple BMW's, and why I want to switch to BMW again.

Probably already a zillion post...

Through the last few months, I have been watching and reading up the various posts regarding the many ways many of you all have attempted, as well as the various kits available online, to reduce if not eliminate road noise and wind noise from the Model3. After reviewing all those posts and review of...

Time flies when your having fun...seems like yesterday I picked it up, but just realized it has been exactly one month since I took delivery.



Where to begin?

Let me start by admitting my addiction to cars. I have had quite a few fun cars like...

We already have a Tesla Model 3 Performance that is my daily driver - this is a 2023 model year (that has USS fitted).
The wife has a 4 1/2 year old BMW X3M40i that we want to replace and it makes sense to look at replacing it with an SUV EV - as she prefers a higher riding vehicle than a sedan.
We ...

Having visited 44/50 US states and 250/424 US national parks in the past year in my LR Model 3, I’ve heard a lot of dumb questions.
Here are a few. (Links go to my non-commercial Wordpress blog about my EV parks travels without ads).
“What do you do about rain and puddles? Is that thing even wat...

TL;dr - Apple team wanted iPhone to be plastic because it will drop often and break if made of glass. But plastic got micro scratches over time. Steve Jobs said “if it’s plastic and gets scratches it’s our fault. If it’s glass and breaks it’s their fault. They will accept that more.”

Now imagine ...

Launch Date: March 17
Launch Window: 12:01pm PDT (3:01pm EDT, 19:01 UTC) - 5hr 15min launch window
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - OCISLY
Booster: B1071.8
Fairings: Reused - 5th time for each
Mass: 52 Starlink satellites
Orbit: LEO
Yearly La...

We are joined by special guest James Douma @jimmy_d to discuss Tesla's release of FSD Beta V11 (specifically V11.3), Powerwall now available without requiring Solar, Neuralink, the general progression of AI, and more.

Topics-
[URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r679aJ-Apz0&t...

This video claims to have more current information on the Semi:



Highlights:

• Change to motor layout: One motor per Axel: Front/Middle/Rear.
• Only one charge port. (MCS only?)
• TACC currently active (The rest of AP not yet.)
• Extra cameras won't be needed on the trailer for AP usage...

Most of the times, we discuss the first. But what is there to expect from robo cabs as semi-Public Transport?

Great article about the pro's and cons. "These companies, known as TNCs, have two options to become profitable.
Increase how much they charge for their services, or find other revenue stre...

My liftgate was badly misaligned from the factory in every possible direction, and my Service Center refused to fix the issue, along with most other build quality issues with my car. I am going to have to accept that this $100K car just does not come with a bumper to bumper factory warranty.

So I d...

Launch Date: March 14
Launch Window: 8:30pm EDT (5:30pm PDT, 0030 UTC on the 15th)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Booster Recovery: ASDS - ASOG
Booster Type: B1073.7
Orbit: ISS in LEO
Mass: 9,525 kg (20,999 lb) for Dragon (C209.3)
Dragon Return: TBD
Yearly Launch Number: 17

A Sp...

CCS has been adopted, however shortsightedly, as the charging standard for North America. As all other manufacturers move forward with CCS ports in random, non-optimal locations over the years, Tesla may some day be forced to have CCS charging ports in their vehicles just as has happened in Europe....

Launch Date: March 9
Launch Window: 2:13pm EST (11:13am PST, 19:13 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-1
Booster Type: B1062.13
Fairings: Reused
Orbit: LEO (Polar)
Mass: 40 satellites (150 kg each)
Yearly Launch Number: 16

A SpaceX Falco...