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At the Marina Del Rey delivery center last night, just as I was finishing signing my paperwork, my delivery specialist said "Alright, let's take you out to your car." At that very moment, another employee came up to him and said, "Actually Franz is going to take him to the car." The first thought that crossed my mind was "Franz.. as in, von...
I have just gone through the update letter with a fine comb, including the numbers, and WOW. There's not a single negative note compared to realistic expectations. The China tariffs were expected and a -$50m hit from them is much lower than expected. Some highlights: They only sold $50m in ZEV credits - I.e. below last year's levels, and...
As it's pushing on close to midnight in certain time zones, notably US Eastern Time, where Wall Street is, then this not wholly Off Topic post is about on time.... Today, 1 November, marks 100 years since my father was born. I've shared a very small amount about him in the past, including that he was still working about 20-25 hrs each week,...
We are nothing if we don’t have a moral compass and ethical values. All the money in the world can’t replace that. Regardless of whether Musk made a mistake with his Tweet that violated some technical rule, I firmly believe that his heart was in the right place and that he was trying to look out for his investors. I think about how Elon has...
OK. OK. I'm home...LOL Impressions of the Model 3 Fremont delivery center: Really nice facility. No public charging but that's nitpicking. You check in and they tell you to have a coffee and a seat while they get your DS. Good baristas and all the usual coffee drinks available as well as tea and hot chocolate. The menu has a "Ludicrous Latte"...
Just read the Electrek story on the Model 3 delivery. You are all fabulous. Tesla fulfils bucket list of dying man by delivering his Model 3 early
NN Changes in V9 (2018.39.7) Have not had much time to look at V9 yet, but I though I’d share some interesting preliminary analysis. Please note that network size estimates here are spreadsheet calculations derived from a large number of raw kernel specifications. I think they’re about right and I’ve checked them over quite carefully but...
After 4 whole years of; Blogging/vlogging about Tesla in my country reaching 37k subscribers Helping tens of people who can afford it import and get one. (No official Tesla existence in Turkey) Helping Tesla owners 24/7 with their potential problems and charging questions Starting the one and only EV/Tesla community of Turkey(300+ drivers),...
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I’m a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. I’ve tried to embrace stoicism, because I’ve seen that there is so much that is beyond an individual’s control. I know that one of the dumbest things anyone can do is fall in love with a piece of metal. And yet, here I am. In love with a car. Buying my M3 was a great experience. Driving it 3600...
I wish you all could have shared in the experience today. We all were tearing up at different points. Seeing Jon walking along, deep in conversation, carrying the oxygen generator while walking and talking ... everyone throughout Tesla lit up with smiles, it was amazing. (The private tour went so long that we ran the golf cart (non-Tesla)...
Just a bit OT but, after hours and sort of Father's Day-ish. My kid has been working the GA4 line. I won't reveal much since I think that's prudent. But some color: Prob sweetest/nerdiest of my 3 kids. Also, most accident prone. Brilliant. Got fancy-school post grad quant degree in one year, now on way to PhD studies and stopped off at Tesla...
Only posting this stuff after hours since it is off hours, but I’d like if mods allow no more than one post per day by me like this: So to summarize, you all helped me learn then execute an investment strategy that let me buy a $50,000 car - of course a model 3. Like literally YOU ALL did this. I have 2 kids and this is a lot of money for...
[ATTACH] Mark Matousek is also looking for owner stories. I hope I helped legitimize Zach’s Pravduh tracker just a bit here :)
[MEDIA] Car drives itself. Mad Max mode enabled. Turn confirmation is disabled. The car basically drives itself, whenever you see a blue line in the middle it's driven by autopilot.
With the recent allegations by some Tesla drivers on the failure of Autopilot on their cars and the media jumping on those incidents, this is a quick primer for every Tesla driver (including spouses, siblings, sons and daughters) and Laura MacCleery, VP of Consumer Policy and Mobilization for Consumer Reports: Autopilot by definition is a...