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We are done with coordinated response - it failed and is not coming back. Each state will make it's own rules from now on, some states already require masks and are preparing to make kids wear them at schools as well. If there's one thing US government will agree on is to print more money to...

Cloth masks prevent infected person from spreading droplets with viruses in them. Whereas respirator masks (when fitted) prevent a wearer from inhaling the virus, be it suspended in dust or aerosol. Not wearing a cloth mask (or surgical mask) outdoors (if person is not coughing), while...

I do not see anything in a way of providing everyone with PPE. If there anything? Here's interesting study on PPE from H!N! times, more than 10 years ago. Has right conclusions but apparently that's where it ended. Policy Research and Implementation: Healthcare Systems, Standards, and...

When tire blows out and you crash into something - is tire manufacturer to blame? In few specific conditions, like Firestone and Ford, yes, in most it's called an accident. Similarly, heoretical Level 5 system would have been atested to adhere to certain autonomous regulations and be...

White smoke could be both, Tesla passing by some dust as well as braking which would explain why dust cloud is larger than at other places.

Also, it was not hard to predict that COVID-19 will spread after Chinese New Year but US government pretended everything is ok and public officials I talked to (in February) were trying to assure me that I should worry about flu more. At that time CDC had not yet released guidelines for...

I do not think it really matters as US actively tried not to know what is going on in Wuhan: Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

Most Electrek's Tesla articles are now opinion pieces.

Tesla has been moving to Machine Reasoning for a while now although they do not have anything in production. This is really Tesla's strength as they have access to a lot more data than few Uber vehicles, for example, can provide.

You mean that Red Cross: Report: Red Cross Spent 25 Percent Of Haiti Donations On Internal Expenses

Oil changes and brake pad replacements? Sounds like your mechanic is talking you to the cleaners.

I would argue that we have great science and powers of predictions but want someone else to pay for being ready (plus the rule that every time we get something done someone has to profit from it). Also, I think reliance on federal government money have stiffed and dumbed-down state level response.

For the time being (until AI gets better) accurate GPS will help Tesla better detect failures and teach it's AI. I doubt that navigation will benefit as Tesla's GPS was already accurate enough for that. In addition, Tesla also said that they are not going to rely on centimeter level maps...

I suppose you can blame it on no one wanting to spend money (increase taxes) on preparedness beyond studies. Basically USA was not equipped to 'nip it in the bud' and from the start we played defense ( not to overwhelm hospitals with cases ). What contributed to spred was (is) that essential...

Have this car been in an accident before?

Air suspension is a major feature of the Cybertruck, like it's stainless steel skeleton. I highly doubt there will ever be leaf or spring option.

Based on scratch marks inside of the gap between panels this damage unlikely to had happened when driving forward at any significant speed. If I had to guess it happened when reversing and turning, first contact at the door panel.

Electric truck maker Nikola looks like Tesla 2.0 — except even riskier Electric truck maker Nikola looks like Tesla 2.0 — except even riskier Reads like paid advertising, full of nonsense, but there's no disclaimers that it is. EDIT: quick summary: article is gratuitously sprinkled with Tesla...

Wearing cloth mask is not a preventative measure. It's a polite thing to do but don't count on it to stop you from inhaling the virus. I tell my parents to wear N95 when shopping.

Whomever made adjustments did not care to send it back for patch up. Given that more adjustments are needed - they not only left scratches but also were unable or unwilling to fix all the issues. I wonder if perhaps adjustments and paint damage were done at Tesla Service Center.

Tesla needs to re-calibrate everything after the shutdown, especially if upgrades/changes. If you want a better finish - I would wait few weeks. Return the car and send Tesla a message - they apparently need it.

I thought you were not going to buy another Tesla? What happened? Just admit it - Tesla's are irresistible :)

More people infected, more chances for virus to make someone dead. Serology tests in NYC show ~25% people in NYC have coronavirus antibodies.

From what I find NY is quite different: 1 High population density List of United States cities by population density - Wikipedia 2. Commuting more: Transportation and Health Indicators Transportation and Health Indicators Why the West Coast Is Suddenly Beating the East Coast on Transportation

INVESTIGATION: Cuomo Gave Immunity to Nursing Home Execs After Big Donations — Now People Are Dying 1. Cuomo got large donation from hospitals some time ago 2. made mistake of requiring nursing homes to accept released COVID-19 patient, which caused deaths 3. and recently signed law to shield...

There's also a theory that people vaccinated against Tuberculosis have lower infection rate. EDIT: personally, I think TB vaccination might be protecting a patient from secondary infection (TB), especially when intubated.

States and CDC are skewing test to case ratio, to show COVID is slowing down by adding serology negative results to total number of tests performed: ‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’

Model S rear headroom is less.than Y or even 3.

Ford only enabled this feature for Police cars - it is not available to general public. I expect it remains this way for longevity and reliability reasons.

That makes me wonder, given that Starliner is designed for land recovery, it possible for it to land in someone's back yard? Or, is it that their recovery zone is smaller than Dragon's for some reason?

No pandemic preparedness plan I have seen predicted Federal Government pretending there's no pandemic while at the same time blaming foreign power for anything that is happening within our borders.

You're describing system failure, where people come with valid issues but use system in a way that is more costly. They do that because system allows them to or they have no other choice. Maybe some of the parents were advised to go to ER to get wellness check because they did not have insurance.

Next time you seem him ask him do define 'truly un-necessary' patient visit. I bet most of truly unnecessary visits are truly unnecessary after the fact.

Now we know why Fremont Tesla is redesigning their air handling for the factory even though it's not on CDC radar yet.

This article makes good points but forgets that we did not have PPE, test kits, thought we needed more ventilators and hospital beds and thought that it was much more deadly.

From the article: 1637456 cases 97669 deaths 97669/(1637456*5)*100 =~1.2% IFR according to this scientist' estimates.

Tesla consistently gets highest marks for accident prevention systems as tested by government safety organizations in EU, USA and other countries. If I had to guess, blind spot detection as it's done by other carmakers, does not significantly contribute to accident prevention. EDIT: personally...

Good point, but I was just commenting about cost of Waymo's hardware. Tesla is much more frugal on hardware and software yet achieving great progress.

There seems to be enough self driving hardware in one Waymo to buy two Teslas with FSD included.

When confronted in a comments section that SFWEEKLY is not accurate in their reporting, Electrek decided to make the quote 'better': Electrek.co makes SFWEEKLY's quote 'better' by adding [American] Original Quote:

They way are remember is that e in break keeps brake apart, if that makes sense.

Tesla will can achieve better than human reliability with current setup. This means that FSD will drive over/bump your neighbor's kid playing near car's quarter panels, because of blind spots, but will stop at stoplights and obey traffic laws.

Over 43% approve of Trump (or Republican party?) so large group of people do not mind his lunacy. EDIT: Democrats picked Biden of all people so derangement is not unique to Trump supporters. This study is ridiculous because of super wide age group: 19-65

How did they normalize for age and comorbidity? Age and/or comorbidity can significantly affect the severity of COVID-19. This kind of stats remind me of article I recently read: Daryl Bem Proved ESP Is Real Which means science is broken.

Why not consider that it's the severe autoimmune response to infection as the cause for ME/CFS or other illness, rather than the virus itself? In such scenario virus is not the cause but a trigger.

Couple of examples in support of not trusting COVID-19 numbers coming out of Florida: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242773056.html What’s in the censored Florida Medical Examiners database of COVID-19 deaths?

I guess Munro is right about tipping those cashiers: The Un-Heroic Reality of Being an ‘Essential’ Restaurant Worker "Before COVID, about half the restaurant’s takeout business typically came from the third-party delivery apps Caviar and Postmates. During quarantine, it’s grown to 80 percent...

Health officials are not business savvy. Yet, due to politics and cowardice other's in the government did not want to step in and take responsibility for reopening. Lesson learned and history will not repeat itself. haha...just kidding.

Last time I checked South Korea and Germany numbers mortality rate was 3-6x higher than influenza. Anyway, we truly do not know COVID-19' IFR as we are just starting large scale serology testing to get good estimate on cases. ~7.5 otherwise healthy people, between 30-50, out of 1000 will die...

Yes and no. I don't think it can be said with authority how COVID-19 compares to influenza. COVID-19 has higher R0 (is more contagious) than influenza (in large part because of influenza vaccinations). Therefore, since COVID-19 affects more people more quickly it is likely pulling forward...