That sentence is hard to interpret, but I guarantee they have non-structural 4680 packs for testing. They'll run a lot of 4680s in mules which aren't engineered to have the pack be part of the structure.
I think in his various posts he has pretty much confirmed both the non-structural 4680 as being a next-step insertion into one of the models (likely Y at Berlin/Texas, possibly S or X at Fremont), and also the 4680 for stationary storage. The stationary 4680 may not be the same chemical composition as the high-end vehicle 4680.Continuing the 4680 pack discussion some selection from TheMightyFuji who seems to be very credible:
To me this sounds as if he's confirming the existence of a non structural 4680 pack, i.e. since there is no public company information about a non structural 4680 pack he won't confirm its existence.
Perhaps not, however, transceiver sensitivity and miniaturization has progressed steadily for decades. With more capable receiver tech, antenna size can be reduced by using sizes related to smaller harmonic divisions of the wavelength.
My base issue is that Moore's Law is related to transistor density in high density circuits.Perhaps not, however, transceiver sensitivity and miniaturization has progressed steadily for decades. With more capable receiver tech antenna size can be reduced by using sizes related to smaller harmonic divisions of the wavelength.
I fully expect Starlink receivers to get smaller over time. How much time? I couldn't say.
If only there were a disruptive, first-principles-physics-based company interested in developing the tech.
and ain't just shooting from the hip. From past posts I think you are also in similar field/fields. cheers!!) Moore's law is about the laws related to manufacturing silicon chips, but loosely is applied for all technical progressions.
While laws of physics cannot be changed, they will be understood better over time, engineers will make breakthroughs as years progress, as well as cheat
If you are thinking that the 1st/2nd iteration of the antenna is going to be the last, then I think you need to look at all technology advances.
Also who says that vehicles will have to have the antenna AS-IS. Engineers can develop surface material in other form factors that are more sensible to being used in the car.
Not worried about the how(vehicles will communicate via starlink), but why (if there is a business case which makes, saves money for Tesla) it will go into R&D and likely will get done (longer event horizon)
(For the record, I am a Electrical/Computer Engg myself, so I think I too understand a bit of these things and ain't just shooting from the hip. From past posts I thing you are also in similar field/fields. cheers!!)
Moore's law is not at all applicable to antennas.
Moore's law is about the laws related to manufacturing silicon chips, but loosely is applied for all technical progressions.
Sure, sure, and as a bridge over for areas without cellular, degraded performance and density is not as much of an issue and a smaller antenna would work with the current constellation.
Except there is an inescapable problem because they are already near the SNR limit. The only way to get adequate receive power on the antenna is to either increase the satellite transmit power (much larger solar arrays on the satellite required) or shrink the spot size (much larger antenna on the satellite).. You might think they could just reduce the wavelength but that won't work because there is a big region of serious atmospheric absorption just above the operating frequency. Any of those approaches (if they were feasible) would also obsolete all of the existing satellites.
A simple solution would be to build the car in the shape of a parabola. No extra antenna needed
YOU started it.
Each satellite can only support do many ground connections. Beyond a certain density signal collisions might be a issue. So I don't think StarLink can scale to very high volumes of ground connections in a high density urban area.1.Moore's law says size of starlink antenna will shrink over time. Also we have Cybertrucks and Semi's with larger surface area.
2.It ain't free. As a Tesla investor, part of the company belongs to me
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... 4D chess
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lol...you can tell who don't get that science is just the evolution of humanity's psyche from barbaric religions to just another crutch of having to believe in something so their brains don't melt out their ears. But at least "science" can be used as a tool to create real technology.
or has a limited ability to grasp just what it is to live in a simulation. Every advancement in any field of science leads to more questions. Science makes many people feel smug, as if they understand what is happening. That is not true. Science tells a story backed by an interpretation of the perception. If the story holds up then it is considered valid...until a new method or technology makes the old law no longer true.
I think he's a bot. Who in the world would end their last sentence as if they were being "silenced" for preaching blasphemy? Definitely an indication of a persecution complex or attention seeker.
