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04-11-2024, 12:46 PM #6301
I just heard the Cybertruck referred to as an ‘Incel Camino’.
Excellent.
Also ‘wankpanzer’, and my riff on that, ‘wank tank’.Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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04-11-2024, 01:53 PM #6302
Incel Camino. Holy shit that’s perfect.
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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04-12-2024, 08:29 AM #6303
Elmo just settled the big wrongful death case because the evidence was probably going to nuke what's left of the autopilot tech premium attached to Tesla's valuation.
Basically, the system can't reliably process the complexity of real life so most of the time its just defaulting to lane markings. Supposedly, there's numerous instances of Teslas making crazy lane shifts when the vehicle loses its lane markings and aquires the markings from another lane. This is why Elmo is so desperate to develop proprietary AI. His FSD system can't "think"; not even close to it.
A Tesla engineer was going to testify that, at present, FSD is basically just a glorified lane departure warning system but instead of chiming a warning, it can kill you. Elmo panicked and made an 11th hour settlement offer because he personally stood to loose many billions on paper when it emerges that FSD is a fake it till you make it.
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04-12-2024, 09:05 AM #6304Registered User
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Do we know how much of his wealth (at least on paper) is divided up between SpaceX, Tesla, Xcorp, Nueralink, etc?
Musk is a perfect example of the cliche silicon valley startup stereotype of get a good idea that you think is possible, sell the shit out of that idea as 100% executable to secure funding, and then scale as fast as possible in the sheer hope that you can actually make that idea work and be profitable. If you throw enough money and resources at an idea and buy enough time, it will likely end up working... you just have to keep faking it long enough till you make it. Sounds like tesla is getting caught in the "still faking it" stage.
About a decade ago weren't there a bunch of companies working on self driving car tech? What happened? Did google/Tesla/Uber buy them all up and then force them to focus on one specific tech/angle instead of letting them develop separately and seeing which tech/angle ended up working best?
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04-12-2024, 09:36 AM #6305
re/ self driving
I think some of the companies came to the conclusion that they lacked the resources to make it viable in a reasonable amount of time.
Majority is Tesla
https://www.washingtonpost.com/techn...rth-companies/www.apriliaforum.com
"If the road You followed brought you to this,of what use was the road"?
"I have no idea what I am talking about but would be happy to share my biased opinions as fact on the matter. "
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04-12-2024, 09:47 AM #6306Registered User
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A nearly measurable percentage of cars on the road in San Francisco the last few years are Waymo self driving.
it's kind of crazy to see how many.
They are auto-taxis taking passengers now.
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04-12-2024, 10:22 AM #6307
Not ready for prime time: robo taxis in SF
https://www.curbed.com/article/waymo...francisco.htmlKnow of a pair of Fischer Ranger 107Ti 189s (new or used) for sale? PM me.
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04-12-2024, 10:47 AM #6308Registered User
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...k-19395015.php
I wouldn't get in one of these even for 10 pairs of new Stocklis.
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04-12-2024, 12:22 PM #6309Registered User
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I’ve been in a Waymo taxi and see them operate around our main neighborhood shopping street regularly. The ride was very impressive. If given the choice between it and an Uber, I’d take the Waymo. It’s predictive and problem solving capabilities are very impressive
Haven’t had any experience in Cruise. Waymo seems more advanced tho
The systems Elmo touts are a joke in comparison
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04-12-2024, 12:45 PM #6310
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04-12-2024, 12:49 PM #6311
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04-12-2024, 12:54 PM #6312
This is kinda how I view it. Sure they aren't infallible, but I'm pretty sure they're better than 98% of the driving population. And only going to get better.
Self-driving is inevitable - and will be driven short- and mid-term by Boomer demand as they become increasingly unable to drive themselves.
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04-12-2024, 04:35 PM #6313Registered User
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It may be true that it's better than most drivers, but personally I'd rather drive myself than trust self driving even if I know autonomous vehicles have 90% (or whatever) fewer collisions. I'd rather take my chances with my crappy human abilities than risk the much smaller chance of dying due to faulty AI. I'm sure most would feel the same
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04-12-2024, 05:10 PM #6314Registered User
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I forgot I was in a robot car in less that 5 minutes. It felt so normal the missing driver wasn’t noticeable. I think the Waymo tech will be limited to commercial vehicles for a while because of the cost, but it’s way better than even the above average driver in terms of making safe driving decisions
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04-12-2024, 11:20 PM #6315
There’s Waymo here in Phoenix as well and I would take it if it wasn’t more expensive than Lyft or Uber.
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04-16-2024, 07:15 PM #6316
Owner finding out he paid $100k for a mark of shame:
“I don’t know if others have similar experience, but as I drive around in CT, most reactions are good/fun, but I’ve had several teenagers flip me off, yell “I hate your truck”, and just today, a girl roll down her window and just yell “F*ck You”.
Perhaps it’s the storyline that they’re dangerous? Or bad for the environment? Something on TikTok saying they’re evil?”
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com...ertruck.14739/
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04-17-2024, 08:29 AM #6317Registered User
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Hummers got a lot of hate for being too big, too wasteful and just ugly. Seems to fit the bill here, plus add in the fact that a lot of people don't like Elon/Tesla and it's a nice perfect storm.
Also the only people who have them can afford to waste 100 grand on vanity purchase. That alone will bring some hate.
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04-17-2024, 09:08 AM #6318
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04-17-2024, 10:17 AM #6319Registered User
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Lol at North Americans all of a sudden being concerned about wasteful vehicles. Quick someone post a picture of an open lithium mine.
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04-17-2024, 12:10 PM #6320
Tesla continues to deservedly get hammered. great stock for momentum traders.
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04-18-2024, 09:43 AM #6321
https://publish.reddit.com/embed?url...its_workforce/
You're so Elmo if in the same week, you both demand massive compensation based on pure hype and also tacitly admit things are going so badly that you've got to ax 10% of your workforce.
Takeaways?
1. No such thing as awkward timing when you're on the spectrum.
2. If you're going to blackmail shareholders for $50B while stock prices swandive, you'd best get it done before that exceeds 10% of market cap.Last edited by neckdeep; 04-18-2024 at 10:05 AM.
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04-18-2024, 09:52 AM #6322
^blue flaming dumpster still has better lines than cyber truck
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04-18-2024, 10:01 AM #6323
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04-18-2024, 10:03 AM #6324
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04-18-2024, 10:20 AM #6325Wait, how can we trust this guy^^^ He's clearly not DJSapp
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