This 3rd party Tesla repair service shop seems to have gained a following on YouTube for knowing the Tesla EV's inside out.
This video is absolutely chockablock full of interesting stuff about Tesla EVs and its problems.
I have time-linked it to the part I found the most interesting, this Tesla repair expert says along the lines "Tesla really doesn't want their damaged/past-their-warranty cars on the roads, but if Tesla wants the cars insurance costs to be generally affordable they have to support 3rd party repair/service shops".
https://youtu.be/o-7b1waoj9Q?t=826
Musk’s recent statements of how good his automobiles are for the environment, and how the company was founded to help mitigate climate change, the idea of a single chip rendering a relatively new car nigh unusable doesn’t exactly mesh with one another.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/27945/a-single-component-can-brick-older-teslas-and-tesla-wont-fix-it?xid=twittershare
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Q: Does Tesla AP handle tight turns well?
A: No. In this video you can see the vehicle crossover and drive on the wrong side of the road at just 18 mph.
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Been news about Googles Waymo saying Elon is wrong about LIDAR. Most of the articles are paywalled.
All up I think it's good that we see all these "self-driving tech wars" between these companies, should angry up the blood and finally get affordable self-driving done.
I have watched A LOT of Googles Waymo self-drive demonstrations on YouTube and Waymo actually looks far more smarter in knowing what's going on. In fact, I am sure if Tesla had Waymos self-driving ability, Tesla would claim FSD is now complete/perfect.
I think there is a large difference in general attitude between how Google's Waymo and Tesla believe what Full-Self-Drive should be, that is, Waymo's view of the self-driving car should be truly perfect, in that someone can jump in front of a speeding Waymo car just 3 meters in front and the car will stop in time %100 of the time.
Conversely, I think Elon/Tesla's main goal is, "if the car can just basically compare to a generally bad driver in road-statistics then the FSD is ready."
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/motoring/googles-waymo-slams-elon-musk-over-claims-its-selfdriving-technology-is-doomed/news-story/5beaf28fc44e3ad618044f3f56f84eea
https://mashable.com/article/waymo-lidar-sensors-elon-musk-tesla/
https://www.businessinsider.com/waymos-execs-defend-lidar-2019-5/?r=AU&IR=T
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/motoring/googles-waymo-slams-elon-musk-over-claims-its-selfdriving-technology-is-doomed/news-story/5beaf28fc44e3ad618044f3f56f84eea
In other words, the goals/standards are very different. I think the overly pure geek 100% perfect attitude of Waymo and also the cost of LIDAR is holding Waymo back from deploying
But the LIDAR costs is well on its way to being solved, manufacturing giant Nikon has announced its plans to "mass produce" a LIDAR sensor. I really think this is big news, this has really held LIDAR back, the costs.
Nikon will help build Velodyne's lidar sensors for future self-driving cars
Mass production is expected to begin in the second half of this year
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/nikon-velodyne-lidar-sensor-manufacturing-self-driving-cars/
Velodyne Lidar partners with Nikon to mass-produce cheaper lidar sensors
https://www.therobotreport.com/velodyne-lidar-partners-with-nikon-to-mass-produce-cheaper-lidar-sensors/
Beyond autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems, Velodyne plans to use Nikon’s mass manufacturing scale as lidar sales expand within other emerging markets. The company said the partnership will help its low-cost lidar solutions benefit a range of business segments, including robotics, security, mapping, agriculture, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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10,000 Electric Hatchback Pre-Orders "Overload" Volkswagen's IT Systems
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-10/10000-electric-hatchback-pre-orders-overload-volkswagens-it-systems
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I am starting to feel evil jerk posting these charts, but logically, there is nothing I can say/post/do that could actually hurt Tesla.