Yes, that would suck, but that is not the case. SpaceX is currently pushing starship beyond its planned operational expectancy. They are doing this to test the upper limits of the structural rigidity of the ship, as well as the heat shields ability to withstand anomalies. Normal flights should have normal to no damage to the heatshield in comparison to the test flights with extra stress on the spacecraft

@OutofSpecDetail @cybertruck good eye - it's a new material. Testing showed it to be more durable than the aluminum while being lower weight and cost. Also slight efficiency improvement since we can better form the areas around the bolts to keep the underbody airflow cleaner than what stamped aluminum allows

Jeff nails it. Elon elaborates: “An AI satellite is easier, not harder, than the Starlink V3 design, which is a marvel of engineering created by an epic team of humans. I am so proud of the @SpaceX team.”

If you're a $SPCX shareholder take notes 📝 Gavin Baker, an OG investor just said in VC terms that the AI compute business is about to get WAY BIGGER than just the Google & Anthropic deals He's implying like $100B in rev/yr on the table near term if I'm reading it right

Tesla said at the inaugural Multi-Modal eMobility Summit at Grosse Ile Municipal Airport that the company plans to bring Megacharging for Semi to Metro Detroit. Tesla has begun site surveys and is working with DTE on potential locations, though no specific site has been selected yet.

The Trump Administration today announced a series of actions to "cut red tape and accelerate American automated vehicle innovation." Secretary Sean Duffy has directed NHTSA to implement the following AV policy changes: 1) Accelerate development of first-ever AV performance standards through a partnership with SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC): This partnership will fund a three-year, $5 million “A2SCEND” consortium, bringing together experts to gather data and accelerate creation of the first-ever AV performance standards. This project will inform a single national standard for AV safety to eliminate the patchwork regulatory landscape that has stifled innovation for years. 2) Allow Zoox to commercially deploy its robotaxis through a temporary exemption: This temporary exemption will allow the commercial deployment of up to 2,500 vehicles annually for two years, subject to an enhanced, adaptable oversight structure that can evolve as Zoox’s technology advances. 3) Publish an interim final rule that allows vehicles manufactured prior to an exemption to be eligible for a commercial deployment exemption: This rule will modernize the application process and improve access to exemptions for innovators, including AV developers, by granting the NHTSA Administrator the discretion to apply temporary exemptions to vehicles manufactured prior to the effective date of an exemption grant. 4) Establish a new Federal Docket for public feedback on NHTSA’s updated safe AV development and deployment guidance: NHTSA is updating its technical guidance for AVs for the first time since 2017—focusing on key safety areas like emergency responder interactions, safety management systems, remote assistance, and post-crash behavior to help the industry scale up driverless deployments safely. 5) Streamline the application process for Part 555 exemptions by updating guidance and soliciting feedback from the public: By updating the Part 555 exemption process—which allows automakers to temporarily sell a limited number of non-compliant vehicles, primarily to test new technologies—NHTSA is aiming to create a more flexible oversight structure for exemptions and summarize recent AV framework activities, including expanded exemption pathways, streamlined crash reporting, and ongoing efforts to modernize Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).

It is fascinating watching someone drive a car made by XYZ company and say that their car drives itself too like Tesla’s FSD. You can ask them does it drive you from one destination to another with just a push of a button? Meaning does it drive itself out of the driveway, on to the highway, off the highway, and then parks at your destination? They say yes. We KNOW this is a lie. Autopilot on other vehicles is mainly restricted to highways and even then there are often strict conditions. Is it cognitive dissonance or denial that causes one to lie so badly? 🤔 I steer clear of such people because who knows what else they lie about. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Tough pill to swallow, but absolutely true. Would you still recommend your neighbor get ID4? Vinfast , LUCID? Air-cooled Leaf w/ CHAdeMO? Hyundai & Kia partnered with Stellantis and promised buyers its own charging network by 2024. • Building it “together with a win-win spirit.” Promise moved to 2030. ONLY @Tesla.

A neighbor down the road drove with me to the auction yesterday. He was the owner of the steer we delivered. Retired. 60 years old. Big believer in conservation / climate change (his job was something related). Drives a sensible Prius. Has a 26 year old rusted truck he doesn’t trust to tow. So he rode with me in the Cybertruck. On the way there I drove since FSD disabled right away (due to weight of the steer). On the way home I used FSD the entire way. It freed me up to walk him through the nav and energy menus. I taught him about EV math. We converted my Cybertruck battery to the approx 4 gallon gas tank that it is. I had Grok convert our current efficiency to mpgE and he gasped when she said 56mpg and said “that’s what my Prius gets”. And I politely reminded him that I was ONLY getting such horrible efficiency because I was towing and that I average 100mpg normally. He has to drive to Maine soon. He spends time up in a house up there with his wife. He was really dreading it. He hates the drive. I told him I would relish the drive and love to have my truck drive me there. When we got back to his place he was telling his wife all about it. She was non-plussed. He asked me about Rivians and I said the R2 just came out for $60k. He didn’t know about that while admitting he was a Rivian investor. 🤣. I hadn’t yet seen the horrible range review from OOS but told him it would be a fine Model Y similar vehicle but warned it couldn’t use all the Tesla Superchargers and told him to go to the Tesla web site and see what was in his area in Maine (it sounded real remote).