Owen Sparks
@OwenSparks
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Happy Halloween!
Kids who trick-or-treated at my house started asking their parents if they could get a Tesla. Pretty soon that nagging is going to be non stop 🤣
Epic light show courtesy of @Teslalightshows!
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Incase you thought Tesla was exaggerating how quickly they plan to scale Robotaxi...
Tesla needs to make a full-size, 3 row SUV. Families are desperately asking for it, and the demand is obvious.
A self-driving beast that can take the kids to soccer practice then go off-roading in Moab would eat the entire market.
Mockup based on Roadster design evolution:
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A public service announcement.
This is pretty cool
@OwenSparks Having personally driven both of these extensively, they aren’t even in the same league. Cybertruck is so much better suited for the job.
It takes a ton of effort and time just to get inside the mrap.
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The statue of Prometheus is finally finished.
It was cast in Paris, crossed the Atlantic, and was assembled at Starbase. It took us 100 days to go from nothing to this.
People of the West, we have lived through an era devoid of dreams, devoid of destiny.
But the time has come to reclaim our dream of antiquity.
In a few months, we will start building a new city. It will be the most magnificent city in all of history.
After all, the great dream of the West has always been to rebuild Rome.
Come walk beside us in this endeavor. The world is waiting.
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For those not aware, NASA certified the Cybertruck as an Astronaut Emergency Egress Vehicle, allowing SpaceX to replace their aging MRAPs.
If something goes wrong on the pad, the crew needs to get as far away as possible, as quickly as possible, and Cybertruck provides that speed and protection.
A NASA spokesperson said that both the agency and SpaceX "assessed the capability of the vehicle for all situations that would be encountered in an emergency and found that the Cybertruck met NASA’s requirements."
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Huge safety feature that Tesla was able to create with just a software update.
No adapters needed. 👏
Emergency Drive Away lets you shift into Drive while still plugged into a Supercharger
I’ve flown @Delta a decent amount between LAX and BOS. I think it’s time I switch to @united or @SouthwestAir . Also if you really want to force @Delta’s hand to get starlink or fire Ed, cancel your @AmericanExpress credit card. Delta got $8.2 billion (~14% of their total revenue) from co-branded credit cards. They would be forced to take action if that disappeared.
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It would be a shame if Tesla discontinued the white interior in the U.S., but that seems more and more likely given they've already done it overseas with Model Y and now Model 3.
Zen Gray looks nice but nothing comes close to the white interior in a Tesla. It's so unique and sexy looking, and makes it feel like you're in a spaceship, like you're in Crew Dragon.
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Black headliner has finally come to the Model 3, starting in China, Australia, and New Zealand, along with Zen Gray interior.
Black headliner has finally come to the Model 3, starting in China, Australia, and New Zealand, along with Zen Gray interior.
“Create an image of what the world would look like if I were in charge (based on my tweets).”
@grok awesome 🔥
“Create an image of what the world would look like if I were in charge (based on my tweets).”, according to @grok
“Grok, pull over” was just the start.
I’ve now added “Grok, turn right up ahead” and “Grok, turn left up ahead” to my setup.
Here’s a demo of it in action!
Roadster delay due to high winds can only mean one thing... it might actually fly 😳
Due to high winds, the new Roadster demo is postponed by 2 weeks
This is a scene from a sci fi movie except it's not
Look at the sunlight in the mission control!
Absolute glory.
The new Automatic Collision Evasion feature worked flawlessly! FSD reengaged itself just as I was about to hit a curb.
Kudos @Tesla_AI team! 👏
This looks like a Renaissance painting
Starship is in orbit for the first time in the history of the program. Congratulations! 🚀
