Tesla FSD Car Data Infrastructure is Years Ahead

Yesterday, AI Expert James Douma predicted that Tesla FSD version 12 would be able to eliminate 99% of the human interventions experienced in FSD version 11. Technology analyst and investors Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner describe what they have learned about how Tesla gathers the data for FSD training. Tesla tracks all of the best …

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AI Hype – LG CES New AI Buzzwords and a Future Self-Driving Concept Car

Prototypes, slideware and vaporware is easy. LG showed a cool prototype self driving concept car at CES 2024. There was also new AI marketing buzzwords and AI promises. The concept car has swiveling seats so that passengers can look at any direction. There were also great LG screens to immerse passengers with video. Real AI …

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Tesla FSD 12.1 Drives Smoothly Like a Good Human Driver

Here is a review of Tesla FSD 12.1. FSD 12.1 has single-stack end-to-end neural nets trained with millions of video clips for the driving controls. The car drives more like a human. You’re driving in the fast lane (left) of a two-lane highway because slower cars stay in the right lane. Then a faster car …

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Tesla Increased Autopilot Steering Wheel Nag to Comply With NHTSA

Dr Know it all, John Gibb, explains the increased steering wheel nag on older versions of Tesla Autopilot software. Tesla provided an over the air software update to comply ensure drivers are always paying attention when Autopilot or FSD is engaged. There is also more software restrictions around when Autopilot is allowed to be engaged. …

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After Voluntarily US-Wide Robotaxi Shutdown, Cruise Announces Layoffs

Cruise has determined that an accident where a pedestrian was dragged by a Cruise Robotaxi could have recurred every 10 million – 100 million miles of driving on average prior to the software update. As Cruise software improves, it is likely they will file additional recalls to inform both NHTSA and the public of updates …

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California DMV Suspended GM Cruise’s Driverless Cars as Not Safe and Not Truthful

The DMV suspended cruise over accidents that indicate lack of safety and they are cited misrepresentation (aka lies) by the company about the level of safety. A Cruise’s driverless cars struck a pedestrian in downtown San Francisco earlier this month. The incident involved a woman who was first hit by a human driver and then …

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Which Will Have More Impact FSD or Teslabot? 2024? 2030? 2040?

A discussion with Randy Kirk on how rapidly Teslabot and FSD can be developed and scaled next year. How much financial impact will each make next year ? How fast and how world-changing can things get by 2030 and 2040? Billions in addition profits in 2024 to completely changing our world and civilization by 2040. …

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Comparing the Amazon AWS Tipping Point With Tesla FSD

A recent Morgan Stanley 66 page report on Tesla makes the case that Tesla AI, Dojo training computer and the FSD (full self driving system) can be as critical to Tesla share price as AWS (amazon web services cloud computing) was to Amazon. AWS has become 70% of the Amazon’s profit (EBIT). This means the …

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Person Dies After Cruise Robotaxi Blocked San Francisco Ambulance

A Cruise robotaxi blocked a San Francisco ambulance from getting a pedestrian hit by a vehicle to the hospital in an Aug. 14 incident, according to first responder accounts. The patient later died of their injuries. Above is a photo of a different Cruise incident where a Firetruck hit a Cruise. Have not found a …

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