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by crca 7y ago
Very true. Tesla has done a lot to try and make it clear to drivers that they must remain vigilant - in this particular case it sounds like the driver ignored several auditory tactile warnings to resume control of the vehicle, in addition t
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by crca 7y ago
Tesla publishes their safety numbers in terms of accidents per x millions of miles driven. If you believe their numbers then Autopilot in its current configuration is clearly safer than a purely human operated vehicle. Having driven on Auto
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by crca 7y ago
New job, likely back to AZ since my industry is booming there too, and cost of living is much lower. Also considering WA because family.
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by crca 7y ago
I moved to SoCal from Arizona about 1.5 years ago for a job, and I plan to leave within the next 6 months. The most striking aspect of living here is the incongruity between taxes/state spending and the general despair of the average C
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by crca 7y ago
Demand for software folks is so incredible (anecdotal), it’s hard to see salaries falling anytime soon. As a mechanical guy, I envy the job selection. Software jobs outnumber mechanical 10:1
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by crca 7y ago
As an ugly person I have a higher chance of scoring a date with someone attractive using this photoless site than I would have otherwise. Seems like a win.
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by crca 7y ago
I’ve never owned a truck before, mainly for economic/environmental reasons, but I am extremely interested in an electric truck. I’ve decided to order the Cybertruck over the Rivian, primarily for 2 reasons: 1) Tesla has a massive charg
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by crca 7y ago
It’s in the same weight class as the F250 but it’s roughly the same dimensionally as an F150. Batteries are heavy.
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by crca 7y ago
What’s the incentive for attractive people? Why would you voluntarily give up a competitive advantage in a highly competitive market? If you’re ugly like me this is great.
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by crca 7y ago
It’s fascinating that “breathability” appears to increase as mean humidity increases. In the end, the numbers are great until you accidentally wash your coat with detergent!
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by crca 7y ago
No reason to be concerned as long as local laws are being followed, which it sounds like is the case. Below 400ft above ground is fair game for everyone, as normal air traffic does not fly that low, making it perfectly safe.
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by crca 7y ago
Sad but true. The Goodyear blimp is a regular target of some trigger happy folks. If it flies it probably gets shot at least occasionally
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by crca 7y ago
A 6ft fixed wing drone could fairly easily achieve what’s described in the article if it was really a loiter, not a hover. A multirotor would be an engineering feat.
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by crca 7y ago
Right? At that point you’re trading off between useful payload and batteries. I’m wondering if maybe they’re witnessing a loiter pattern, and misrepresenting is as a hover. These likely aren’t aerospace Engineers giving quotes here.
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by crca 7y ago
Whatever they’re doing out there, it sounds like a lot of fun. Considering that they seem to be following the letter of the law, I’m fairly certain this is some sort of commercial operation. I can see a defense contractor using a large mult
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by crca 7y ago
You’re manufacturing a car either way aren’t you?
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by crca 7y ago
77% of semi truck routes are 250 miles or less, a distance easily covered by today’s EV technology.
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by crca 7y ago
Here’s a comprehensive study from the Union of Concerned Scientists. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/11/Cl...
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by crca 7y ago
That’s pure fiction. Even large batteries (100+ KWh) pay for their manufacturing emissions within a few years.
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by crca 7y ago
You recapture CO2 at the expense of increased fossil fuel consumption due to lower payload capacity. Is this really better than just going straight to electric transports? Edit: Assuming you can fuel the trucks with the product of the CO2 t
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by crca 7y ago
Airships don’t make sense for commercial travel. But they make a lot of sense for transporting cargo, specifically to regions that are difficult to serve by road or rail. LM has had a scalable, deployable system for years but no one has pul
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by crca 7y ago
I work for a non-FAANG Fortune 100 company that just implemented a 4/10 schedule after being 9/80 for a number of years. These are the perfect kinds of symbiotic moves where everyone benefits - employees get more time for their li