My heart goes out to all the former Tesla employees that were laid off today.
From the sound of it, it was a complete blindside for most people.
I won't pretend to understand the culture or the compensation structure (less VP level) but I find it very hard to understand how
I know I'm going to get more hate for this...
Over 2 weeks ago, I installed a Model S/X style yoke in my Model Y. Prior to using it, I was 100% in the middle of both sides. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it.
I've been driving with is ever since and my impressions of the
Did you know you can raise both the front and back wheels of a
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Model 3/Y with a single jack because of the stiffness of the car? Handy for DIY tire rotation.
6000 miles. 100 charges. 20 days on the road. 5 nights car camping and all in 1 Tesla. This road trip is done. Had a spectacular time but also happy to be home. However, I will miss this view.
The free month of FSD was supposed to expire yesterday on my wife’s car. It’s still active. Maybe Elon laid off the people responsible for turning it off. 🤷
Used FSD to drive to Target. Used auto park to park. Used smart summon to come pick me up. Used FSD to drive home. So few dots to connect to make this 100% interaction free from start to finish.
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is killing it with autonomy.
I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this...
I installed a Model S/X style yoke in my Model Y. Prior to using it, I was 100% in the middle of both sides. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it.
I've used it for 1 drive to work and here is my hot take.
Positives:
1. The shapes
The finish on the Cybertruck appears to be a fine oscillated finish. This will do a better job of hiding scratches. It’s easier for manufacturing and delivering a consistent overall finish panel to panel. Overall, very similar to my day job of 30+ years.
Going to do some very cold weather testing today. -11 right now. Will test warm up time and battery drain. Then I’ll go for a 30 mile highway drive to show efficiency and end at a Supercharger to see charging speeds. What else do you want to see?
I find the biggest problem people have with FSD is that they think it should drive just like them.
It doesn’t.
It drives like someone else driving at times. If you think of yourself as a supervised passenger, you will have a better experience.
Had an interesting conversation about FSD at dinner this evening with family.
General consensus is that they all hate it.
Terrible map data, indecisiveness, improper maneuvering, I could go on.
At this point, I feel like it’s just the shareholders that haven’t actually used
It’s hard to express how impressed I am with FSD 12. Now that I’m home, the changes are very apparent on roads you’ve driven 100’s of times.
1. Turns are natural.
2. Lane changes happen when they should.
3. It drives the right speed (faster and slower) where needed. It’s scary
It's been 6 months since I installed a yoke steering wheel in my
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Model Y. And after 6 months, the yoke has gotta go. I'm putting the round wheel back on and here is why.
Simply put, the yoke is worse at just about everything compared to the round wheel.
1. It's not more
I know I'm going to get more hate for this...
Over 2 weeks ago, I installed a Model S/X style yoke in my Model Y. Prior to using it, I was 100% in the middle of both sides. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it.
I've been driving with is ever since and my impressions of the
I know this is small potatoes compared to all the other posts that I’m seeing but I only have 800ish followers and I still got paid - which I didn’t expect.
Would be nice to know what time period this is for.
I’m regretting this post as all the Tesla haters are using it to 💩-post it as Tesla is horrible.
For the record, this is the best car I have ever owned. Period.
Is it perfect? No. Is it maintenance free? Yes until this. 57,000 miles with no maintenance of any kind is a good
Does anyone else find it very satisfying to do a perfect regen stop? Let off the “gas” and regen to a stop exactly on the white stop line without touching anything. 👌
My Model Y is fixed and ready for pick up. Here is the damage for being out of warranty. Planning on driving the 2 hours each way to get it tomorrow.
(Early 2021 LR with 57,00 miles)
Major 2023 Milestones
- 30 years of marriage.
- 30 years at my day job.
- Son graduated college.
- Daughter got married.
- Doubled my YouTube subscribers.
- Increased X followers by 8x.
- Attended the Cybertruck Delivery Event
- Met a ton of people I admire in the Tesla
90% happy this is happening. The other 10% is knowing superchargers are going to get more busy. As long as Tesla keeps rolling out new superchargers as quickly as they can we should be fine.
A year ago, I put out this video showing how WD-40 can make the Tesla Model Y trim look new. Unfortunately, it was temporary and you needed to keep applying it. I figured out an easy, PERMANENT solution and it took me a couple of months to confirm that it’s true. Video soon.
Left Austin at 5pm yesterday to head back to Iowa/Minnesota. Driving straight through with
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. Sometimes these road trips feel like this after a while. (Tulsa SC at 2:30am)
Pulling a U-Haul 800 miles from Iowa to Denver in my
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Model Y LR. Will be posting updates on this thread so follow along to see the good, bad and ugly. Just left with 98% battery. Next stop is 75 miles to Grinnell, IA. The car hasn’t figured out we are pulling a trailer yet
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They aren’t for the boys. They are for girls that need them when their bathroom is closed. They are for visiting girls teams that have to use the boys locker room. They are for sisters and family members that may not be able to afford them. Why is this a bad things?
It’s been over 24 hours and my car isn’t checking for updates. I’ve seen this before. Typically means the update was pushed but is being held back for some reason. I have USS. Anyone with USS get it yet?
Why the Yoke steering wheel sucks in this kind of weather.
1. You can’t use autopilot.
2. The only place to grip the yoke and have any amount of control is on the sides.
3. After many hours, it will wear on you that you can’t reposition your hands.