Many times this week people have asked if I heard about the spontaneous Tesla fire near Sacramento. Yes, of course. The fire department said yet another Tesla just burst into flames without warning, I mean a warning other than the badge on the hood. It’s all over the news and for good reason, even while … Continue reading Hundreds of Brand New Teslas Piling Up in Junk Yards
Firefighters remarked on how much water and time they had to waste, as if they didn’t get the memo from 2013: Tesla engineering is an environmental disaster. Multiple fire departments were dispatched to a vehicle fire at Mile Marker 137 on Interstate 80 Westbound in Cooper Township just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. Multiple departments had … Continue reading Another Day, Another Tesla Fire Disaster
I just got off the phone with a technology reporter for a major newspaper, where I was asked about the risks of facial recognition. That’s a deep topic, since crime using faces (deepfakes, impersonation) can apply to almost anything (fraud/theft, racism, classicism). However, I ended the call by warning about even broader risks in recognition … Continue reading Tesla Safety Fail: “Full Self Driving” Can’t Read Even Basic Traffic Signals
The auctions on Bring a Trailer show an unmistakable trend down, and fast. To put this simply, as any good analyst should, Tesla value crashes and sucks down owners with it. One privileged wealthy individual dealing with one horrible vehicle is typically not an issue, because if they choose to flush money down the drain … Continue reading Cybertruck Auction Price Collapse: Could Sell at $50K Within Six Months