DJ

Just visited the Department of Transportation in DC to see their AV (autonomous vehicle) displays. No rides, just lots of touching! See my attached video (and livestreams) for details. Lots of interest in the Tesla Cybercab, though. Surprisingly, it’s GORGEOUS in the sunlight. 🤩

@OwenSparks @Flighty I live by Flighty! I was one of the original users. 🔥

@congressdj You should use @Flighty, has great live widgets. I don't fly much but it's so cool to see the stats if you're into that nerd stuff!

When you’re in the air as much as I am, it’s the little things that count. 🙏

Anyone have an early access Waymo invite code for Houston?

What “issues”? This is an investigative escalation for a single issue. The degradation detection system. I’ve never seen a post where you’ve mentioned it. So weird that it’s been on your mind for “some time”. And for the record, NHTSA opened the EA after a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031). It’s deeper scrutiny, but many EAs end with no action, a voluntary software update, or a recall only if a defect is confirmed.

I e been warning about these issues for some time and no one at tesla seems to want to address them. Not like the old days.... $tsla

@EVerythingS3XYC @JCChristopher @grok What in the fresh hell. 😂

@congressdj @JCChristopher @grok put Elon on the lap of JC

Just a couple of GenX Tesla fanboys reminiscing about the good ole days while live-streaming Tesla talk while FSD takes us around Houston. Instant friends with @JCChristopher! Thanks for the airport pickup and hanging out! Love this community!

@RimaSukhadia @Snowwhite6508 @JCChristopher Bring it here!

@congressdj @Snowwhite6508 @JCChristopher Get that FSD here

@JCChristopher Brother from another mother!

Great meeting you in person for the first time DJ! And hanging out for a while on the hotel bar patio chatting! 🫶

@DrRichardTater @JCChristopher 🤣

@congressdj @JCChristopher

@luckygooon 😂 😓

@congressdj 100% - you travel A LOT!

@JamesMcPherson Totally. I drive home in direct sunset every day for 20+ miles and I have nearly 5000 miles on my new MYP and I haven’t had a single red wheel of death.

Tesla has really solved the sun glare problem that everyone told me would be impossible without HW5. I’m completely blinded myself in this photo. FSD handling it is much safer.

@chrisontesla @JCChristopher We decided against it because it’s already been hashed out and it’s in the middle of rush-hour. Lol. We couldn’t really go at it in the speed needed to make some of the points I wanted to make.

@congressdj @JCChristopher I want to see this.

I went to the exact same location of the Cybertruck accident shown in the Fox News video. This is the US-69/59 Eastex Freeway northbound HOV lane at the Y-split near the Eastex Park & Ride exit (approaching from downtown Houston toward Humble). In the Fox News video, the vehicle failed to follow the right curve, going straight into the barrier. Well, I tested it twice today with Tesla FSD engaged the entire time with zero human intervention. And unless you think I am a hologram speaking to you from another dimension now, it worked out really well. Here is the video of me taking the exact same curve twice, with Tesla FSD v14.2.2.5.

@TheTedHebert 😂 it’s nothing of a sexual nature, I assure you.

@congressdj I’m a Sheppard.

Fletch is one of the best movies ever made. Fight me. And of course I’m talking about the original.

@wbnolefan Because it’s all ball bearings these days.

@congressdj When he can’t get his upper lip over the fake teeth in the airport hanger 😂😂😂😂

@DDezavi Oh, but it’s ok because they’re virtue signaling, you see!

@congressdj When you don’t practice what you preach cuz you’re a L - Loser ….

I’ll just leave this right here. 🤣

@TheBryJack 💯

@congressdj Driver wearing a mask? If not, septum ring.

I still think she jammed on the accelerator while turned around with fussy baby, felt the speed increase, and either attempted to turn around, bumping the wheel and disengaging, or, feeling the acceleration, panicked and tapped the brake, but couldn’t turn around to get into a driving position in that 4 seconds to react to the retaining wall.

@congressdj @dustytesla Perhaps, but with this woman, the system was disabled before it even hit the curve.

One time on FSD I reached into my back seat to soothe a crying baby. She was an inch out of reach so I stretched myself against the footwell to gain extra leverage. In the process, I accidentally pushed against the accelerator, overriding FSD and sending the car into a wall. Just kidding. That never happened. But I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what happened to someone else in the media.

I still think she jammed on the accelerator while turned around with fussy baby, felt the speed increase, and either attempted to turn around, bumping the wheel and disengaging, or, feeling the acceleration, panicked and tapped the brake, but couldn’t turn around to get into a driving position in that 4 seconds to react to the retaining wall.

When you override with the accel, you are essentially turning FSD into cruise control, or autopilot. I’m not sure if that’s what he meant. But it fits. Again, you can’t expect FSD, which has calculated that it needs to take a turn slowly, and then use your foot to override at double the speed, and not expect to crash.

@Gigachad11111 @congressdj @pryvvik Elon said Autopilot. Which doesn't entirely make sense because a Cybertruck never offered autopilot. So either it was just traffic aware cruise control or FSD.

@ndhawk88 @dustytesla Try doing that over 85mph. In a manual override situation, FSD does the best it can to keep up, but it is no longer in control. Try taking a 25mph curve with your foot pressed to 45mph on FSD and you’ll have what happened to this woman.

@congressdj @dustytesla When I stop accelerating, FSD is still in control. It hasn't disengaged and doesn't need to be restarted.

@chewbacapalapa 🤦‍♂️

@congressdj I saw one one a brand new HW4 Model 3 last week 😂