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X asks me "What's happening?" at top of page. I have the same question.

@ctvqp Alberta separation is the result of the perpetual blaming of Ottawa from Alberta politicians avoiding accountability. Somehow the richest province is the biggest victim. We live in the stupidest of times.

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says he thinks hardcore separatists in his province are in the "single digits," and the rest of the movement is made up of "frustrated federalists who know separatism doesn't work...but they want to send a message"

Tesla devotees have been saying it's coming around the corner for literally years. I would be pleasantly surprised to see 200,000 robotaxis are driving around in 2 years. Not likely though. Drive through some road construction or an intersection controlled by police after an accident to realize how difficult this will be for FSD.

@RealCanuck @SawyerMerritt It will roll out faster than you think. The only present bottleneck with FSD proliferation is regulatory, not technical. My 2021 Model S only has FSD hardware version 3. It's already damn near perfect, and the current models are light years beyond that.

Tesla started Cybercab production 18 months after this article lol

@Jerematic79 @SawyerMerritt Only thing that matters is whether Tesla vehicles are driving around unsupervised in many markets. If not, they’ll have a lot of cars to store. If yes, they’ll are all good. So which is it?

@RealCanuck @SawyerMerritt Dude, you have obviously not tried FSD recently.

@valhalla_guy @j0shj0shbinks @SawyerMerritt All HW3 cars were advertised as FSD capable regardless of whether you bought full FSD at purchase time. That's the problem as HW3 is never going to be FSD capable.

@j0shj0shbinks @SawyerMerritt so what's the problem then? You said you had the intent to wait until it was ready- it is still not ready, so keep waiting. This offer is for those who paid and experienced a loss, not those that hedged.

NEWS: Elon Musk has confirmed that HW3 can't achieve Unsupervised FSD. "For customers that have bought FSD on HW3, we are offing a discounted trade-in for cars that have AI4, and also offering the ability to upgrade the cars computer and cameras. We're going to have to set up micro factories in major metro areas. I do think over time it will make sense for us to convert all HW3 cars to HW4."

@j0shj0shbinks @SawyerMerritt Exactly. All HW3 cars were advertised as FSD capable. Turns out that was wrong and needs to be corrected.

@SawyerMerritt Will have to offer discount to any hardware 3 bought within certain time frame regardless of fsd was purchased or not. I purchased the car with the intent to buy fsd once it was actually fsd. Now I can’t get that.

@RiesebosC @acoyne You wait for Brian's 'analysis'? LOL.

@acoyne Not that the liberal corporation of the CBC isn’t trustworthy, but… I’ll wait for Brian’s full analysis thanks. x.com/brianlilley/st…

Here we go… cbc.ca/news/politics/…

@acoyne Just walk away from CUSMA already. You can't trust anything Trump signs anyway.

@atrupar Trump and his gang are so good at dominating the narrative in their own bubble they are surprised that other countries don't follow along.

LUTNICK: It is outrageous that Canada will not put US spirits on the shelf. It is insulting and disrespectful to America SHAHEEN: They won't do it because of the insults from this president and comments like yours

NASA is the best of America, what America used to be: professional, science-based, dedicated to excellence, idealistic, and dazzlingly ambitious. May America one day recover its NASA soul.

X isn't free speech. It's monetized disinformation.

@RyanTanaka You might think that Darth Vader is the best too but he was clearly the bad guy. Unless you want Vader to bring order to the galaxy.

I don't understand how people can be so brainwashed to think Elon is the bad guy, when he's literally *the best* guy.

“Wasn’t a business calculation” is the problem. All the crazy things he did before were a business calculation. He slept on the production line floor to accelerate development for business reasons. He brought in gigacasting for business reasons. When there is no business reason and revenue tanks that’s the opposite of what a CEO should do.

@RealCanuck MAGA doesn’t buy EVs much, they are told EVs don’t work and we need fossil fuels This wasn’t a business calculation, just something Elon felt he had to do personally for better or for worse.

Sad to see so many fans trashing Tesla with such extreme language. LIARS!!! PATHETIC!!! And if you aren’t as furious and angry as they are they are you’re “worshipping” and saying “they can do no wrong”. Let’s get real here. They’re not liars. They offered FSD transfer to us to sell more cars this quarter, and were even gracious enough to say if we can’t deliver it in time for the end of the quarter you can still do the transfer. But what they never promised is that we’ll let you transfer FSD through the end of 2027. Who knows, maybe they will offer FSD transfer in 2027, but they did not expect a 1 year+ Cybertruck backlog when they made the FSD transfer option. They meant if your delivery slips into April and it’s Tesla’s fault you still get your transfer. And they’re still honoring that: if you get a car with an estimated delivery date this quarter you can still transfer even if the delivery date slips into April. What a lot of people are missing is that we are now in the unsupervised FSD era. Many of these one year out Cybertruck reservations will be delivered with unsupervised FSD, where Tesla takes liability for any accidents. That doesn’t work out well financially if tons of people aren’t paying for FSD on their new cars. Look, I agree. I think Tesla should honor the transfer for people who want. I would like that and maybe even use it personally. But what i’m not really a fan of is the dramatization and people acting like spoiled kids over something pretty minor. The Tesla team and the Tesla community have allowed me to make a living doing what I love. The FSD product has changed my life for the better and keeps my friends and family safe. I love Tesla and while criticism is warranted sometimes the hatred here, towards both Tesla and others in the community, is a little over the top. In a way, it has actually created a moral hazard for Tesla. If they bend to pressure with people abusing them and trashing them publicly, then people will abuse and trash them publicly any time they want a policy changed. I think respectfully asking Elon & Tesla for a policy change here would go a long way more than calling them liars and cheaters just for trying to sell cars this quarter. Wake up guys. Tesla is in trouble. Sales are down year over year. People are pulling out of EV investments around the globe. Remember when people wanted to see EVs succeed rather than just worrying about getting things without having to pay for them? Call me what you want, but i’m going to tell people how great EVs are and how much self-driving will change their life. Telling them Tesla is horrible and evil is a lie that will keep them stuck in a shitty cars. EVs are getting attacked from every angle, why do we have to join in too? Thank you to those who are supporting Tesla, EVs, and AVs during this critical time.

Ok so trust in The Profit is your answer. As an engineer, I need more than that. Tesla is one of the most well capitalized companies in the world. It seems to me they can produce vehicle for everyone and go after autonomy and influence politics (behind the scenes) at the same time. No need to vilify huge groups of people to achieve those goals IMO. It’s also hitting Tesla’s bottom line. When I called this out a year ago I was told by many that MAGA would make up for lost revenue. So where are they?

@RealCanuck Conventional wisdom says it’s a horrible strategy. But Elon has never been one to follow conventional wisdom

@wholemars I’m behind Tesla’s stated goal of transitioning to sustainable energy 100%. Explain to me how turning away half the customer base is a good strategy? I want more people transitioning not less and it seems like we are going backwards here.

@RealCanuck it’s insane to start an electric car company too but here we are

@wholemars Furthermore, it is insane for a CEO to piss off half your customers (actually more because truck people will never really embrace EVs). Nobody does this because it’s stupid. Usually CEOs are trying to increase their customer base, not decrease it.

@wholemars I’m not a Democrat.

@kinsellawarren One does not simply change a regime in Iran

The dictator is dead, but the dictatorship isn't: the IRGC have 190,000 active personnel. Taking them out will be a lot harder, I think.

@joansview @kinsellawarren Funny that you say that. I remember when George W Bush was vilifying everyone who didn’t support the Iraq war. History wasn’t kind to those who supported that war.

@kinsellawarren She is definitely on the wrong side of history. But we ought not to kid ourselves that there aren't many who stand with her.

That isn't a "full statement." It's a political suicide note.