Chris Robovan

Are you getting it?

@BarExamTutor This is my new favorite quote

Afroman after the verdict when asked in an interview about the ordeal of going through all this: "When life gives you lemons, you make lemon pound cake."

@pbeisel Great insight. But all I hear is 14.3 is going to blow our balls off 😂😂😂

Elon says FSD 14.3 is coming. But if you’ve been following along, it was also “two weeks away” a few months ago. That’s drawn a lot of criticism, understandably. Let’s step back and talk about what’s actually going on: engineering reality. I’ve spent years running engineering teams at Apple and Rivian, and what you’re seeing here is not unusual. Not even a little. I’m not here to defend Elon or say communication couldn’t be better. It could. But what’s happening behind the scenes is far more ordinary than people think. First, understand what kind of company Tesla is. Tesla exposes more of its internal process than most companies— you’re watching how the sausage is made, often in real time. Compare that to Apple. Products appear at a moment in time, fully formed. What you don’t see are the features that slipped, were cut, or quietly postponed to make the deadline. Most companies communicate through layers of marketing at discrete events (e.g., NVIDIA GTC). That may include a CEO keynote—but it’s still tightly controlled. Tesla, largely via Elon, doesn’t. And that creates friction. Most people are used to being in the dining room. With Tesla, you’re watching the sausage get made whether you like it or not. If that makes you uncomfortable, this model will drive you crazy no matter how it’s explained. Now, about FSD 14.3— the so-called “reasoning” release. My view: when Elon originally referenced it, it was real. It was on a roadmap with a timeline. But then reality hit. Somewhere along the way, engineering discussions likely exposed a fork: ship what’s partially there, or go deeper and "do it right". That kind of shift happens constantly. Plans change. Timelines slip. This is normal engineering behavior, not dysfunction. The difference is: you’re seeing it. At companies like Apple, those decisions are invisible. Deadlines are protected by cutting scope. At Tesla, you’re watching the scope evolve in real time. On the technical side, 14.1 and 14.2 were already producing “reasoning tokens,” as Ashok (Tesla AI VP) noted. But producing tokens isn’t the same as using them effectively. 14.3 appears to be where those tokens actually start driving behavior, more human-like decision-making in edge cases. My guess is this is where things got more complicated. The work likely started to overlap with what xAI is doing. At that point, the question becomes: do you ship an interim solution, or integrate a more capable reasoning layer? That’s not a small decision. And it likely has downstream impact— potentially even on Robotaxi timelines— because these same reasoning challenges show up there too. So the team probably made a call: go deeper, even if it costs time. And here’s the part people underestimate: great engineering teams often convince themselves the extra work is worth it… and that it won’t take that much longer. They’re usually wrong on the timeline. But often right on the outcome. At this stage, FSD isn’t about raw safety (it seems to have nailed that)— it’s about behavior. Making decisions feel natural, human, predictable in edge cases. That’s a much harder problem. So if you’re following Tesla closely, the best thing you can do is understand the process and accept the messiness that comes with it. If you want tightly controlled messaging and polished delivery, companies like Apple exist for that. Tesla is something else entirely. Fire away.

@GrindeOptions This is what we needed

𝕏 now has a thumbs down button. 👀

Fox News you should be ashamed Very quick to mention it’s a Cybertruck Very quick to note that it was a mother with an infant Very quick to mention the lawsuit of $1 million But you say “allegedly” when it comes to the self-driving in the second sentence? How about you take a second to verify that? We all know it’s going to come out that this was NOT a self-driving crash because anyone that has used FSD recently will tell you this just simply won’t happen You know when it does happen? When a “Houston mom with an infant” gets distracted behind the wheel because she’s texting, tending to a crying baby, or just a bad driver Stop scaring people from using life SAVING software with your intentionally “alleged” claims If it comes out that FSD was in control here, I’ll follow @FoxNews That’s how sure I am.

'TERRIFYING': Dashcam video shows the moment a Tesla Cybertruck, allegedly operating in self-driving mode, nearly sent a Houston mom and her infant off a bridge before violently crashing into an overpass barrier. The woman claims she suffered multiple injuries from the incident and is now suing the automaker for $1 million.

This is the smoking gun for me And yet academia wants us to believe the Inca did it all. Apparently they had the capability to build the beautiful polygonal walls, but decided not to complete their work in that style, opting for something easier and more efficient on top of the solid base that had to be built that way to withstand earthquakes That’s seriously what they say. And it’s a load of 🗑️

Throughout the highlands of Peru, two completely different styles of stonework sit side by side. One is rough, mortared, and crumbling. The other is precision-fitted polygonal masonry that has survived centuries of earthquakes without a crack.

@wholemars He doesn’t understand the whole point of Google captchas was to crowdsource stop sign, stop light, crosswalk identification for Waymo

Go try a self-driving car. It can be done, with just cameras. If you were better informed, you would be losing confidence in captchas.

A few years ago this would’ve been a parody We used to joke about meme wars in the future Now we are in the meme wars As @elonmusk says, the most entertaining or ironic outcome is the most likely

🔔 Major Update: Great Pyramid Exploration 🔔 Zahi Hawass: “We got the permission, you can start anytime you like”. Shaun Whitehead (team leader) will now round up the team to get the missions scheduled. Mission 1: final preparation for the Queens Chamber North shaft exploration. Making sure everything works as planned. Testing the robot inside the shaft. Mission 2: QCN shaft exploration. Here we will look behind the blocking stone at the top of the shaft. Mission 3: The Big Void exploration. I dont know the timing on this or the prior two missions yet but when I find out I will update here on X. Shaun is optimistic that all three missions will occur in 2026, but this is fluid and these things have historically been delayed due to a variety of reasons. This is big news! Permissions granted, team is ready to go. 🔥 🔥 🔥

@elonmusk @NestorLRamos April is going to be big

𝕏 Money early public access will launch next month

@warzypants @SawyerMerritt Agreed. Likely he was invited and he’s just too busy anyway But even with that said I don’t make a habit of giving a government agency the benefit of the doubt

@chrisrobovan @SawyerMerritt I think he already has pretty good communication channels to the administration.

NEWS: The NHTSA will hold a national autonomous vehicle safety forum this Tuesday that will include ​the CEOs of self-driving companies Waymo, Zoox and Aurora. The Trump administration is ‌looking for ways to speed up deployment of robotaxis and address regulatory barriers. NHTSA is reviewing potential actions including "future guidance on the ​safe domestic development, testing, and deployment" of self-driving vehicles. The day-long session ⁠will also review the use of remote assistance in robotaxis and how regulators should ​assess robotaxi performance versus human-driven vehicles. NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said last week that the agency ​wants to support innovation in self-driving vehicles because of the potential benefits to reducing crashes and extending mobility to some older Americans and people with disabilities. "We are taking a measured approach -- removing unnecessary, unintended ​barriers to this technology while maintaining strict safety oversight," Morrison said.

@Megalithic12000 What are the odds they haven’t already looked inside it? I’d say about a 5% chance

This could be the most significant exploration inside the Great Pyramid in over a century. The team is preparing to look behind the Queens Chamber Northern shaft blocking stone and into the massive void above the Grand Gallery in 2026. Whatever has been sealed in there for thousands of years... we may finally find out.

I want X Money I want 14.3 I want Starship V3 I want Optimus V3 Who’s with me?

X Money is coming ...

@rainman67ko @alx Me. A bit late but please!

@alx Ice Ice Baby - I mean X Money Beta

@wholemars @NevrEnoughX I find myself thinking the same thing

Fuck it, why not. I might need a $58,990 autonomous truck next year.

@SawyerMerritt That’s one popular truck

BREAKING: The estimated delivery date for new $59,999 Cybertruck dual-motor AWD orders in the U.S. has changed to April 2027 (from Sept-Oct 2026 before) due to strong demand. The estimated delivery date was June 2026 just a few days ago. Now it’s a ~14 month wait time for new orders 🤯

Wen @gork?

One of these days Elon is going to announce the Optimus V3 reveal

@DirtyTesLa ts.la/christopher708…

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