Mike Kessler

@wmorrill3 @battleangelviv During development, I tried to get people to call this “pre-cognition”, but the name never stuck

Every one of these dots is an actual crash from the fleet. Real world speeds, collisions, and people. Not just the regulatory test cases. The richness of this data is what enabled the result. With simulation we can replay the crashes and measure the forces on the human body model. Then sweep through restraint deployment times to find that deploying earlier gives the time for the bag to be inflated optimally and seat belt pretension before the occupant has moved out of position. But it takes time for crash accelerometers to be certain. Lowering that time threshold risks unwanted deployments. Using vision gives the vehicle confidence to reduce that timing. The camera sees the impending impact and together with the sensors tell the restraint controller to reduce the filter and act sooner. The Y Axis shift in Predicted Injury Severity is based on sensors in the human body models from rerunning the crash simulations with the faster detection threshold. Such a reduction in injury severity across the spectrum is unheard of, let alone doing this via an update over the air. I'm extremely proud of the analysis team's work and dedication. Going above and beyond to ask "we have the safest car on the road but can we make it even safer?" And then working with the vision team to build the predictions needed to make it happen. Rigorously tested in simulation and then in physical crash testing. Now deployed and improving lives. I watch the video on loop and just imagine each dot, a person.

@TheYonkk @scottbudman @Zumper Maybe pulled down by EPA

@scottbudman @Zumper I’ve been surprised to see Mountain View top Palo Alto in these lists. Maybe because more people work there?

#Update: Rents rising in the Bay Area (avg 1BR): San Francisco: $3,850* Mtn View: $3,500 Palo Alto: $3,390 Sunnyvale: $3,130 Santa Clara: $3,080 San Mateo: $2,830 San Jose: $2,550 Fremont: $2,500 Berkeley: $2,300 Oakland: $2,000 *Up 20% in one year. Source: @Zumper

@PTrubey @seti_park Well researched, based on what’s public :)

@seti_park I put together this video over a year ago explaining the hows and whys of Etherloop: youtu.be/VNbMBzyxHqE?si…

@teslascope @seti_park @Tesla 👀

Great article by @seti_park about a technological advancement that @Tesla really hasn’t spoken about much. Etherloop is already present in all Cybertrucks, is expected in the upcoming Cybercab, and we anticipate it will appear in all other models within the next year.

@seti_park 👀

@baglino @heronpower @a16z Congrats Drew!

Major day for the @heronpower team as we announce the closing of our series B fundraising! I'm proud to partner with @a16z and our existing team of amazing investors to accelerate Heron Factory 1 and Heron's vision of a next-generation power grid. Calling all exceptional engineers, project developers, and utilities to join us on the journey! globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

@Keller @siddawa great next move with an awesome team- congrats man!

super excited that after leading the Cybertuck program, Sid is now joining Zipline to lead some of our most critical products and work streams

@DudespostingWs @BaldMove

@rawsalerts WWAIJD

🚨#BREAKING: Several churches are now adopting AI-powered chatbots that let members interact with an AI version of Jesus, encouraging them to confess their sins, ask spiritual questions, and seek help for personal issues.

@curiosityonx @grok My understanding is that we have (preliminarily) tracked its origin, given its trajectory to infer that information. I’m not sure the study @grok references, but that’s what I had read somewhere.

@curiosityonx Also, it’s coming 1.4 AU to our sun, and my understanding is the closest it’s been to any other star is something like 60,000 AU @grok can you confirm

🚨 Alright, Let’s Talk 3I ATLAS ☄️ There’s been a wave of speculation around Comet 3I/ATLAS, and for good reason — it’s not behaving like a normal comet. That’s a fact With so much noise online, we wanted to go straight to the data and share what’s actually confirmed as of October 29, 2025 — no clickbait, no guesswork. #Astronomers studying ATLAS have detected seven verified anomalies, each raising new questions about what this interstellar traveler really is: 1️⃣ Trajectory: Nearly aligned with the plane of our Solar System — a rare precision seen in only 0.2% of simulated cases. 2️⃣ Timing: Its closest pass to the Sun happened exactly when the Sun blocked our view, delaying discovery. 3️⃣ Mass & Speed: Roughly a million times more massive than ‘Oumuamua and traveling twice as fast. 4️⃣ Composition: Only 4% water vapor but unusually high CO₂ — a ratio almost never seen before. 5️⃣ Metals: The gas it releases is rich in nickel, not iron — a surprising chemical signature. 6️⃣ Light Polarization: Displays a negative polarization curve, unseen in any comet to date. 7️⃣ Tail Behavior: For weeks, its tail pointed toward the Sun — the opposite of normal — before flipping direction. None of these details are speculation. They’re measured, peer-reviewed data. The mystery is why. Some researchers say the anomalies demand open-minded inquiry, even if that means entertaining unconventional possibilities. Others suggest nature itself still has surprises left to teach us. And that’s what makes this moment so fascinating: we’re watching the scientific method unfold in real time — observing, testing, debating, and refining what we know about the universe. Curiosity is how science moves forward. Stay curious, stay critical, and keep looking up. 🌌 📊 Sources: NASA / ESA / JPL / IAU / Harvard–Smithsonian CfA

@mwturetzky @iampaulgrewal Now I have to try Angels…

@iampaulgrewal Can confirm: have crossed multiple mountain ranges and bridges for Zareen’s.

Angel in New York Zareen's in Palo Alto, Pakistani but come on focus on the underlying cuisine Tayyabs in London San Francisco? Good luck.

@Nuked4Every1 You can take the nfc chip from another paired key card and embed it in anything (e.g. a ring). Or you can have someone off camera messing with their phone

@DJ_Tao @ReturnOfKappy @grok Zipline

@ReturnOfKappy @grok who is the actual manufacturer of the drones in this video

Palantir will have one of these in every small town across America soon... Just to keep you "safe"....

Proud to say my digital fingerprints are now archived at the Smithsonian!

@shootermcgavin @shootermcgavin “just taaaap it in” is used far more

“His bags are packed. Send him home” is a top quote on the golf course to this day.

@eldsjal Love DW and RR… I look forward to both each week. Two killer features that would be awesome: - A way to know which of my friends have liked an artist when I go to that artist’s page - A way to know which songs they have liked, so I can discover them myself

Wild to think that it’s been 10 years since we launched Discover Weekly. What started as a Hack Week project that I wasn’t sure would stick has now more than 100 billion tracks streamed, over 56 million weekly artist discoveries, and is my daily reminder that giving teams room to experiment leads to some of the best ideas. Here’s to 10 years of Discover Weekly and many more Mondays to come.

@jakeglmn I love a good nappachino… I usually go with an espresso (or double) vs a cup of coffee to consume it faster and allow for a quick nap. Ready to conquer the world when that 25 min alarm goes off!!

@mike_kessler Hahaha that's amazing!!

Coffee naps are the best productivity hack on Earth. They "rewire" your brain to fix brain fog, dopamine, and focus. They're literally a portal to flow state. Here's what they are, why they work, & how to do one: 🧵