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@NotionHQ @AndrewLolk We started using Notion in 2020 when we were building systems and workflows for our businesses. It has been massively useful in streamlining the work and managing different types of data for us. Hard to imagine working without it now.

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I'm impressed with the @NotionHQ team on Twitter. Excellent work responding with clear instructions and taking in feedback from users.

@NestorLRamos Which version(s) of FSD includes this?

Tesla just teased FSD voice commands (“find parking near the door”) + hand-gesture recognition in Europe. Monthly FSD subs hinted for EU!!!

@congressdj I'm glad someone said it. I get dinged frequently for stupid things like this, impacting my score and monthly cost. Tesla is not serious about it.

I’m being asked how my driving score can be 80% if I’m using FSD and otherwise driving normally. Well, it all comes down to a single situation that is based on flawed map data and poor integration with nav. Here’s my scenario: On my morning commute, despite having tolls/HOV/express turned off, my car will randomly decide it wants to get into the $25 toll lane. Since it’s a sudden left exit and we’re already packed in like sardines, I have to disengage and get out of the lane. This means in the course of 10 seconds, I get dinged for following too close, speeding, hard braking, and aggressive turning. And then the algorithm treats the rest of the month as if that’s how I drive, and I get charged much higher rates accordingly. It’s asinine. And it’s for a stupid maps glitch. I don’t think it’s asking a lot for a fairer implementation of how manual driving is factored into the pricing algorithm.

@XFreeze It works in practice but not in theory.

Bill Gates visited Elon at the Tesla Giga Texas factory and told him straight up: "It’s impossible to have a long-range semi-truck. It doesn’t work" Elon replied: "We literally have them. Drive one yourself. Pepsi is using them RIGHT NOW" Gates just kept saying: "No, it doesn't work" Today, Tesla Semis are hauling cargo 425+ miles for one of the biggest companies on Earth Imagine being this confidently wrong, refusing to accept reality, and somehow the media still sells him as a "climate expert" 🤡

@seti_park Fascinating article, thanks

@LMPD We join you in a collective nod of solidarity.

HR asked us we understand the seriousness of our actions. We nodded respectfully. Then asked if we could tweet that we nodded respectfully.

@LMPD Are you in a Camry in a ditch now? Blink once for yes.

Good afternoon, The LMPD wishes to apologize for the tone of our tweets over the last 48 hours. Our social feeds do not accurately reflect the entire department or this community.

@bigfatsurprise Thanks Nina for all your excellent work on this.

So much to celebrate in this new food pyramid! - Grains now at the bottom, where they belong - Beef, full-fat dairy & eggs recognized (finally) as healthy options - Butter, tallow included as "healthy fats" - Seed oils not mentioned - Low-carb is noted as an option for people with chronic disease Changes that are evidence based and for which I advocated for years. Thanks to @SecKennedy @SecRollins for making this happen!!

@TopTierArkansas great story

“I discovered an Arkansas Razorback championship ring in a box of miscellaneous items at an estate sale and instantly thought: I HAVE to find Chris Walker. After weeks of posting on social media platforms, I was thrilled when I received a message from Chris. He expressed heartfelt gratitude, convinced that he would never recover it, as it was stolen from his mother's house. No treasure I've found rivals the joy I felt when I saw the smile on that man’s face.” Via - Brandon Sutton

@tslaming @zhongwen2005 @TeslaZoa @Tesla What a great explanation! Thank you.

BREAKING 🚨 TESLA LOCKS DOWN THE "METHOD" BEHIND THE UNBOXED PROCESS 💥 Just published on December 4, 2025, Tesla’s new patent application (US 2025/0368284 A1) establishes the legal firewall for the Unboxed Process. Unlike the parent patent (US 12,420,879) which secured the physical hardware, this filing specifically locks down the "Method." By protecting the exact "recipe" of operations—referencing a datum, applying adhesive, and tacking—Tesla ensures competitors cannot replicate this workflow, even if they use entirely different machinery. This method is the manufacturing breakthrough that decouples exterior precision from internal structural tolerances. 🧩 The core challenge: Tolerance stack-up 🧩 The primary challenge in traditional vehicle manufacturing is "tolerance stack-up." Usually, a door is fitted relative to the fender, which is fitted to the frame. If the frame is slightly off, the fender is off, and the door fits poorly. This patent introduces a singular Global Datum—a fixed universal reference point within the automated assembly cell. Instead of aligning parts to each other, robotic arms align every single exterior panel (doors, hoods, trim) to this invisible, perfect coordinate in space. This ensures that every panel is in its exact nominal position, regardless of slight imperfections in the vehicle's underlying frame. 🌡️ The engineered adhesive solution and thermal mastery 🌡️ To make this alignment possible, Tesla utilizes a structural adhesive (such as polyurethane) rather than relying solely on rigid mechanical fasteners like screws or clips. The system employs an "engineered adhesive gap." This is a calculated space between the exterior panel and the inner frame. If the inner frame has a surface irregularity—for example, it is a few millimeters deeper than intended—the adhesive simply fills that extra space. The exterior panel remains perfectly aligned with the Global Datum, while the glue acts as a buffer that absorbs the substructure's imperfections. This ensures consistent "gap and flush" specifications (the evenness of space between panels) without requiring manual adjustment. To fully appreciate the engineering behind this "adhesive gap," we must look at how it functions as a flexible thermal buffer. It solves a critical engineering challenge known as Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) mismatch. In vehicle design, exterior panels are often made of plastic or composites, while the underlying frame is typically aluminum or steel. These materials expand and contract at significantly different rates when exposed to heat (like direct sunlight) or cold. If these parts were bolted tightly together, the faster-expanding plastic would buckle or warp because the rigid metal frame wouldn't "give." Tesla’s solution leverages the specific thickness of the adhesive bead—the "gap"—to absorb this movement. Instead of a paper-thin layer of glue, the robot applies a calculated, thicker bead of structural adhesive (likely urethane). This thick layer acts like a firm rubber shock absorber. When the plastic panel expands in the heat, the adhesive layer shears and stretches internally to accommodate the growth, rather than transferring that stress directly to the frame or forcing the panel to bow outward. This "compliance" effectively decouples the mechanical stress of the outer skin from the inner frame. The patent highlights that this allows the vehicle to maintain part integrity and precise fit under varying temperature conditions without needing complex sliding clips or slotted bolt holes traditionally used to allow for movement. The adhesive gap manages the physics of material expansion invisibly, ensuring the car panels remain flat and secure whether in the freezing winter or scorching summer. ⚡ Accelerating production: The mechanics of tacking solutions ⚡ Structural adhesives take time to cure (harden), which could theoretically slow down the assembly line. To solve this, the patent describes a tacking process used concurrently with the adhesive application. This allows the robot to release the part immediately so the vehicle can move to the next station. The patent provides specific details on these ingenious mechanisms designed to solve the fundamental conflict between speed and chemistry. Since structural urethane can take considerable time to reach full strength, the assembly line cannot afford to have a robot arm holding a door panel in place for minutes or hours while the glue dries. Tesla's solution is to "tack" the part instantly, allowing the robot to release the component and move to the next task immediately. The primary mechanical solution involves self-piercing datum pins. These are small, engineered protrusions located on the vehicle's sub-frame (such as the inner door structure). These pins are often designed with ridges or barbs along their shaft. As the robot presses the exterior panel into its precise "nominal position," these pins pierce into a corresponding compliant medium—typically a block of dense foam or a soft substrate—attached to the back of the exterior panel. Once inserted, the ridges on the pins create a "positive retention" lock. Think of it like a wall anchor gripping into drywall; the pin slides in but resists sliding back out. This mechanical grip instantly fixes the panel's location in 3D space. The patent further notes that these pins can be heated prior to installation. By heating the pin, it can melt its way into tougher substrates, expanding the range of materials that can be used and ensuring a secure hold without requiring excessive force that might dent the panel. In addition to or in place of mechanical pins, the patent details the use of hot melt adhesive as a secondary tacking agent. This is applied locally, right alongside the bead of slow-curing structural adhesive. The chemistry of hot melt is distinct because it sets rapidly upon cooling—often within seconds. This creates a dual-adhesive system: the hot melt acts as a temporary "clamp," hardening almost instantly to freeze the panel in its perfect global datum alignment. Meanwhile, the primary structural adhesive remains wet and compliant, slowly curing over the next few hours to provide the permanent, high-strength bond. 📉 Massive reduction in part count 📉 This methodology allows for a massive reduction in part count. Traditional assembly requires dozens of clips, brackets, and fasteners to hold exterior trim and panels. By switching to a fixture-set, adhesive-based system, Tesla eliminates these discrete joining parts. The patent cites a specific example regarding a "Cybertruck roof applique." Traditional methods would require 23 parts (five mounting brackets with various components). Using this new global datum and adhesive method, the assembly is reduced to just 8 components. 📦 Enabling the "Unboxed Process" 📦 This patent is a critical enabler for Tesla's "Unboxed Process" because it fundamentally changes the sequence of car manufacturing. Traditionally, a car is welded together into a complete metal skeleton (the "Body in White") and then dipped entirely into e-coat and paint baths. This means the entire chassis must travel through the paint shop—the most expensive and energy-intensive part of a factory—even though only the exterior skin needs to look perfect. By using structural adhesives instead of welding for exterior attachment, this patent allows Tesla to paint the exterior panels separately from the vehicle's structural frame. Welding requires immense heat that destroys paint, forcing manufacturers to weld first and paint later. Adhesives, however, are compatible with cured paint. This means Tesla can paint just the lightweight door skins, hoods, and fenders in a smaller, specialized booth, while the heavy steel frames are assembled elsewhere without needing cosmetic painting. The "Global Datum" system is the safety net that makes this pre-painted assembly viable. In a traditional line, doors and panels often need to be manually adjusted, shimmed, or even physically bent slightly ("finessing") to ensure they fit the body correctly. You cannot do this with a pre-painted part without risking cracks or scratches to the finish. Because the patent’s robotic system aligns the panel to a virtual coordinate (the Global Datum) rather than the physical frame, and because the adhesive gap absorbs the tolerances, the robot can place a fully painted, pristine panel onto the frame with zero physical force or adjustment required. It is a "touchless" installation that preserves the finish and supports the modular, parallel processing of the Unboxed Process. 🚘 Contribution to Tesla's products 🚘 Superior Fit and Finish: This technology directly addresses one of the most common criticisms of early Tesla models: panel gaps. By aligning panels to a mathematical global datum rather than the variable physical frame, Tesla can achieve "as-designed" flushness with high repeatability, ensuring every vehicle looks geometrically perfect. Increased Production Speed and Lower Cost: By automating the exterior attachment process and removing manual labor previously required to screw in fasteners or adjust fitment, Tesla significantly lowers the "takt time" (the average time between the start of production of one unit and the start of production of the next). Fewer parts (clips and screws) also mean lower material costs and lighter vehicles. Enhanced Durability and Serviceability: The elimination of mechanical clips reduces Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH), leading to a quieter cabin, as there are fewer loose parts to rattle. Furthermore, the patent notes that serviceability is improved; removing a panel held by adhesive is often more predictable and less prone to breaking hidden plastic clips, simplifying repairs. 🛠️ Revolutionizing repair 🛠️ Beyond manufacturing, the "Global Datum" system simplifies the repair process primarily by eliminating the labyrinth of fragile and hidden connection points that plague traditional vehicle bodywork. In a conventional vehicle, removing a damaged exterior panel—such as a door skin or a fender—is often a delicate operation involving the removal of numerous "discrete joining parts." A mechanic must typically locate hidden screws, unscrew multiple brackets, and carefully pry loose dozens of plastic clips that are notorious for snapping during removal. According to the patent, the adhesive-based Global Datum system removes the need for these traditional mechanical fasteners. By reducing the assembly to essentially two components—the panel and the frame, bonded by adhesive—the repair process involves fewer steps. There are simply fewer components to disassemble, track, and reinstall. The patent explicitly notes that this reduction in part count directly translates to easier serviceability, as the technician is not fighting against a complex web of hardware to access the damaged area. Perhaps the more subtle benefit to repair is the "predictable replacement fitment." In traditional manufacturing, panels are sometimes manually "shimmed" or adjusted at the factory to hide imperfections in the vehicle's frame. This means a replacement panel might not fit the specific quirks of that individual car without significant manual labor. With the Global Datum system, the original panel was installed to a perfect, universal spatial reference, with the adhesive gap absorbing any uniqueness in the frame. This means the underlying frame does not dictate the fit. For a repair shop, this implies that a new replacement panel can be installed to the standard factory specification without needing to "massage" the metalwork or struggle with the "tolerance stack-up" of the substructure. 🏁 The bottom line: The "Recipe" is now secret sauce 🏁 This patent confirms that Tesla isn't just building a new car; they are building a machine that builds the machine in a fundamentally new way. By legally locking down the method—the specific sequence of global datum alignment, engineered adhesive gaps, and rapid tacking—Tesla has created a formidable defensive moat around its Unboxed Process. Competitors may eventually buy similar robots or adhesives, but without the legal right to use this specific "recipe" of operations, they will remain stuck fighting the laws of physics and tolerance stack-up that Tesla has effectively engineered out of existence. This is the blueprint for the next generation of mass manufacturing: faster, cheaper, and geometrically perfect.

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@CernBasher Brilliant - thanks Cern!

Tesla - Energy Growth in Terms even Wall Street can Understand - Q3 2025 As we all know Wall Street still prefers to view Tesla as a car company. Fine, let's meet then where they are. Based on that the trailing 12-month deliveries were 1,713,472 - Wall Street understands this. On a trailing 12-month basis, Tesla hasn't produced any growth in the auto business since Q4 2023 and Wall Street see expensive therapists to cope with it. But let's now share with them that Tesla has been building a new "vehicle" - a big beautiful boxy vehicle that's designed to be parked - and it consumes many more batteries than the usual S3XY models + Cybertruck lineup. Since this new vehicle consumes so many batteries, we will express the number in 75 KWh vehicle equivalents - as a way to standardize things and track its growth versus Autos. Here's the growth in that business... Wow - now, that's a business Wall Street can get excited about - sales of another 580,627 "vehicles" - and look at that growth --> 84.4% year-over-year! And now when we combine the two businesses we get the following chart... This is the combination of reported deliveries in Autos plus the number of 75 KWh vehicle equivalents in our new boxy vehicle business. We can see that the combination has delivered a total of 2,294,099 "vehicles" and it's up 10% over the last year and up 20% over the last two years. Also, Tesla has been expanding the capacity of this new business to at least 1.2 million 75 KWh vehicle equivalents - a 2.1x increase over the last 12-month deliveries - so the outlook is quite positive. And finally, here's another plus - no advertising is needed to sell these big beautiful boxy vehicles. They just sit there and sell themselves! In case you didn't know, these big beautiful boxy vehicles are called Megapacks (and soon Megablocks), but please don't tell Wall Street.

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@ChrisWhaley20 That pick-6 vs OU was a classic! 🤘🏽

Ahhhh man. Bitter sweet moment here!! God is amazing!! Proud of you big dog!! The Grind don’t stop!!!! Hook em!!

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Launching my new startup today. Everyone’s working on PhD level intelligence. You need Neanderthal level intelligence: grug.design

@greggertruck My Model Y recall was installed last night

Another recall on my iPhone today

@grok is amazing. It figured out a complex @NotionHQ formula for me in a few seconds.

@EstherRebers @Tesla @evafox @EvasTeslaSPlaid @dvorahfr @TFFeV @ElectricRaph @mayemusk @teslaownersSV @alex_avoigt @teslanatrix Beautiful location

It gets better and better in Europe with the @Tesla superchargers. A new Tesla V4 supercharger will soon open in Prüm, Germany.🇩🇪 Located in the South-West of the country close to Belgium and Luxembourg. Built next to the Sankt Salvator Basilika that was built in 1721. Up to 250kW, open to all EV. Great work @TeslaCharging! @teslaeurope @TeslaGermany_ @MdeZegher

@WarlordDilley Wow. Outstanding!

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