We keep hearing that Tesla has a full self-driving system and plenty of other vendors will be offering such concepts soon. Except – that’s not the facts.
Continue reading Tesla and Self-Driving Cars
Whoa!
I read this blurb and wondered about the wisdom of the act.
Elon Musk and his Tesla firm are going to “automatically” update their cars to “full self-driving” capability sometime later this year. (You do recall that Tesla has claimed their self-driving mode lets the driver go to sleep. I have friends who’ve already done that- and they are currently in the market for new cars as we speak.)
Continue reading Coming soon to a car near you?
So, we’ve been discussing (Wednesday, yesterday) electric trucks- the big rigs, Class 8 vehicles. And, you’d think that Tesla was the only one getting ready to market these rigs from those discussions. No way!
Continue reading Tesla has company- lots of it!
Yesterday, we touched on the new tractors that Tesla is developing. The Tesla Semi incorporates what they call “Enhanced Autopilot” – the same sort of stuff that exists in Tesla cars. This means the rig is loaded with cameras and radar- and those devices let it determine what is the traffic flow, how to safely change lanes- and, most importantly, how to pull over into a controlled sop should the driver fall asleep or become incapacitated (via a heart attack or something similar.)
Continue reading Big Rigs, electric and otherwise
A little background. Because it will be critical to understand how the entrepreneur I will be discussing is able to do what he does.
Continue reading Look, ma! No Hands!
So, you know I drive my car to and from Philly. And, let’s not forget the trip between Charlottesville and DC. So, I’ve developed two favorite vendors for my stops. One is WaWa. This company has the best food, great coffee, fantastic shakes (we have to rely on my son for this fact), clean bathrooms, and great prices. Oh- and they treat their employees really well. Which is why service is fantastic.
Continue reading Can’t Stand Still!
Driving. I have been in love with driving since I was a drop over 13. And, despite what anyone may tell you, for the first four years of my driving, I NEVER sped.
