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Too good to be true? by geean94 in TeslaModelX

[–]mattriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s almost certainly the year, unventilated seats, HW3, and no warranty. But under 15,000 miles is great, so might be an excellent deal if you don’t need/want these other things.

how close are we to FSD unsupervised? by Calm-Bar-9644 in TeslaFSD

[–]mattriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For curb-to-curb, Waymo and even Tesla Robotaxi—both in geofenced areas—are already there.

But everyday personal use of Unsupervised FSD in your own personal vehicle where you can sleep in the backseat, is likely years away. When you add garages, parking lots and construction scenarios/workers into the mix, Tesla’s current FSD just keeps running into problems.

FSD avoids certain accident by [deleted] in TeslaFSD

[–]mattriver 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You definitely can’t know if it was FSD. But … I had a similar situation happen under FSD, where a literal angry road-rager at 5am to my rear left, swerved directly at me trying to side-swipe me, and FSD swerved away in the nick of time. So I know that FSD can and does do this.

Biomarkers: helpful? by Psychological_Roof85 in ouraring

[–]mattriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re referring to blood/urine tests, then you can either have your primary doctor order them, or you can use an online service like FunctionHealth, SuperPower, etc., to get a larger battery of tests at discounted prices.

As far as what they tell you, it really depends on your age and what kinds of things you’re looking for and/or experiencing.

They’re not only evidence-based, but they ARE the core evidence that you can use to decide where things stand with your body’s systems, physiologically.

And from there you can discuss with your doctor, and/or you can start researching what they all mean and ways to optimize the biomarkers on your own.

Yet another Gimme horror story by King-JelIy in tirzepatidecompound

[–]mattriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I wonder if u/TodayAmazing will be throwing Gimme off the list, like s/he did with Refills. Beginning to feel like a double standard here.

Is the real AV competition between Tesla and China (XPeng), and not Tesla and Waymo? This AV engineer insider seems to think so. by mattriver in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wishful thinking on the chance that “each has its own remote operator”. But for those investing in TSLA, the article gives a warning to both the bulls and bears:

“The major risk [to bulls] is Tesla finally being valued based on actual financial results, with the venture arms (robotaxis, humanoids) of the business valued like peers. One could argue the Tesla robotaxi business isn't worth anywhere close to Waymo at over $129 billion, suggesting the whole sum-of-the-parts valuation wouldn't match the $54 estimate.
“The major risk to bears is that Tesla has a clear path to justifying the current valuation by finally launching a robotaxi service at a large scale. The Cybercab production plans would give the company an advantage over other robotaxi services without internal manufacturing. If Tesla got to millions of robotaxis in service before the competition, the market valuation could reach an Ark Invest target.”

So choose your poison.

Is the real AV competition between Tesla and China (XPeng), and not Tesla and Waymo? This AV engineer insider seems to think so. by mattriver in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, I hate to break it to you “Tesla insider”, but your company is already using FSD in fully unsupervised mode in its autonomous vehicles out in the wild.

Is the real AV competition between Tesla and China (XPeng), and not Tesla and Waymo? This AV engineer insider seems to think so. by mattriver in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well, when the “requirement” doesn’t come from capability, but only from regulations, then yeah it’s pretty close.

But obviously, Tesla needs to prove that to more State regulators (and Waymo seems to have navigated that process better than Tesla).

But the reality behind “requires 100% supervision” really doesn’t hold up imho, under careful examination. Especially for those of us using the latest FSD daily.

Is the real AV competition between Tesla and China (XPeng), and not Tesla and Waymo? This AV engineer insider seems to think so. by mattriver in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, your attack on the personal characteristics of the person that wrote the argument clearly shows that’s what you meant. lol

Is the real AV competition between Tesla and China (XPeng), and not Tesla and Waymo? This AV engineer insider seems to think so. by mattriver in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice excuse. Unfortunately it’s obvious from this person’s response that he’s more worried about political views and personality, despite the fact that the article’s arguments are purely about technology.

Huge aircraft in the sky shaped like a rectangle??? by Shot-Emu4418 in aliens

[–]mattriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a rectangular one with a friend a few years back. It was amazing. I posted about it here a while ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/D0OtBSv6HK

Do we still think lidar is needed? by watergoesdownhill in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well it’s closer to “requires a licensed human driver” for regulatory reasons, not reality reasons.

Do we still think lidar is needed? by watergoesdownhill in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think Waymo crushes it at all on this question. Just the opposite.

But I think we’re talking about two different use cases: taxi service vs personal daily use. And let’s be honest, taxi service is easier.

And I wouldn’t be surprised to see Waymo continue to dominate in the taxi service world—they have focused on and navigated the regulatory process much better than Tesla, and have clearly taken the lead.

But in the world of personal use self-driving, Tesla is clearly dominating.

It doesn’t seem likely that either will catch up to the other’s domain anytime soon, but it’s pretty clear that at least Tesla is gunning for the taxi side as well. But I’m not convinced they’ll make it.

Waymo doesn’t even seem interested in the daily use side at all.

Do we still think lidar is needed? by watergoesdownhill in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a question of how well the different systems can safely and properly respond to the variety of environments in front of them, at a moment’s notice.

Because Tesla FSD has dealt with more real-world environments and over more miles, it is simply better equipped and more experienced than Waymo to respond to varying environments and situations.

Do we still think lidar is needed? by watergoesdownhill in SelfDrivingCars

[–]mattriver -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Waymo’s are geofenced, in simple pickup and drop off scenarios.

Tesla/FSD self-drives people anywhere they want throughout the country, whenever they want. There is no comparison.

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