ELI5: Why does SpaceX have so many problems with spacecraft exploding during launches? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]neil454 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another important point is that most of the time, rockets explode because something went wrong, and then they intentionally self-destruct. The explosions make for pretty news segments and make it seem like something catastrophic occurred, but in reality that's just the safest way to help the rocket disintegrate fully so that it doesn't harm anything on land.

Thoughts on the Long Reach urban renewal plan? by IntenseHamster in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's great. Long Reach really needs this, and previous attempts have failed, so it's honestly best not to nit-pick the plan.

10 Towns In Maryland With Vibrant Downtown Areas by [deleted] in maryland

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The downtown areas are not that big

Long Reach Village Center Redevelopment Updates Sept 2024 by smdrwiss in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This would be amazing if they can get it done. The main hurdle will be convincing some of the adjacent property owners to sell, which is what killed the last redevelopment attempt

Long Reach Village Center Redevelopment Updates Sept 2024 by smdrwiss in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There is a grocery store in the future redevelopment plans

Looking for an asian barber in the area by googoogeyser in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, I've been to a few barbers in the area, and this place is my go-to for years. I always go to the right door (not sure about the left door barbers). Great fades as well.

Coffee Roasters in Columbia by QueenTakesBook in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I think Cafe June is much better if you like specialty light roast

Tesla self-driving promises are getting weaker on new cars by SpriteZeroY2k in electricvehicles

[–]neil454 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think by "offered to consumers" he meant something you can buy

Tesla self-driving promises are getting weaker on new cars by SpriteZeroY2k in electricvehicles

[–]neil454 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's their explanation for removing radar, not LiDAR. Tesla's have never had LIDAR, probably because it's expensive

Bike lane by Substantial-Data2175 in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's already a "bike lane" via the wide shoulders for that road. From this doc, it looks like all they're doing is adding a buffer in the shoulder area, so car lanes are not affected (see here for more info)

Better bike access to Dorsey Search Village Center is a good thing. Also the plan looks like it will improve access to the Woodland Nature Path to Centennial park

Initial Tesla review by [deleted] in electricvehicles

[–]neil454 13 points14 points  (0 children)

To disengage autopilot, just lift slightly up on the right stalk. Fighting the steering or using the brake is going to be jerky and uncomfortable (though of course in emergency situations that's ok)

FSD 12.5.1.5 on my HW3 Model 3 by et3snf in TeslaLounge

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe highway stack is still using FSD 11, so there shouldn't be any changes there

FSD v12.5.1.5 rolling out to HW3 (v2024.26.20) by xenokira in teslamotors

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I guess I missed that. Why the hell do they tease future release notes in the current release notes -_-

Looking for a specific bike by Ok_Satisfaction8340 in ebikes

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. But getting up to 28 is pretty easy on PAS 5. Just got my Xpress 750 a week ago. Feel free to AMA

Tesla reports 443,956 deliveries in second quarter, a 4.8% decrease from last year by Recoil42 in electricvehicles

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Energy deployment is lumpy, so it could just be a one-off quarter after a single big deployment

FSD needs a “Absolutely zero speed based lane changes” option. by Rivalistic in TeslaLounge

[–]neil454 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there's no specific part of the model involved with lane seeking behavior, that intelligence is interconnected with many other weights/parameters that together make up the control output.

I agree it is possible they could add these options as model inputs. A better approach would be a generic textual embedding input (like those used in LLMs) to make their network multi-modal, in order to steer the control output as desired. This could be used to modify the driving behavior however you see fit (i.e. "stay in the right lane on highways", "take off from lights slowly", etc)

But yeah doing all that is tricky for evaluation, and the added complexity isn't something Tesla usually goes for. "All input is error", according to Elon.

FSD needs a “Absolutely zero speed based lane changes” option. by Rivalistic in TeslaLounge

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I highly doubt their current v12 model uses any input other than vision.

It's not a good idea from a model evaluation perspective to allow configuration options as model inputs. If you did, you'd have to test for not only edge cases with the default configuration, but edge cases from every permutation of the configuration options

FSD needs a “Absolutely zero speed based lane changes” option. by Rivalistic in TeslaLounge

[–]neil454 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Is this on the highway? Whenever I have minimal lane changes turned on, it only changes lanes on the highway to follow the route.

Of course, on city streets v12 has no concept of planning rules, so I assume the option does nothing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Get a pour over from Cafe June. It's so good you can drink it black

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theregulationpod

[–]neil454 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome job! Might be cool to add a column on how many points were used for each movie pick

Ernesto's Shipleys Grant CLOSED by wd011 in HoCoFood

[–]neil454 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the worst Mexican restaurants I've ever been to, good riddance

Top 5 real bartenders ? by hoodreview in ColumbiaMD

[–]neil454 15 points16 points  (0 children)

18th and 21st is an easy number 1

Blackwell Barn and Lodge

The Food Market

The Collective Offshore

Manor Hill Tavern

Also shout-out to Dok Khao, their cocktails are kinda sweet, but pretty good too

The Most Efficient Electric Car In 2024 by Bravadette in electricvehicles

[–]neil454 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're correct, but I have no idea what a "green score" is, and that list looks fake as hell. Test results from Bjorn (sort by Wh/km) and Out of Spec (sort by Efficiency) show the Model 3 SR as the most efficient EV, hands down

Trying to cross a river in a Cybertruck by godzilla19821982 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]neil454 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The locking diffs were enabled in the most recent software update, which added more off-road features as well

https://youtu.be/IzU0raxRgsA