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  • Honestly I don’t think it’s really due to Elon hate. Sure people might not like him there much but it’s not nearly as intense as the left/right divide in the US.

    The real reason is that in Europe they aren’t banning Chinese cars outright, so they have to compete against Chinese cars that are amazingly advanced for the price.

    Anyways I’m sure Tesla’s plan to drop the $25000 model is working out just fine.















  • On one hand, unmanned airplanes (drones or remote controlled) will outfly anything with a human on board, because humans are generally the weakest part of the plane. No human = no cockpit or life support, no hatch, no windows, no ejection seats, etc. An equivalent drone plane will be lighter, more structurally sound, and can maneuver at g-forces that will kill a human pilot.

    That’s the hardware side of things, of course.

    The software and information security is definitely not there yet… But I’m sure Elon thinks it’ll be ready “next year” just like Full Self Driving…