Tesla’s Optimus robot has been plagued by fakery since it launched with a dancer in a suit followed by remote manipulation at the cybercab event. So what is this? Generative AI? A man behind the curtain in a mocap suit?
Does it even matter if Tesla can’t mass produce them without China’s rare earth magnets?
You’ll be able to share the location of trackers in its Find Hub network (formerly Find My Device) with airline staff when you need to find lost luggage, just like you already can with Apple’s AirTags. Support won’t arrive until “early next year” though, and only on five airlines — while Apple supports over 15.
The struggling automaker, still going it alone after the failure of merger talks with Honda, has confirmed plans to cut 20,000 jobs in the next few years, including 9,000 announced in November. It will also shut seven of its 17 factories by 2027, with the aim of saving 500 billion yen (about $3.4 billion) and becoming profitable by 2026.
[global.nissannews.com]
The paintless, affordable EV pickup truck started taking reservations just over two weeks ago and crossed the 100,000 mark this past weekend, reports TechCrunch.
It’s a good showing, though as the outlet notes, Slate Auto is only asking $50, and reservations are fully refundable.
“EPA approved it, and everyone hates it, so we’re fixing it,” says Lee Zeldin.
It’s unclear what “fixing” means here. Engine start / stop systems can already give you better fuel economy, as explained by Engineering Explained.
The disruption reportedly stems from an outage that started in south-west London at about 2:30PM local time, according to the BBC, but there’s no word on what caused the failure. Travel is suspended across the Bakerloo and Waterloo & City lines, and partially suspended across the Elizabeth and Jubilee lines.
The Transport for London website is tracking the situation but also seems to be experiencing its own issues, with pages struggling to load or crashing entirely.
In the two days leading up to being let go, former Tesla employee Matthew LaBrot published a website calling for Tesla to “move forward without Elon as CEO,” then attended a Tesla Takedown protest, reports Business Insider.
It’s not the first time a former Tesla employee has claimed to have been fired for criticizing Musk.
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The new gate-to-gate experience offers blistering fast Wi-Fi speeds, slower upload speeds, and low enough latency to make video calls possible (but not encouraged).
