The two ConnectingTheDots videos I liked were the ones where he ran through the rigidity analysis of the Cybertruck design and the one where he talked about the possibility of steer by wire and brake by wire. Those seemed like solid arguments. I agree about diamond turns and other specialty turns made possible by a combination of 4WS and torque vectoring but at the end of the day the Cybertruck needs 4WS to get around and these novelty turn capabilities just come with the package (maybe not initially but the capability will be there). He has done a lotof videos that I don't care for at all, just those two.
Sorry, I do watch Electrified but he has a lot of baggage that has nothing to do with Tesla that I find offensive, and he is one of those that repost "news" without thinking, so as long as he is talking financials I believe him and otherwise I don't. Cleanerwatt used to focus on data but in the last couple of months he has shifted to the 'sponsor' model and is putting out crap so he is off my list. The NowYouKnow guys (Zach and Jessie) have lost my vote because they repost things and go out of their way to make it sound like this (whatever) is their research when originally posted elsewhere. Their conclusions, more often than not, are incorrect and I have tired of trying to correct them. I do follow BestInTesla, because occasionally he does some really good in-depth analyses and the guy is a perpetual Tesla fanboy; when I am down his optimism picks me up.
I told you I wasn't arguing for the technology but for the cost. The specs are out there and the range varies with the field of view as you well know.
I believe the vision cannot be the only solution. I live in Utah and whenever it snows, cameras go offline. Something more is needed. Sometimes I think the engineers at Tesla get locked into a "California" environment is transferable around the world. Hopefully the latest patents on radar/lidar or whatever the technology is can solve snow. Without something more, robotaxi's are not able to continuously pick up riders.
If the cameras don't work, no one else can see anything, so you shouldn't be driving.
Have you never driven in snow? A ridiculous reply.
What I said was snow accumulates on cameras thereby not allowing self driving. If anybody has driven in a snow storm, it is obvious. And no I and all the others on the road do not pull over and wait for it to stop snowing.
Have you had this issue, or is the conjecture? Aside from occasional dirt accumulation on the side cameras itās not an issue for me. Of course itās not a snow heavy place here. Front facing cameras are wiped automatically.
It has occurred to me several times during a heavy snow storm. Even if the lane lines are visible, cameras drop out as they become covered with snow. The FSD then disengages due to low visibility. If I were in a Robotaxi, I would not be very happy if the car just stopped. Need something to combat this accumulation of snow or something else not affected by the snow build. Windshield wipers on my M3 keep me able to continue driving.
You are such a snarky know it all on this site.
So airplanes should stop flying using radar because humans don't have x-ray vision?
"This is why people die in snowstorms.
