BYD autonomous vehicle software and hardware were announced on Feb 10 2025 and demonstrate that autonomous driving is rapidly advancing and the majority of vehicles during the next 3 years will be capable of becoming robotaxis, enabling personal public transport to extend not just from 60 cities to globally.
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AI is driving a rapid advances in robotaxis and autonomous driving. Like many new technologies this has taken 70 years, and in less than 5 years will see all cars with full autonomy with the advances in AI and with electric vehicles now cheaper than internal combustion engines
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If California’s 340 billion light-duty vehicle miles went electric, consuming 200 watt-hours per mile, it would require an additional 68 TWh/year, 24% of 2023’s 281 TWh generation. There is 4 times unused natural gas capacity, currently not used. Charging during low-use night hours would utilize this excess, reducing pollution and improving efficiency, enhancing air quality and boost ROI on existing infrastructure.
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The tone of Tesla’s earnings call for Q4-2024 and full year 2024 today was cautiously optimistic, with Elon Musk emphasizing a significant focus on autonomy and future growth. Despite some disappointing financial results, there was a bullish outlook on AI, FSD, and new vehicle launches, coupled with Musk’s characteristic confidence in Tesla’s future value.
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Tesla is rapidly improving its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology, with a 1,000x improvement expected by 2Q25. This will make it safer than human drivers. Tesla is also planning a robotaxi fleet with the Cybercab. Existing full self driving is already 10 times better than humans. Track the data, not the naysayers.
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Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, detailed high expectations at Tesla’s quarterly Q3 2024. Investors goto over 28 updates on production, competition, and future plans. Musk discusses autonomous driving, new models like the Cybertruck, and Tesla’s battery tech. He addresses challenges like supply chain issues and regulatory hurdles, maintaining optimism about Tesla’s market dominance and innovation.
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Batteries are essential components in modern technology. From smartphones to electric vehicles, they store and deliver energy efficiently. Understanding battery systems involves factors like chemistry, capacity, and management. Proper maintenance and disposal are crucial for ensuring their longevity and environmental sustainability.
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From 2018 to mid-2024, Tesla achieved significant milestones, including delivering millions of vehicles globally, advancing energy storage deployments, and expanding its Supercharger network. Notable accomplishments are the unveiling of new models, expanding autonomous driving features, and achieving profitability. Production has become more efficient, and several new technologies, including FSD and Optimus robots, were developed.
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Tesla has been promising a robotaxi for some years. This is a new robotaxi finance model and confirms what Tony Seba of RethinkX, or Ark Invest all predict. The robotaxi is a trillion dollar industry and Tesla valuation will depend on delivering robotaxi services.
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Robotaxis not Rail for Sunshine Coast is a novel view of the 25 years of planning transport from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. The project has reached another milestone. Is it the wrong one.
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The Australian Government released the background briefing paper – Cleaner, Cheaper Cars to Run – New Vehicle Efficiency Standard for Australia in January 2024 and plan to enact legislation in 2024. Download the full paper here. The Govt Infrastructure Dept came up with 3 scenarios and ask interested
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Multiple manufacturers announce progress in lithium batteries. Increasing density, decreasing cost, increasing range, faster charging, more cycle life. Will the 1000-mile battery make it into vehicles by 2030?
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Tesla is leading the automotive industry in innovative manufacturing. EVs key focus is weight reduction. Will others catch up. The conclusion is Chinese will, but legacy will have too many barriers with management.
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Custom design AI computer chips need faster and more available compute resources. Along with established NVidia, Intel are new entrants including Tesla Dojo and Cerebras Systems as they focus on hardware and software to increase speed and decrease power consumption
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What do analysts and investors predict for Tesla in 2024. Some anlysts such as Larry Goldbert and Gary Black see Tesla executing to their masterplan 3.
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Disruption to the car market is now inevitable with the rise of electric vehicles globally. An exponential increase in EV manufacture means few internal combustion engine cars after 2026
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ChatGPT has burst on the scene in late 2022 from OpenAI. It was not unexpected by those in the AI field. Suddenly many are now realising how many areas that LLMs will be valuable in. And how cheap they have become.
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Taking an ICE car nad swapping out a motor is the same as saying a butterfly is a caterpillar with wings. It is a computer on wheels.
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Disruption areas of energy, transportation, and food are driven by 8 technolologies that combine to change the planet. Solar, wind, batteries, automonous driving, precision fermentation and cellular agriculture.
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Simple napkin maths says that Tesla makes robotaxis economic. In fact the numbers are so high they are just not believable? So what is stopping this? Politics? Technology. The only thing seems to be timing. Will it be this year? 2024?
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