Don’t wait. Come talk to us. Yeah things are hectic with demands flooding in from all directions but we want to make your job easier and better

And walkability.

When I first moved to Boston many years ago, I had some enlightening experiences. I loved how walkable Boston is, I loved trains, but I did not expect the the feeling of freedom I got from leaving my door with only a T pass in my wallet and Having so much of the city so convenient.

It was revelatory just how much more convenient that was than using a car, when all my life I expected to use a car to go practically anywhere. The challenge is sharing this experience among others who have only known car life, making the advantages real, immediately beneficial.

Everyone thinks the sky is big, without considering just how unscalable flying cars are

• no building is designed for large scale entry/exit at roof top. Most don’t support any
• the low altitude airspace over a densely populated area is very limited. Given current separation, minimum altitude, speed limitations, a city can support only a small number of flying cars. And no, “smart” vehicles don’t change the laws of physics, even if they help us get closer to them
• a flying car will always be more expensive than a not flying car, which will always be more expensive than transit

Let’s stop worrying about new ways for the ultra-rich to avoid the frustrations the rest of us have to deal with, we’ll all be better off if they also have an incentive to design more effective cities and transportation for everyone

And yet a coordinated approach with multiple strategies will most effectively cover every use case.

• conservatives get too attached to personal vehicles as the strategy they are most familiar with, most focussed on
• too many transit advocates recognize the limitations of personal vehicles and the advantages of rail, but tend to speak in absolutes that scare conservatives.

Yes it’s critical that we refocus much of our transportation effort to give more people better choices in more scenarios, but that will never rule out cars

Must be nice. My first reaction is what forever chemicals made it resistant to staining from strawberry or grape

I recently watched Hunter-Killer, and one of the good guys was killed while swimming underwater and the bullets kept coming. They did it right at least in that sense

Plus if it’s military, it’s usually the shrapnel that kills you, not the shockwave. Fuel-air devices are a different story

Only the “speed force” or maybe Pym Particles can counteract inertia like that

Exactly. Can you imagine trying to be comforting and supporting to your spouse recovering from surgery when you have that image blaring in your mind?

As someone in the room for entertainment emotional support, I had a really difficult time not laughing at the absurdity

Yep, that means it’s working

I’m not even sure they’re gorgeous to look at. We just think they are. That really seems like a cheap workaround to another design flaw

Seriously. I’m almost jealous of those who can simply get surgery to fix one side. Roll over to the other side and hope I get to sleep before the other one plugs and I have to do it all over again

On the other hand when my ex recovered after having it done it was freaky how much gauze came out of her head

Geez, you really need to stop letting that guy have a free ride in your head

It seems like it mostly comes down to the 4680 batteries - is Tesla really scaling up? They should allow facilitate significant cost and weight improvements over older batteries, and there have been promising announcements this year

Yes, it’s a bit heavier than a Diesel, reducing the maximum payload. However not all trips are at the maximum weight.

Yes I’ve read “armchair generals” proclaim it’s too heavy to be useful, but I’ve also read reviews from it in actual use where it’s worked really well. What I have NOT read is anything about what percentage of trips that reduced payload weight would affect.

Apparently they have happy pilot customers, enough to plan on mass production and to start building chargers

Edit: fascinating plan to build out zero emissions truck corridors covering most of the us by 2040. We need this to pan out!

• https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/23/a-rational-approach-for-installing-heavy-duty-electric-truck-charging-hubs/
• https://driveelectric.gov/files/zef-corridor-strategy.pdf

This looks like a great plan to build out a useful charging network relatively quickly, so manufacturers can start ramping up production and sales

I also like that it covers both charging for EV trucks and hydrogen refueling. While I’m not convinced that hydrogen is anything more than oil companies trying to remain relevant, it does have some advantages - let the market decide what mix of technologies works!

You know the batteries are warranted to 80% health for eight years? Teslas are still too new to know how well they last but early Model S tends to be still on the road after ten years and counting

I used to think similar about a Civic, but mine only lasted 11 years (electrical issues, paint issues, airbag issues). I have every reason to expect my Tesla to last similarly

For me, a Tesla Model Y got the full US rebate and MA state rebate and I bought it after a significant price drop. My cost was very competitive, and the vehicle is still more advanced than most legacy manufacturers models

I’m not sure why you put the big rig in the same loony bin as cybertruck. We need to get diesel out of that industry as well, and Tesla Semi seems to be the most advanced contender and has had great reviews from pilot customers

Maybe you can afford this in your personal projects but I have yet to work at a company willing to invest in that. Sure, a conscientious developer might clean up things they’re working on, but old code usually gets ignored until the pain of keeping it gets too great, until someone is forced to do something about it