Any big rig is going to require maintenance. Truckers, much like farmers, expect repairs and breakdowns to come with the complexity of their machinery. I mention farmers because of their right-to-repair precedent and ongoing litigation. In that context you’d think the Tesla Semi being observed broken down wouldn’t cause any concern beyond the usual $10-20K … Continue reading “Pontiac Aztek of Trucks”. Eight Tesla Semis Already Broken Down. Operators Pan Dumb Design →

If people don’t know how to swim, they take swimming lessons or drown. Right? It’s foundational to enlightenment that human independent skill, an evolving ability to learn and adapt, doesn’t come from divine intervention (e.g. one day suddenly being thrown totally unprepared into the deep end of a pool with no help doesn’t end well). … Continue reading Russian Military Learning Slower Than a Tesla: Casualties Surpass 200,000 →

A hacking contest to showcase products with the worst security vulnerabilities wants you to worry about Tesla safety. [Attacks taking less than two minutes] involved executing what is known as a time-of-check-to-time-of-use (TOCTTOU) attack on Tesla’s Gateway energy management system. They showed how they could then — among other things — open the front trunk … Continue reading “Biggest vulnerability demonstrated this year was definitely the Tesla exploit” →