Absolutely. Instead of focusing on products from one country (with little, if any, focus on actual function), we need strong protection from all possible electronic surveillance sources.
@@wingsounds13 Yes but that might mean: No Microsoft Windows No streaming services No smart phones. All three of those are spying on you constantly. Remember that if something it free it is likely that you are the product. In some cases even if you pay you are still tracked and the information sold.
Thanks for the info on the LEAF recall. Your report is the first I've seen -- including in my Notice of Recall -- with actual, helpful details! Much appreciated!!
Hooray for another wonderful ten show! It was great to hear about the chargers in California getting more funding, as well as the electric tow truck :-) All the industrial vehicles are an important part of the transition to. Thanks for all you do!
@williamlathan6932 And who benefits politically from promoting all of this ridiculous amount of paranoia and scaremongering. I mean, so much is made in China, where on earth would one draw the line? Let's face it, so many companies use Chinese made componentry that if they were all successful in gaining exemptions, it would make any legislative ban holier than Swiss cheese and effectively turn the so-called ban into a complete non-starter nonsense. I can't speak for anybody else on the subject, but I'm completely fed up with all of this jingoistic nonsense. Seriously, does anyone [really] think that China, as the workshop of the world, is going to tank its own economy by sabotaging everything it makes that has some sort of digital component? Are we expected to be afraid of our microwave ovens, fridges, freezers, etc, next? An awful lot of people need to grow up, get a grip, and get a life.
Thanks for another comprehensive roundup! I learn a lot each week with your show. Regarding Alpitronic, I thought it was their US HQ that’s in Charlotte while the US manufacturing takes place in the state of Wisconsin?
Re: Hertz selling large quantities of EV's. Hertz is a huge company, and from time to time they sell off huge portions of their inventory. Nothing new there. I'd like some clarification about whether Hertz is replacing their old EV's with new EV's, or with ICE. Or perhaps with neither, because this is a major downsizing?
I watch your weekly show and am a subscriber. Why is it that I get suggested content on gaming, firearms and prepped survival stuff that I never view and continually decline. What is it with their algorithm that it can’t recognize I am a weekly viewer and only about every 5th week your channel is suggested? I have keep running a search for your channel. Keep up the good work.
In Norway you see that gas stations are switching to energy stations. The reason are, that those people that have EV's, are mostly filling up at home. This means that they are on long tripps when charging, and because EV's tends to be the newer cars. Those people have more money. And, many are on tripps with their family.
Hi Nikki and the team.... still the best researched and produced EV news on RUclips, Just 2 things....1stly it would be sooo cool to have an electric 2CV. Secondly, I am currently stuck in hospital in France and so watch TV with adverts...what really struck me was how oversize the new Peugeots are in their trendy Paris settings,narrow streets...parking??? Cordialement,
Yes. The Leaf is a very nice EV, but for two things - the passively (inadequately) cooled battery pack and the outdated Chademo charge port. It's way past time for Nissan to update this car with an actively cooled battery and a J-3400 charge port.
@@wingsounds13 I would tolerate the slow charging, and the modest range, but the poor battery cooling and management is a major disincentive. Then there is the fascinating thing here in Australia that only "selected" Nissan dealerships are EV outlets????
@@iandodds7826 If it is true that they are being discontinued here, I cannot say I am surprised. Nissan Oz has not promoted them, and seems to have erected barriers to their sale through the specially authorised outlets programme. Maybe Nissan will produce a replacement with decent battery management? Or do what many "pundits" predict for most legacy car makers, and go bankrupt? I hope not, having a wide choice is important, even if a manufacturer does not meet my needs.
We pay 50cents max per journey for trains buses or ferries in Queensland, Australia at the moment. A Government initiative to get us out of cars. Robitaxis might not be that cheap.
I think perhaps Elon's "cheaper than buses" perspective is selectively denying subsudies. E.g. if we count up all the government subsidies that make mass transit work and add them to the end-user ticket cost, *THAT* will be more expensive than a Robotaxi ride IF we ignore all the subsidies that have gone into private-vehicle road transport over the century or so that we've been subsidizing that. :) There's a lot in that -- think about what NATO militaries do vs. what they would do if we only used hydrocarbons for durable plastics, fertilizer and lubricants.
@@TaiViinikkayes…Elon is VERY selective in his assessments - as our public streets, roadways, freeways are paid for and maintained by taxes and government fees, and fossil fuel companies are given tax breaks. So…all vehicles are therefore subsidized. (And, Tesla was loaned public money to help it start-up)…but he ignores that…calling himself “self-made”.
16:45 I thought this was going to be about a button that allows you to crack all the windows (i.e., open them a small amount). And then I was going to be like, “Hey, that was my idea!” But that…was not what I was expecting!
Drivers abuse self driving mode. Well blow me over with a feather. Humans suck at monitoring. Humans are good at reacting which is why systems that require human monitoring fail. The airline industry has learned this lesson it's time for everyone else to understand this and design accordingly.
Sad to see oil companies and others succeed at slowing things down, also sad to see citizens on the same team. I was so glad to stop supporting gas sales, how can you like an oil company, much worse than cigarettes co
Idiot!Common sense is slowing down these absurd expensive,limited gadgets you call EVs ! In fact, the like of you KILLED the EVs ! EVs should be SIMPLE, CHEAP, LOW power for daily commute which is already most of the travels. For the rest, ICE, bus, TRAIN ... This till nuclear energy provides enough to cover the needs ! ENERGY IS THE KEY and so far, mainly provided by oil, coal !And for MOST transportation, THERE IS NO SUBSTITUE TO OIL ! The money WASTED on Teslas and the like SLOWED DOWN othe rsolutions
The issue is the Oil company is bigger than the big Oil Producers, but spanning across our culture. We have Drillers and other jobs around collecting and refining the oil who want to keep their good paying jobs, we have local Gas Stations and minymarts. Where their profit is from people stopping in after filling their tanks. Who often higher a good portion of the economy entry level jobs. Having a lot of peoples job on the line will automatically be weary of anything threatening their livelihood. And will kling onto and redistribute any information (true or not) that makes them feel better. Now these people are not bad people, and believe what they are getting, and the people they share it too trust their advice. The truth of the matter Trust in the source will persuade people more than any real facts or even logic.
24:40 - We do not need to make sure people are engaged, we need to get to level 5. This study has many flaws but it did serve to reinforce the fact that people suck at paying attention, drivers assists or no, and need to be removed from the equation as soon as humanly possible.
It's nice to see through the stories reported here that transportation worldwide IS evolving. I look forward to hearing more news of change wherever it happens. I heard a while back that Ethiopia was banning the import of gas vehicles, and was wondering if there is any news about that, and how the population is reacting to the measure?
As long as we're hunting for Easter eggs, @11:50 AE Elemental appears to be a recycling firm? Opening a plant in Poland? But Nikki's script mentions "production", not recycling? I've watched it three times, I feel as if I'm missing something.
Hyundai and Kia possible lower pricing - but only at their end. Buy the time such vehicles come to market and bearing in mind, they’ll want to recoup their R+D cost, they’ll still be more than H. & K. are selling today. Another case of promising a fish today or a fish tomorrow but they still need to balance the scales. Yes I know, a terrible pun.
Be careful when you call someone out of touch. Mary said she didn't think evs would be such a hot political issue. She didn't say "I am surprised to here it is a political issue. What year did EV's become a political issue? And why did it become a political issues? Nikki, did you know 20 years ago that evs were going to become a huge political issues. Why are you not surprised it became a political issue? Who first made it a political issue and why? Mary seems to get blamed for everything these days. And how many ev models do they have out now? Bolt, Lyric Blazzer, Equinox, Silverado. Ya they had a slow start. Let's see their year over year increases in the future. Legacy car makers were criticized for moving to slow. Now they are criticized for slowing down do to slower that expected increase in demand. And didnt Tesla just have an actual decrease in sales. I really have no opinion on Mary. Just pointing out some stuff
Are you talking about the initial advert before Nikki's intro? Just listened to it again. I did not hear any change (drop) in volume when Nikki started speaking. It was the same level.
@@transportevolved Thanks for your reply. I appreciate all you are doing. BUT, on my Laptop the audio for the first three adverts are very clearly much louder than your intro. I suppose it may be something to do with my device, but am concerned that others may be having the same problem.
All new cars all sell your data to your insurance company and data brokers, but for some reason we are only supposed to care if Chinese car parts start doing the same?
@@mikewallace8087 Comparison? Well, I suppose so, in a way. I mean, if a bunch of cars and trucks got bricked, it could be serious trouble. But what if the nation's "fleet" of farm machinery got bricked? Would that not be catastrophic? If the rule was made purely in consideration of "national security," would not protecting the food supply be job #1?
I fear that the auto drive nagging is a dead end. It is not really possible for a human to "maintain attention" when they are inactive in the process. The better the system, the worse the problem. If course, at some point, the risk of consequences (even death) are less than those risks driving manually, but we humans will not accept that. Safely (relatively) crossing that gulf of autonomy to where the vehicle can truly operate autonomously is the biggest challenge of this technology path today.
24:30 What we need to do Is to skip ahead to L4 and L5 driving and come together with a National, standardized, "Moon Shot" approach instead of letting 5 to 10 companies say "we've got this" for 10+ years, letting the courts, lawyers, and legislative process brain f%$! it for another 10 all the while arguing which system is better and in which way. This is for the safety of everyone and all things being transported over our roads.
So . . . knowing what is behind you when driving in inclement weather isn't a priority, then? (ISTR that line paraphrases one from Dom Delouise (?) in one of the Cannonball Rally movies.)
Robotaxi is going to be a disappointment. They WAY overestimated the demand for this, IMO, and it will not only not be nearly as good an idea as Elon thinks, but I will be surprised if it actually rolls out before 2029. They should be putting all of their effort into the less expensive Model 2 and not get side-tracked on robots and Robotaxis.
The fact she, as a CEO of a major automaker, didn’t realize how divisive EVs are right now is a worrying sign, as it suggests she’s not been paying attention. It doesn’t mean we’re implying she’s a bad person… just calling out the lack of awareness on her part.
@@transportevolved She was simply expressing surprise that the issue became political. RJ Scaringe made a similar point. EVs have only recently become a political topic. When both CEOs were developing their EVs, this wasn’t a political issue.
@@polo3433 The CEO's are well aware of the political nature of EV's, it has a direct correlation to perception, demand, and ultimately profit.. which I can you promise you they do notice. Feigned ignorance, unchecked, tempers the customer base, otherwise they lose half their clientele.
24:57 I'm with the automakers on this one. I've been driving in rainy parts of the USA for 40 years with a mix of vehicles both with and without rear wipers. I have never felt the need for the rear wiper. On the cars I've owned that have them (including, currently, my 2005 Toyota Sienna with 200K miles), I never use the rear wiper. I prefer it remain an option for those who want it (or they can buy this aftermarket solution).
OTOH, here in the rainy Seattle area, both my vehicles have their rear wipers set to intermittent pretty much five months of the year. I like to keep track of the vehicles around me (because the prevalence of tinted windows in others' cars means I can't count on them seeing me), and keeping the rear window reasonably clear is a priority. I don't need another battery-operated gizmo that I have to remember to charge; I have enough infrastructure to maintain in my life: just build it into the car, Thanks!
What's a correction, aren't you supposed to have a minion find a person that worked at Renault and Citroen and say that proves you are right? What is this truth you speak
Elon is not necessary wrong. If cities eliminate public busses. Eliminating the need to buy, maintain and staff a public transportation system. Then subsidizes a privately owned autonomus vehicles. Then follow Texas law that allow EV tunnels underneath public sidewalks. This would eliminate surface traffic and increase public safety by eliminating accidents.
I think the idea is that once robotaxis reach MASSIVE economies of scale the price can come down below the cost of even subsidized public transit. NOT that it will start out cheaper or soon fall to those levels.
Theres no happy times for kiwi ev buyers when they have to deal with a racist fascist anti ev government who wants to also wind back the waitangi treaty with the original inhabitants the Maori people.
Because that information is third hand, "as reported by union...." and may not be accurate. Listeners can do their own deep research on it if they wish and Nikki can't devote 15 minutes to a single story in the news roundup.
Musk demonstrating, yet again, that he does not understand something fundamental about transport. In this case that one bus occupies a lot less space on a road than somewhere between 20 and 50 cars. Particularly if the robot taxis have a single occupant.
And train are even better ! Felon Musk remember boring company, hyperloop, Las Vegas, Mars colony, Cybertruck etc.... His money is OK though, the rest????
@@ellsworthm.toohey7657 Yes, now he seems to place his own income above other considerations. This is a very common thing when people get into that high income bracket.
Your channel has definitely gone backwards since your introduction! A channel I used to enjoy watching is now hard for me to watch! Just report the news without your sarcastic opinion!
We need broad rules to protect our data no matter what country or manufacturer.
Yes, basically, the car should not even have the ability to phone home in most cases.
Absolutely. Instead of focusing on products from one country (with little, if any, focus on actual function), we need strong protection from all possible electronic surveillance sources.
@@wingsounds13 Yes but that might mean:
No Microsoft Windows
No streaming services
No smart phones.
All three of those are spying on you constantly. Remember that if something it free it is likely that you are the product. In some cases even if you pay you are still tracked and the information sold.
I'm so glad I own a Mach-E ... it has a rear wiper... as all suvs, hatchbacks and minivans should
Thanks for the info on the LEAF recall. Your report is the first I've seen -- including in my Notice of Recall -- with actual, helpful details! Much appreciated!!
24:50 - The fact that the Gecko Wiper is doing so well just shows how little Big Auto listens to its customers.
Hooray for another wonderful ten show! It was great to hear about the chargers in California getting more funding, as well as the electric tow truck :-) All the industrial vehicles are an important part of the transition to. Thanks for all you do!
I wonder if the "No Chinese tech in cars" is a bigger deal in the US because we have such shit consumer data protection laws.
The real question is, who sponsored the bill.
@williamlathan6932 And who benefits politically from promoting all of this ridiculous amount of paranoia and scaremongering. I mean, so much is made in China, where on earth would one draw the line? Let's face it, so many companies use Chinese made componentry that if they were all successful in gaining exemptions, it would make any legislative ban holier than Swiss cheese and effectively turn the so-called ban into a complete non-starter nonsense. I can't speak for anybody else on the subject, but I'm completely fed up with all of this jingoistic nonsense. Seriously, does anyone [really] think that China, as the workshop of the world, is going to tank its own economy by sabotaging everything it makes that has some sort of digital component? Are we expected to be afraid of our microwave ovens, fridges, freezers, etc, next? An awful lot of people need to grow up, get a grip, and get a life.
Witnessing the limited (by control) vehicle market and outrageous prices we are seeing in the USA, is there any doubt we live in an Oligarchy?
Love your attitude about this bag and not caring about what people will say. kislux You are right keep your head up and no your priorities.
This is the best EV news report in the field. Thank you!
I hope the Geckowiper comes out for general release for any car that needs a wiper as there are so many that would benefit from it.
Thanks for another comprehensive roundup! I learn a lot each week with your show. Regarding Alpitronic, I thought it was their US HQ that’s in Charlotte while the US manufacturing takes place in the state of Wisconsin?
Thanks!
Thanks
Re: Hertz selling large quantities of EV's. Hertz is a huge company, and from time to time they sell off huge portions of their inventory. Nothing new there. I'd like some clarification about whether Hertz is replacing their old EV's with new EV's, or with ICE. Or perhaps with neither, because this is a major downsizing?
I watch your weekly show and am a subscriber. Why is it that I get suggested content on gaming, firearms and prepped survival stuff that I never view and continually decline. What is it with their algorithm that it can’t recognize I am a weekly viewer and only about every 5th week your channel is suggested? I have keep running a search for your channel. Keep up the good work.
Please complain to RUclips as well!
In Norway you see that gas stations are switching to energy stations.
The reason are, that those people that have EV's, are mostly filling up at home.
This means that they are on long tripps when charging, and because EV's tends to be the newer cars. Those people have more money.
And, many are on tripps with their family.
I'd like to see the Ford Capri released in the US as soon as possible.
Hi Nikki and the team.... still the best researched and produced EV news on RUclips,
Just 2 things....1stly it would be sooo cool to have an electric 2CV.
Secondly, I am currently stuck in hospital in France and so watch TV with adverts...what really struck me was how oversize the new Peugeots are in their trendy Paris settings,narrow streets...parking???
Cordialement,
There are people making very cool electric conversions of the 2CV. Very expensive for the range, and of course still a slow death trap, but cool.
All wrong since the beginning ! Oh yeah,I noticed it ! See my old posts !
It’s almost like not cooling your batteries is a bad thing
Yes. The Leaf is a very nice EV, but for two things - the passively (inadequately) cooled battery pack and the outdated Chademo charge port. It's way past time for Nissan to update this car with an actively cooled battery and a J-3400 charge port.
@@wingsounds13 I would tolerate the slow charging, and the modest range, but the poor battery cooling and management is a major disincentive.
Then there is the fascinating thing here in Australia that only "selected" Nissan dealerships are EV outlets????
@John.0z And Australia will not be getting any future Leafs.... if I recall correctly
@@iandodds7826 If it is true that they are being discontinued here, I cannot say I am surprised.
Nissan Oz has not promoted them, and seems to have erected barriers to their sale through the specially authorised outlets programme.
Maybe Nissan will produce a replacement with decent battery management?
Or do what many "pundits" predict for most legacy car makers, and go bankrupt? I hope not, having a wide choice is important, even if a manufacturer does not meet my needs.
We pay 50cents max per journey for trains buses or ferries in Queensland, Australia at the moment. A Government initiative to get us out of cars. Robitaxis might not be that cheap.
I think perhaps Elon's "cheaper than buses" perspective is selectively denying subsudies. E.g. if we count up all the government subsidies that make mass transit work and add them to the end-user ticket cost, *THAT* will be more expensive than a Robotaxi ride IF we ignore all the subsidies that have gone into private-vehicle road transport over the century or so that we've been subsidizing that. :) There's a lot in that -- think about what NATO militaries do vs. what they would do if we only used hydrocarbons for durable plastics, fertilizer and lubricants.
AND increases the number of vehicles on the road.
@@TaiViinikkayes…Elon is VERY selective in his assessments - as our public streets, roadways, freeways are paid for and maintained by taxes and government fees, and fossil fuel companies are given tax breaks. So…all vehicles are therefore subsidized. (And, Tesla was loaned public money to help it start-up)…but he ignores that…calling himself “self-made”.
@@TaiViinikka If Musk promised that, it is an empty promise like the rest.
16:45 I thought this was going to be about a button that allows you to crack all the windows (i.e., open them a small amount). And then I was going to be like, “Hey, that was my idea!” But that…was not what I was expecting!
Thank you, Nikki and Team TE.
Great video and loved your closing words!!! Vote!!
I guess youtube is not notifying me when you have a new video. I thought you were on a hiatus.
RUclips denies this is happening, but we’re getting hammered. The only reason we’re still here is our Patreon Support.
Drivers abuse self driving mode. Well blow me over with a feather.
Humans suck at monitoring. Humans are good at reacting which is why systems that require human monitoring fail. The airline industry has learned this lesson it's time for everyone else to understand this and design accordingly.
Sad to see oil companies and others succeed at slowing things down, also sad to see citizens on the same team. I was so glad to stop supporting gas sales, how can you like an oil company, much worse than cigarettes co
Idiot!Common sense is slowing down these absurd expensive,limited gadgets you call EVs ! In fact, the like of you KILLED the EVs ! EVs should be SIMPLE, CHEAP, LOW power for daily commute which is already most of the travels. For the rest, ICE, bus, TRAIN ... This till nuclear energy provides enough to cover the needs ! ENERGY IS THE KEY and so far, mainly provided by oil, coal !And for MOST transportation, THERE IS NO SUBSTITUE TO OIL ! The money WASTED on Teslas and the like SLOWED DOWN othe rsolutions
The issue is the Oil company is bigger than the big Oil Producers, but spanning across our culture. We have Drillers and other jobs around collecting and refining the oil who want to keep their good paying jobs, we have local Gas Stations and minymarts. Where their profit is from people stopping in after filling their tanks. Who often higher a good portion of the economy entry level jobs.
Having a lot of peoples job on the line will automatically be weary of anything threatening their livelihood. And will kling onto and redistribute any information (true or not) that makes them feel better.
Now these people are not bad people, and believe what they are getting, and the people they share it too trust their advice.
The truth of the matter Trust in the source will persuade people more than any real facts or even logic.
24:40 - We do not need to make sure people are engaged, we need to get to level 5. This study has many flaws but it did serve to reinforce the fact that people suck at paying attention, drivers assists or no, and need to be removed from the equation as soon as humanly possible.
Where is HR when people are touching others in the workplace 🤔 😂🎉
Nikki, excellent news video- thanks for research and presentation, thanks, Eamon 🇮🇪
It's nice to see through the stories reported here that transportation worldwide IS evolving.
I look forward to hearing more news of change wherever it happens.
I heard a while back that Ethiopia was banning the import of gas vehicles, and was wondering if there is any news about that, and how the population is reacting to the measure?
"Configurable" is misspelled at 21:40.
Sorry to be "that guy". You folks do great content!
Ack we did a typo.
As long as we're hunting for Easter eggs, @11:50 AE Elemental appears to be a recycling firm? Opening a plant in Poland? But Nikki's script mentions "production", not recycling? I've watched it three times, I feel as if I'm missing something.
I'm not sure if Mary Barra was hiding under a rock when she made that statement. Better late than never and hope she'll help to change that.
~ 9:10 - So, no more iPhones, by that logic...
Chicas beben 🍷
10:10 Mary Barra: If you are being paid her salary, you would also not mind acting dumb. Captain of the "Best Paid Clown"-team.
The ceo of Rivian said the exact same thing Mary Barra said about evs and politics! Is he out of touch also?
Giving the impression of being out of touch on partisan politics is a good move by any CEO. In the US picking a side loses you 1/2 the customer base.
Hyundai and Kia possible lower pricing - but only at their end. Buy the time such vehicles come to market and bearing in mind, they’ll want to recoup their R+D cost, they’ll still be more than H. & K. are selling today. Another case of promising a fish today or a fish tomorrow but they still need to balance the scales.
Yes I know, a terrible pun.
Thank you.
Tripling Nuclear energy and tripling RE 😊🎉
Be careful when you call someone out of touch.
Mary said she didn't think evs would be such a hot political issue.
She didn't say "I am surprised to here it is a political issue.
What year did EV's become a political issue? And why did it become a political issues?
Nikki, did you know 20 years ago that evs were going to become a huge political issues.
Why are you not surprised it became a political issue?
Who first made it a political issue and why?
Mary seems to get blamed for everything these days.
And how many ev models do they have out now? Bolt, Lyric Blazzer, Equinox, Silverado.
Ya they had a slow start. Let's see their year over year increases in the future.
Legacy car makers were criticized for moving to slow. Now they are criticized for slowing down do to slower that expected increase in demand.
And didnt Tesla just have an actual decrease in sales.
I really have no opinion on Mary. Just pointing out some stuff
Yes, saying you didn't expect a partisan issue is a polite way of saying "Making it a partisan issue is dumb".
Hummer EV
Your friend Xoff, excuse the spelling.
Is he by chance one of elon's kids.
Not unless he’s a time traveler.
WHY WHY WHY do you have that initial advert for EVA, Energy Sage, etc at 2-3 times normal volume? Are you trying to drive away viewers?
We actually have the same audio volume for all of the speech….
Are you talking about the initial advert before Nikki's intro? Just listened to it again. I did not hear any change (drop) in volume when Nikki started speaking. It was the same level.
@@Pottery4Life Approximately true, but as the show progressed I had turn it up a notch. Nikki getting tired towards the end, understandable.
Full refunds are in the mail
@@transportevolved Thanks for your reply. I appreciate all you are doing. BUT, on my Laptop the audio for the first three adverts are very clearly much louder than your intro. I suppose it may be something to do with my device, but am concerned that others may be having the same problem.
All new cars all sell your data to your insurance company and data brokers, but for some reason we are only supposed to care if Chinese car parts start doing the same?
These rules blocking Chinese products are obviously not about "national security." Otherwise there wouldn't be an exemption for farm machinery.
Higher Insurance prices would be a birthday party compared to what China could do with our data
@@mikewallace8087 Comparison?
Well, I suppose so, in a way. I mean, if a bunch of cars and trucks got bricked, it could be serious trouble. But what if the nation's "fleet" of farm machinery got bricked? Would that not be catastrophic?
If the rule was made purely in consideration of "national security," would not protecting the food supply be job #1?
657... Self driving abuse? Really? Go get the rear window wiper market, Kickstarter! Keep Evolving!!!
I fear that the auto drive nagging is a dead end. It is not really possible for a human to "maintain attention" when they are inactive in the process. The better the system, the worse the problem. If course, at some point, the risk of consequences (even death) are less than those risks driving manually, but we humans will not accept that. Safely (relatively) crossing that gulf of autonomy to where the vehicle can truly operate autonomously is the biggest challenge of this technology path today.
24:30 What we need to do Is to skip ahead to L4 and L5 driving and come together with a National, standardized, "Moon Shot" approach instead of letting 5 to 10 companies say "we've got this" for 10+ years, letting the courts, lawyers, and legislative process brain f%$! it for another 10 all the while arguing which system is better and in which way. This is for the safety of everyone and all things being transported over our roads.
The moonshot would be getting everyone to agree on it, it could be a measure to save babies in somebody would have an objection
I have owned my 21 year old Audi A2 for 20 years. It has never had a rear wiper and even in a very wet UK has never needed one!
So . . . knowing what is behind you when driving in inclement weather isn't a priority, then?
(ISTR that line paraphrases one from Dom Delouise (?) in one of the Cannonball Rally movies.)
Robotaxi is going to be a disappointment. They WAY overestimated the demand for this, IMO, and it will not only not be nearly as good an idea as Elon thinks, but I will be surprised if it actually rolls out before 2029. They should be putting all of their effort into the less expensive Model 2 and not get side-tracked on robots and Robotaxis.
Like the Hyperloop, it is just a way to try to kill public transit. It serves no other purpose.
I'll give it a chance, but based on history of over promises / lies probably not good
@@rp9674 I hope to be proven wrong.
How can Elon know how much it cost to ride a bus? he has been a billioner for to long to know the life of normal people.
He's been smoking the good stuff again, and it's all hyperbole to keep his wall street numbers high.
Perform a study. Cherry pick the results/data that best fit their narrative/brand/objective. Spew.
He can google. Obviously, he knows a lot about costs and prices in the transport sector. That is very much part of his job.
He very likely knows…but doesn’t give a damn.
we all know that elon is effin' nuts
17:55 i said "ouch!" at practically the same time :-)
How are Mary's comments out of touch? Let's keep the bias to a minimum, please.
The fact she, as a CEO of a major automaker, didn’t realize how divisive EVs are right now is a worrying sign, as it suggests she’s not been paying attention. It doesn’t mean we’re implying she’s a bad person… just calling out the lack of awareness on her part.
@@transportevolved She was simply expressing surprise that the issue became political. RJ Scaringe made a similar point. EVs have only recently become a political topic. When both CEOs were developing their EVs, this wasn’t a political issue.
Except, respectfully, they have been political for as long as we’ve covered the space.
@@polo3433 The CEO's are well aware of the political nature of EV's, it has a direct correlation to perception, demand, and ultimately profit.. which I can you promise you they do notice. Feigned ignorance, unchecked, tempers the customer base, otherwise they lose half their clientele.
24:57 I'm with the automakers on this one. I've been driving in rainy parts of the USA for 40 years with a mix of vehicles both with and without rear wipers. I have never felt the need for the rear wiper. On the cars I've owned that have them (including, currently, my 2005 Toyota Sienna with 200K miles), I never use the rear wiper. I prefer it remain an option for those who want it (or they can buy this aftermarket solution).
OTOH, here in the rainy Seattle area, both my vehicles have their rear wipers set to intermittent pretty much five months of the year. I like to keep track of the vehicles around me (because the prevalence of tinted windows in others' cars means I can't count on them seeing me), and keeping the rear window reasonably clear is a priority. I don't need another battery-operated gizmo that I have to remember to charge; I have enough infrastructure to maintain in my life: just build it into the car, Thanks!
Elon is uploading Trump’s mind into a robot. Trump and Elon are making Tesla great again 😋
Sooooo, Elon wants an insane robot that is incapable of work and reasoning?
That would never make America great!
I am old enough to remember when EEPROMs under 1000 Bytes in size were a thing. What are they going to do with the rest of the space?
@@kensmith5694 I'm old enough to have used EPROMs (UV erasable). You whippersnappers and your *EE* PROMs, hmph.
@@alsavage1 I also am old enough and even used some PROMs with real fuses in them.
I also worked on a product that used the 4040 micro.
What's a correction, aren't you supposed to have a minion find a person that worked at Renault and Citroen and say that proves you are right? What is this truth you speak
Elon is not necessary wrong. If cities eliminate public busses. Eliminating the need to buy, maintain and staff a public transportation system. Then subsidizes a privately owned autonomus vehicles. Then follow Texas law that allow EV tunnels underneath public sidewalks. This would eliminate surface traffic and increase public safety by eliminating accidents.
I think the idea is that once robotaxis reach MASSIVE economies of scale the price can come down below the cost of even subsidized public transit. NOT that it will start out cheaper or soon fall to those levels.
He's wrong unless you're a Tesla/Musk fanboy.
You're talking absolute $hit mate.
I could see any city adopt an autonomus driving system. I find it foolish to think only Elon can do it.
@@metricstormtrooper horse and buggy? Film cameras? Keyboards on phones?
The plural of euro is euros. The "s" is pronounced.
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Actually, both are acceptable languageediting.com/correct-plural-of-euro/
HTH - Nikki :)
@@transportevolved Good, accurate comeback there. I'm still using Sterling ...
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@@rp9674 £
Theres no happy times for kiwi ev buyers when they have to deal with a racist fascist anti ev government who wants to also wind back the waitangi treaty with the original inhabitants the Maori people.
This is true
The most stupid, senseless statement on this forum where idiocy rules !
You left out the sentence that some people who reported sick were not at home. Your bias is still prevalent.
Because that information is third hand, "as reported by union...." and may not be accurate. Listeners can do their own deep research on it if they wish and Nikki can't devote 15 minutes to a single story in the news roundup.
And you left out that such a check is illegal in Germany.
Musk demonstrating, yet again, that he does not understand something fundamental about transport. In this case that one bus occupies a lot less space on a road than somewhere between 20 and 50 cars. Particularly if the robot taxis have a single occupant.
And train are even better ! Felon Musk remember boring company, hyperloop, Las Vegas, Mars colony, Cybertruck etc.... His money is OK though, the rest????
He understands. He is just opposed to any low cost transportation competing with Tesla.
@@kensmith5694 You are probably right. Which is a bit odd considering how he used to talk years ago about moving _all_ of transportation forward.
@@ellsworthm.toohey7657 Yes, now he seems to place his own income above other considerations. This is a very common thing when people get into that high income bracket.
@@John.0z What he did and what he said are two very different things. Its almost like he tells lies.
More Musk pipe dreams.
Your channel has definitely gone backwards since your introduction! A channel I used to enjoy watching is now hard for me to watch! Just report the news without your sarcastic opinion!
Thank you for your feedback. What exactly was sarcastic this week?
A well aimed, barbed wit here and there is generally harmless and often appreciated.
Hmmm, have we been watching the same channel??