53 - Crash test dummies are people too

Ian Pavelko, Eric Camacho and I talk about new firmware, Walmart suing Tesla, and our epic day at the Transport Canada test track Links used in the show: FSD price increase delayed until v10 wide release in "4 to 8 weeks"; v10 currently in early access phase https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1163903521701294081 Tesla's FSD computer chips: 21x faster than Nvidia—two for redundancy—at 80% of the cost https://www.cnet.com/news/meet-tesla-self-driving-car-computer-and-its-two-ai-brains/ GF3 in China gets vital certificate, enters production equipment debugging phase, could have initial activation by the end of September https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-gigafactory-3-acceptance-certificate-inspection-record-time/ GF4 in Emden or Emsland in Lower Saxon, Germany https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-europe-gigafactory-4-location-lower-saxony-germany/ Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel fires, but it’s more complicated than that https://www.reuters.com/article/us-walmart-tesla-solar-lawsuit/walmart-sues-tesla-for-negligence-after-repeated-solar-system-fires-idUSKCN1VA26B Tesla drives diesel freefall in Norway with some models dropping 95% in sales since 2013 https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-drives-norway-diesel-freefall/ Sandy Munro: Tesla has a 10-year lead over U.S. automakers https://cleantechnica.com/2019/08/21/sandy-munro-states-tesla-has-a-10-year-lead-over-us-automakers/ SpaceX's Starman and Elon's Roadster have completed one full orbit around the Sun https://www.space.com/spacex-starman-tesla-falcon-heavy-first-orbit-sun.html Order GetJeda Wireless charging pad or USB HUB: getjeda.com/ref/5/ Buying a Model S, X or performance Model 3? Use our owner referral code to get 1000 miles (1500kms) of free Supercharging Trevor's Referral: ts.la/trevor41818 Eric's Referral: ts.la/eric95497 Ian's Referral: ts.la/ian37694 Special thanks to our sponsor FEYNLAB for all your ceramic coating needs: www.feynlab.com Special thanks to Duliban Insurance for Ontario Tesla Owners: dulibaninsurance.com Special thanks to EVAnnex for sponsoring the show. Check out their awesome Tesla accessories at EVAnnex.com T shirts for the cause. Model 3 Evolve by Mad Hungarian teespring.com/shop/model-3-evolve-by-madhungarian Our Twitter accounts: Trevor @Model3Owners Eric Camacho @ecfix Ian Pavelko @IanPavelko Our Patreon page: patreon.com/model3ownersclub