Recent content by EVian

I think it’s been said that on full lock bigger tyre/wheel (sorry; tire/wheel) combos would foul on something.

To counter the point about aging,I heard something, probably in one of the Fully Charged videos, possibly from Nissan, that the profile of discharge in a vehicle to grid situation is very different from that when driving (of course) and can actually help to preserve the life of the battery - my...

I don’t think it’s black and white - you’ve got to have a little from Column A and a little from Column B. Yes governments are great at taking dumb ass solutions, but some regulation to enforce a certain standard is needed in some cases.

Minor detail ;)

Or the Lightyear One?

Actually, I notice that the pictures do show on my phone in landscape, but not portrait, so I guess it’s a viewable-width thing.

I too don’t know, but the part of the system that is commanding the motor control to go into regen could also command the brake lights to come on when the level of regen requested exceeds some level. From a Functional Safety point of view though, it would be easier to argue the safety goal of...

Ah, I’m on mobile. It’s the only way I consume most forum traffic. Would be nice to see the pictures on mobile if possible... gives me something to look at for the next 5 years before I get one for real...

Is it just me, or are we not seeing the background images that cycle through stock images at the top of the page?

I was going to quote the same passage. The move to fewer ECUs has already started, admittedly higher up the supply chain, with OEMs developing ‘domain controllers’ that replace multiple ECUs. So the vehicle will have fewer controllers, and more communication between those controllers and...

And actually that reminds me of the _only_ thing I’ve heard RJ say that I didn’t _completely_ buy in to. I think it was the Sean Mitchell interview in the cable car, where RJ said something about L3 (I think) and said ‘you’ll be able to read a book’. For me that’s L4. The most memorable way...

Agreed, except that for Level 3, the requirement for the driver to be able to take over essentially means you do need to pay attention. Yes, you shouldn’t need to make the decision to take control, but if the vehicle asks you to take control you will need to do so pretty quickly. If the driver...

Simplest and most robust, yes. But that wasn’t the question. The question was is it possible to learn more quickly than having a fleet driving a billion miles, and the caveated answer is yes, not the “no” you first gave. Rivian will be doing as you say, but they can also be taking advantage...

I didn’t mean to suggest that there is no AI in the control part, no. I realise you could reasonably deduce that from what I wrote. Now clearly I haven’t written any part of the Tesla system, but I do have relevant knowledge. To have one amorphous system that perceives the world and directly...

But there is an important distinction here. I would agree with you (that you can’t learn from someone else’s data) if the AI system was directly controlling where the vehicle was placing itself in lane etc. But it’s not. The AI system is understanding the environment and deciding where the...