Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

Will Tesla actually be able to do full self-driving?

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Kevin

Based on my original article at Quora. I’ve driven every incarnation of Tesla’s Autopilot system, from the Autopilot Convenience Feature using the Mobileye chip, to Enhanced Autopilot using TeslaVision and the NVidia computer, to the FSD computer and Tesla’s limited … Continue reading →

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Who Done It?

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Kevin

Reprinted from my post at Quora. There is a very curious thing about Republican claims of a stolen election in 2020: they never say who personally did it. One guy with Dominion Voting Systems supposedly said something, and one low-level … Continue reading →

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Where’s the beef?

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Kevin

[Reprinted from my post at Quora.com] Last month ago I bought a Boston Market frozen entree, Swedish meatballs and noodles. This is a photo of the package, highlighting “Oven Roasted MEATBALLS.” And here’s a photo of the contents: There were … Continue reading →

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Tesla Firmware V11

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Kevin

Some people like Tesla’s latest revision to the user interface, and some don’t. I’m in the first group. How quickly they forget I’ve gone through every version of Tesla firmware since Version 7. Once you get used to one, the … Continue reading →

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Criminal fundraising

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Kevin

Lee called. He said he was raising money for a police charity; I told him to leave me alone. A couple of days later Lee called again, from a different number; I think I yelled at him. A couple of … Continue reading →

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Tesla reporting vs. journalism — shame on CNBC

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Kevin

So this is a rant about a recent story on CNBC’s website, the headline of which read: Tesla Model 3 was traveling up to 90 mph before fatal crash in Florida, NTSB finds As far as I can tell, the … Continue reading →

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Tesla goodies

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Kevin

I took delivery of my Tesla Model 3 in August of 2018. Most cars just get older with wear, but Teslas improve in some ways with age. It comes with over-the-air firmware updates. This post details some of the improvements … Continue reading →

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