Category Archives: Technology

Comparing 3 Tecsun radios: PL-660, PL-380, PL-330

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Kevin

I haven’t bought a radio in quite a while, but the new Tecsun PL-330 seemed quite capable, so I used the proceeds from selling off older radios on eBay to buy a new PL-330 (with firmware version 3306). I was … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Charging towards New York

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Kevin

I drove from my home in central Virginia to Stamford, Connecticut, (through New York) and back this past weekend. I want to share my EV charging experience. My 3-year-old Tesla Model 3 Long Range (Tesla lets you name your car; … Continue reading →

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Anticipation — An autonomous vehicle story

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Kevin

It’s Monday and this Friday, according to Elon Musk, the long-anticipated “Request Button” is supposed to start rolling out to the Tesla fleet. The button requests access to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta, something that up to now only existed on … Continue reading →

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