Lewis Withrow (LB)

Shareholder. Tesla Solar & Powerwalls. Cybertruck with FSD. Starlink. -Grateful & happy.
Astounded by AI. Waiting on Optimus.

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What if they just serve us; all the time, everywhere?
It doesn't make a scary Hollywood movie, but it would be wonderful.
This is among the possibilities.

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@TonyBusiness2 Praying for you Tony.

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@TechOperator This is what I see.

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@ideamage @Rainmaker1973 Watch the Lockpicking Lawyer on YT.
Lockpicking exercises a different part of the brain. You are solving a mechanical puzzle by feel. After a while you start to visualize the inside of the lock by what your hands reveal.

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Tesla FSD: Jet Pilot Eyes, Gunfighter Reflexes
Tesla's Full Self-Driving system doesn't just drive, it perceives and reacts at a speed no human can match.
The Reflex Loop
At its core, FSD's neural network runs on a 28-millisecond cycle (36 times per second). Every 28ms, the system ingests all camera frames, updates its model of the world, and issues new steering and acceleration commands. Think of it as a continuous, tireless heartbeat.
From the moment a hazard appears on camera to the car physically beginning to respond takes no more than 200 milliseconds, one-fifth of a second. That end-to-end reaction spans several neural network cycles (typically 5–8), giving the system enough passes to confirm what it's seeing before acting. Compiler improvements will continue to reduce latency.
More Than Fast Reflexes, It Anticipates
Speed alone isn't the full story. FSD's deeper advantage is prediction. Rather than simply reacting to danger, it builds a dynamic 3D world model and forecasts what's about to happen:
Pedestrian intent: It reads body language, head orientation, and movement patterns, slowing before someone even steps off the curb.
Vehicle behavior: It spots a blinker plus lane positioning and predicts a cut-in before it happens. It can even anticipate hazards several cars ahead.
Developing situations: At intersections, in merging traffic, or around emergency vehicles, it reasons across multiple seconds of history to plan ahead, not just react.
How Humans Compare
A typical alert driver takes 0.7–1.5 seconds to perceive a hazard and begin responding, and that's under good conditions. The full cycle of see → recognize → decide → act averages around 1–2 seconds. Distraction, fatigue, or surprise can push that to 3 seconds or more.
The Bottom Line
FSD reacts 5–10x faster than a human driver, and it doesn't just react, it's already planning for what hasn't happened yet.
Jet pilot eyes & Gunfighter reflexes.

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@niccruzpatane See and avoid.
That appears to be the sum total of India's driving rules.

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@congressdj FSD sets you free.
Hope you don't mind me splicing in an AI graphic I made. It speaks to your point.

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@lippyent Milky the can.

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@TechOperator I think you paint with too large a paintbrush good sir.
I consider public speakerphone use very rude. My wife agrees and we are both boomers.

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@imPenny2x These are great and in this one there is a brief explanation of your question:
https://t.co/JYyPUMJDhx

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@georgehlowrey @TigayBarry The "Gray Lady" has a dark heart.

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@johnrich @SenatorHarckham The farmers should be who says how their land is used.
Plain and simple.

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@codemaggot @Dusty3080467325 I have years of personal experience with solar. It works well. We have a Tesla home system of 48 panels and 4 Powerwalls. Energy security is wonderful.
I am for all types of electrical generation. Electric power maps directly to prosperity.

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@codemaggot @Dusty3080467325

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@Biff_Zomate @miles_commodore Electra 225.
I remember.

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@SamaHoole The right amount of butter is always too much.
Make sure you use too much.
BTW butter freezes perfectly with no degradation.

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@JoeTurco @BrettBaker85452 @Dusty3080467325 Understood. I only mentioned the alternatives in the context of water becoming scarce.

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@thedave9081 @Dusty3080467325 I had forgotten about that.

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@BrettBaker85452 @JoeTurco @Dusty3080467325 Alcohol is also hygroscopic (absorbs water from air) which shortens the storage life of gasoline. I know nothing about farming except I appreciate farmers and think they are squeezed on all sides. I only mentioned sorghum and millet in response to the aquifer loss.

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@elonmusk The "Gray Lady" has a dark heart.