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Nolan Ryan pitched his seventh no-hitter 35 years ago today, on May 1, 1991. He was 44 years old. Next up on the all-time list of no hitters is Sandy Koufax, with four. I'm beginning to think Nolan's record will never be broken. 😀😄
Shown here: Nolan Ryan in Alvin, Texas, 1958.
T-11 days and counting
On May 12, SpaceX will launch the first-ever Starship V3 from the new Pad 2 at Starbase.
First time a version 3 (block 3) Starship is being launched.
The key goals are testing the upgraded vehicle, attempting a Super Heavy booster tower catch, and a controlled Starship reentry with Indian Ocean splashdown.
Starship V3 is taller with much larger propellant tanks than V2, giving it dramatically higher payload capacity.
V3 is powered by advanced Raptor 3 engines: lighter, simpler, and significantly more powerful than the Raptor 2s on Version 2.
The V3 booster features a built-in hot-staging ring and three larger grid fins for better staging and control.
Bottom line: V3 aims for 100+ tons to orbit reusable, a massive leap forward from Version 2.
BREAKING: The FCC today officially granted @Tesla a waiver allowing it to use Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radio technology for its wireless EV charging system that will be used to wirelessly charge the Cybercab.
Normally, this kind of radio must be handheld and can’t be installed outdoors on fixed equipment. Tesla’s charging pad is fixed and could be outdoors, so they needed an exception.
The FCC said yes because:
• The signal is very low power
• It only turns on briefly while parking
• It works at very short range
• It won’t interfere with other systems
More information from the filing: "The Tesla positioning system is an impulse UWB radio system that enables peer-to-peer communications between a UWB transceiver installed on an electric vehicle (EV) and a second UWB transceiver installed on a ground-level pad — which could be located outdoors — to achieve optimal positioning for the EV to charge wirelessly.
Prior to the UWB operation, the vehicular system uses Bluetooth technology for the vehicle to discover the location of the ground pad and engage in data exchange activities (which is not subject to the waiver).
When the vehicle approaches the ground pad, the UWB transceivers will operate to track the position of the vehicle to determine when the optimal position has been achieved over the pad before enabling wireless power charging."
In its waiver request, Tesla states that the UWB signals occur only briefly when the vehicle approaches the ground pad; and mostly at ground level between the vehicle and the pad, and that the UWB signals are then significantly attenuated by the body of the vehicle positioned over the pad.
AKA Tesla Robotaxis are coming for Waymo’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They won’t be able to compete on $ price per mile, scale, data, hardware, software, batteries, manufacturing, and AI. This is called vertical integration. When you build your own cars, own software, own chips, own robots, your own charging network, and your own AI… many things start bending in your favor. And once Tesla Robotaxis reach true unsupervised autonomy with no safety driver, it’ll be obvious why Tesla is the leader, BY FAR.
Every human and business will want an Optimus. When you factor in the impact “the greatest product ever” is going to have on society, the more you realize how undervalued $TSLA actually is.