Richard Stephenson

Retired IT Specialist who reads, computes, laughs. Padre fan. Favorites are for smiles. Drops Bots/Auto DMers.

[Richard Stephenson @richstep51]

No driver. No pulse. No problem. 💀💀 A Tesla Cybercab giving two skeletons a ride through Austin on Halloween night. #Tesla #Cybercab #Halloween https://t.co/kREB4eWoD0

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[Chuck Cook @ChuckCook]

This is so impressive to watch. This @Tesla autonomous vehicle delivery has it all. Highways, City Streets, pedestrians, neighborhoods etc. It just works.

The video states this was delivered with Robotaxi software that was replaced with FSD Supervised after delivery. I'm not sure what all the differences are, but this vehicle is not a Robotaxi like I drove last weekend.

The hatchback didn't have the extra cover most likely covering communications/telemetry equipment. Additionally, the main screen on this vehicle showed the vehicle settings button on the lower left part of the screen that was not visible on the build of Robotaxi software we drove in on June 22. These are subtle differences, but I wanted to point out some differences I noticed.

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@musk_news13 👍

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@elonmusk Reminds me of the process used by the NRC to approve a utility to build a new nuclear power installation. There are (only) 8 major steps but it takes 10 to 15 years to complete.

[Richard Stephenson @richstep51]

@grok My interactions with Grok has justified my Premium Plus investment. My only quibble is the limited ability to seamlessly continue an interchange over several days to flesh out a complicated idea. It reminds me of the 2020 movie "Memento" where the protagonist had to deal with anterograde amnesia to investigate a murder. I'm hopeful that this limitation will be addressed in a future Grok release.

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"Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to #destruction, to wit: by consolidation of #power first, and then #corruption, its necessary consequence." — Thomas Jefferson #quote

[Richard Stephenson @richstep51]

"'Thelma and Louise' water management. It penalizes for overuse, but only after the fact." — Brad Udall, Western Water Assessment Quote - #LAFires2025

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@elonmuskTN Yes

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@elonmuskTN 👍

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#Journalism: A profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not understand. — Lord Northcliffe #quote

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“They should #rule who are able to rule #best.”
— Aristotle #quote

[Richard Stephenson @richstep51]

... Every voter is a #frog, every candidate a potential #scorpion - choose carefully ...

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Well, that didn’t take long…

[Richard Stephenson @richstep51]

“I’m not a member of any organized political party…. I’m a #Democrat.” — Will Rogers #quote