Ouch, looks like the #remarkable #eink #tablets are looking to switch to a new #subscription model: https://hackaday.com/2021/09/22/firmware.. This would mean your hardware becomes basically #bricked unless you continue to pay, a lot like #tesla ... Suddenly #pine 's #pinenote looks *even more* attractive as an #opensource #linux #device !
I was watching a #video about this earlier, the #tesla big #battery over in #australia #victoria has released the #magicsmoke and gone #thermonuclear https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-e.. So far it appears two of the large batteries have been severely damaged. Bare in mind, it was scheduled to start operating very soon... Looks like those plans are now delayed.
Turns out that #toyota gambled heavily on #hydrogen as the #transport #energy of tomorrow and lost out to #ev #cars such as #tesla https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/07/toy.. I don't believe the #prius #hybrid is entirely a lost cause though, but the fact they are now #lobbying to slowdown the transition to #electric vehicles is a bad move. They should feel very ashamed for that action.
Quite a few #tesla enthusiasts complaining about the #autopilot feature slamming on the brakes in #phantombrake events: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/.. What's interesting is how other users pile on and blame the person *not driving* - as if they are at all responsible for the car's software. Bare in mind, many people purchases this car specifically as a #driverless vehicle, they really shit out.
Wow, #tesla are now #charging an additional #subscription for the #sefldriving feature that people originally purchased their car for in the #us https://mashable.com/article/tesla-full-.. I think #elonmusk has missed with this, growth at any cost will eventually cost something.
Insane cost of #repairing a #tesla https://www.thedrive.com/news/41493/tesl.. It does seem to outline a case for #righttorepair - glad the #uk is starting to make progress in this space.