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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 10, 2020
Replying to @flcnhvy
It might be used in some areas. ITAR laws prevent us from being too specific about solutions.
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Neopork
@Neopork85 · Oct 9, 2020
I think that'll work! Starship heat tile render test.
@elonmusk is there a consensus yet on exposed vs concealed heat tile pegs? The adhesives method didn't appear to work well 🤔
#Starship #SpaceX #ElonMusk
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
Tiles will be on hot side of flaps too. A very tough problem is sealing the moving flap to body joint without melting or shredding the seal.
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John Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack · Oct 9, 2020
I have seen first hand the errors that can occur from untyped enums, but sometimes converting to an enum class takes so many static_cast<int> littered around the code that it doesn't feel like a win. I still need to remind myself to default to using enum class on new code.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
Compilers need to improve imo. Most type, pointer (or other memory) problems can be detected at compile time or disambiguated by asking the user.
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RGV Aerial Photography
@RGVaerialphotos · Oct 9, 2020
Which nose cone will be used on SN8? #spacex #bocachica 🛩📷
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
I’m proud to say that that nose is pointier than it needs to be haha
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SDG2030
@SDG2030 · Oct 9, 2020
In September 2020, more than 60% of new cars sold in Norway 🇳🇴 were electric - a new record!
Globally, EVs are projected to only account for 3% of all new car sales in 2020.
@anandmahindra @elonmusk @MetniGeorges @ErikSolheim @berniehollywood
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
Norway leads the world
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NSF - NASASpaceflight.com
@NASASpaceflight · Oct 9, 2020
And defrosting. So hopefully that went to plan!
NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflight· Oct 9, 2020Starship SN8 is undergoing the business end of Cryo Proofing Test 3 at very windy SpaceX Boca Chica...under the watchful glare of Starhopper.
LIVE with Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF gang:
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
Passed cryo proof
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John Kraus
@johnkrausphotos · Oct 9, 2020
Elon Musk@elonmusk· Oct 8, 2020@johnkrausphotos @Patreon @SuperclusterHQ @SpaceX Maybe this should be the flag of Mars
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
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ALEX
@ajtourville · Oct 8, 2020
I believe @elonmusk stated molten alloy injection for Model Y rear underbody takes ~40 milliseconds
I don't see additive manufacturing being able to compete with state-of-the-art die casting on critical metrics of mass-volume production: cost, ease, & speed of manufacturing
Elon Musk@elonmusk· Oct 8, 2020@TashaARK Additive manufacturing of parts is still far too costly for cars, but can rapidly create tooling to accelerate pace of innovation.
It’s already sensible for rocket engine parts. To the best of our knowledge, SpaceX is 2 or 3 years ahead of other companies in use of additive.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
Yeah, it’s not a contest. Advanced casting crushes best-case 3D printing, but casting doesn’t work well for complex enclosed volumes & high strength or high temp alloys.
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Bob “Farmer” Hines
@Astro_FarmerBob · Oct 8, 2020
Credit to @astro_Pettit for the amazing pics! Thanks to @AstroKomrade, @astro_Pettit, and @AstroAnnimal for a great day of flying!
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 9, 2020
Great pics!
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John Kraus
@johnkrausphotos · Oct 8, 2020
I wrote an extensive piece for my @Patreon supporters about capturing Falcon 9 transiting the sun on Tuesday: How I did it, some (very) candid thoughts on the photo's overwhelming reception, and why scrubs are a not-fun but worthwhile part of the process: patreon.com/posts/falcon-9…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Maybe this should be the flag of Mars
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Tasha Keeney
@TashaARK · Oct 8, 2020
#3Dprinting unlocks the full potential of AI design. Seems like a lot of manufacturing operations should eventually use 3DP in some form, whether it be models, parts or tools. For a $10-15B industry today, I see a lot of untapped opportunity. electrek.co/2020/10/07/tes…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Additive manufacturing of parts is still far too costly for cars, but can rapidly create tooling to accelerate pace of innovation.
It’s already sensible for rocket engine parts. To the best of our knowledge, SpaceX is 2 or 3 years ahead of other companies in use of additive.
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Renata Konkoly
@RenataKonkoly · Oct 8, 2020
"Too messy and weird" – 2020 in a nutshell
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Pretty much, but I think it may end on a high note
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
It should be
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Meant to say that it should be fixed in the latest wide release. Won’t need to wait for FSD.
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EV-HQ
@EVHQ2 · Oct 8, 2020
Is the issue of phantom braking fixed in this release? Has been a number of people talking about this recently.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
It should be
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Frank Tinsley
@franktinsley · Oct 8, 2020
It only works where they have high resolution maps and only so long as nothing changes to outdate or disagree with the maps. It’s fragile.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Exactly. We barked up that tree for way too long (sigh). Gives a false sense of victory being close — a tantalizing local maximum — but reality is just too messy & weird. Our new system is capable of driving in locations we never seen even once.
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Angel Eyes 🇨🇦🍁
@vfx_starship · Oct 8, 2020
Snake 🐍 🎷?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Yes, we will play sexy snake jazz 🤣
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Replying to @ZainRaz4
Yes
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Pranay Pathole
@PPathole · Oct 8, 2020
*Hypothetically* will this new FSD update be able to drive/summon across states (given it's all connected & not blocked by any borders)?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Yeah, provided we do our metal gear snake autocoupler
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Tasha Keeney
@TashaARK · Oct 8, 2020
6/ The first robotaxis likely won't be autonomous everywhere, all weather, all scenarios, but even a level 4 (some remote human help, a small % of the time) autonomous taxi could still be less than half the cost of driving your personal car.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Waymo is impressive, but a highly specialized solution. The Tesla approach is a general solution. The latest build is capable of zero intervention drives. Will release limited beta in a few weeks.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 8, 2020
Replying to @akidesir
Yeah, we could put in a setting allowing it to drop as low as 5%
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