Episodes
We are joined by special guest James Douma @jimmy_d to discuss Tesla's release of FSD Beta V11 (specifically V11.3), Powerwall now available without requiring Solar, Neuralink, the general progression of AI, and more.
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0:00 Stream begins
0:20 Intro
2:33 FSD V11.3 is out the door
18:55 Cost of FSD & the economics of robotaxi
29:30 Will Tesla face the "Innovator's Dilemma"?
35:30 Tesla's neural net architecture & Project Dojo
47:29 Tesla Powerwall now available w/out Tesla...
Published 03/14/23
Tesla just had its 2023 Investor Day presentation. We discuss what we learned and share our thoughts.
Note: We had some issues with Doug's mic so the sound quality is not ideal.
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0:00 Stream begins
0:18 Intro
1:02 Our thoughts on Tesla Investor Day
8:20 Tesla’s Master Plan is…climate change math
14:47 Is bidirectional charging coming to Tesla vehicles?
19:46 Tesla announces new factory in Monterrey, Mexico
25:16 Future predicted: Teslas with no rare earth elements?
30:26 Unlimited...
Published 03/04/23
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0:00 Stream begins
0:27 Intro
1:34 FSD Beta recall
16:43 Dawn Project Superbowl Ad
31:55 Hardware 4 leaks
49:15 Update on Tesla Semi
1:00:32 White House: Tesla opening up Superchargers to other EVs
1:15:41 Thread of the week: Another Direct Model X vs. Rivian Comparison
Link to thread of the week: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/another-direct-model-x-vs-rivian-comparison-my-personal-experience.293566/
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Co-hosts:
Louis...
Published 02/21/23
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0:00 Stream begins
0:22 Intro
1:10 Tesla's rollercoaster prices
14:20 Toyota's junk science
24:56 Plug-in hybrids: bridge or stalling tactic?
42:02 Mike's new Model 3
53:25 Thread of the week: Optimizing track mode for snow driving
59:08 FSD V11 coming by the end of this week?
1:07:04 Questions and comments from viewers Link to the
Thread of the Week by @avramd : Optimizing track mode for snow driving
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Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike...
Published 02/06/23
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0:00 Stream begins
0:15 Intro
1:44 Was Tesla's 2016 self-driving demo video misleading?
27:33 GM budgeting ~$800M on a new V8 engine, but only ~$60M EVs
36:05 Doug's car gets hit and run
53:46 Tesla steps up its behind the scenes videos
54:25 Thread of the week: "FYI: My opinion is Model 3 better than Model S"
Doug's hit and run recording: https://youtu.be/_6wzYqU6-zY
Link to thread of the week: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threa...
@TeslaMotors Videos that we mentioned...
Published 01/23/23
Tesla has applied massive price drops to its entire product line. While prospective owners are welcoming this, existing owners are taking a hit to their vehicles resale value. We ask if this is a good or bad sign for the health of the company.
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0:00 Stream begins
0:19 Intro
1:10 Tesla vehicle price drops
25:38 Electrify America charger reliability
39:05 FSD Beta V11 to make use of neural nets for vehicle navigation & control
41:50 Autopilot coming to a stop on the highway in...
Published 01/18/23
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0:00 Stream begins
0:33 Intro
1:54 V11 FSD Beta going wide in about 2 weeks
21:43 Doug's EVSE install
33:33 Will hands free driving be a big win for Tesla?
41:56 Tesla has released "normal" steering wheel option
54:39 Caliper covers in "performance" vehicles
Autel Charger discussed during episode: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2ZF784L?tag=tmc064-20
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsDoug @dougDaniel...
Published 01/12/23
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0:00 Stream begins
0:17 Intro
1:07 Will Tesla's new end of year incentives motivate customers?
14:22 CPUC caves to power companies
21:00 Thread of the week - Tesla adding radar
30:54 Mike's new Autel MaxiCharger charging station
41:21 TMC's predictions for 2023
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelCloudsLarry: Everything EV
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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About us-
Formed in 2006, Tesla Motors Club...
Published 12/20/22
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0:00 Stream begins
0:22 Intro
1:20 About Larry
3:27 Semi Delivery Event Redux
30:48 Cybertruck Megawatt Charging
43:12 Model 3 Refresh (Project Highland)
1:00:39 Question/Comments from viewers
Guest: Larry Lynch @larryl of the Everything EV channel.
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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Formed in 2006, Tesla Motors Club (TMC)...
Published 12/05/22
Live stream watch party for Tesla Semi Delivery Event - the TMC Podcast gets together to watch the Tesla Semi Delivery Event presentation and discuss what we find out.
YouTube Timestamps-
0:00 Stream begins
0:22 Intro
7:11 Tesla's stream starts
38:30 We share our thoughts
Guest-
Wes Wahlin - Former Tesla AP Program Manager
Co-hosts:
Doug @doug
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsDaniel @danny
Social:
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Formed in 2006, Tesla Motors...
Published 12/05/22
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0:00 Stream begins
0:25 Intro
3:04 Consolidation in LiDAR manufacturers
22:14 Volvo EX90 to ship with LiDAR
47:50 FSD Beta Full Release in N.A.
1:01:49 FSD detecting autopilot cheats
1:11:10 Gwen Shotwell directly overseeing SpaceX Starship
1:13:31 Viewer comments from previous podcasts
Co-hosts-
Louis: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/nebusoft.208811/
Mike: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/steelclouds.198735/
Doug:...
Published 11/30/22
We cover Tesla opening up their charging connector to the world, Tesla scaling back on solar, FSD V11 going out to Tesla employees, and more.
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0:00 Intro
2:47 Tesla opens up their connector standard
26:10 Tesla scales back on solar
49:50 California power companies and solar
55:32 FSD V11 ships to Tesla employees
1:04:25 Tesla adding Zoom integration
Co-hosts-
Louis: nebusoft
Mike: SteelClouds
Producers-
Adam: ElectricAve84
James: scrapps
Doug: doug
Daniel: danny
Social-
Twitter:...
Published 11/15/22
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0:00 Intro
1:14 FSD camera upgrades
14:56 Andrej Karpathy interview
28:58 Ford nixes self-driving
37:48 Elon becomes Chief Twit
47:38 Supercharger Voting
55:00 EVgo "Autocharge+"
Lex Fridman's inteview with Andrej Karpathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdiD-9MMpb0
Co-hosts-
Louis: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/nebusoft.208811/
Mike: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/steelclouds.198735/
Doug: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/doug.143/
Producers-
Adam:...
Published 11/02/22
Guest: James Lock https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesLocke/about
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0:00 Intro
1:23 Who is James Locke
3:23 James on FSD Beta
30:31 James' Twitter drama with Elon
38:33 Cost of Ultrasonic Sensors
48:44 Toronto FSD Geofence
53:18 Trevor Milton convicted of fraud
Co-hosts-
Louis: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/nebusoft.208811/
Mike: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/steelclouds.198735/
Producers-
Adam: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/electricave84.77510/
James:...
Published 10/17/22
We discussed a variety of topics such as: Tesla replacing ultrasonic sensors with Tesla Vision; our thoughts on AI Day 2 now that the dust has settled; and more!
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0:00 Intro
1:19 AI Day 2 Recap
17:41 Mike cancelling FSD subscription
28:15 Tesla to delete ultrasonic sensors
41:08 Tesla delivering first Semis to Pepsico by December
51:14 Elon likely buying Twitter now?
56:48 Viewer questions and comments
Co-hosts-
Louis: nebusoft
Mike: SteelClouds
Producers-
Adam: ElectricAve84
James:...
Published 10/11/22
We share our predictions and expectations, then after watching the stream together, we discuss our thoughts and reactions.
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0:00 Start
0:22 Our intro
1:12 Our AI Day expectations, and FSD thoughts
42:37 AI Day presentation begins
46:00 Tesla Bot demos
1:26:46 Autopilot and FSD Beta
2:25:38 Project Dojo
2:55:07 Q&A w/Elon and Engineers
3:50:58 Our reaction and thoughts
Guest-
Jerry: @jboy210
Co-hosts-
Louis: @nebusoft
Mike: @doug
Producers-
Adam: @ElectricAve84
James:...
Published 10/01/22
We covered the recent wide release of FSD Beta and shared our experiences. We also discussed the best times to charge and Tesla's official CCS adapter.
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0:00 Intro
1:17 We finally got da Beta!
4:31 FSD Beta personal experiences
44:41 When's the best time to charge?
57:39 CCS Adaptapalooza
1:08:05 AI Day Preview
YouTube Version
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel...
Published 09/28/22
We spoke with Former Tesla AP Program Manager, Wes Wahlin.
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0:00 Intro
1:40 Wes' on FSD and time at Tesla
35:34 Near future of FSD (HW4 and more)
49:57 Gear stalks going away?
1:04:15 Moody's Credit Rating Nonsense
YouTube Version
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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Published 09/07/22
We discuss the improvement Tesla's self-driving hardware needs, Tesla Dojo, FSD Beta 10.69's new release, and the Lucid Air Sapphire!
Timestamps are linked below:
0:00 - Intro
1:35 - VinAI’s Self-Driving Cameras (Storytime with Doug)
39:57 - Tesla Dojo
50:50 - FSD Beta 10.69
1:03:15 - Lucid Air Sapphire
1:13:00 - Status on Getting Into FSD Beta
YouTube Version
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel...
Published 08/31/22
0:00 Intro
1:06 FSD Beta 10.69 rollout
3:17 Only the Tesla charging network doesn't suck?
22:53 Finally the Tesla Semi
40:42 Virtual Power Plant
YouTube Version
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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Published 08/22/22
0:00 Intro
2:04 EV Tax Credit 2.0
13:40 Model Y, 3 Gangbuster Sales
21:36 Low Model X Demand
35:06 California FSD Drama
YouTube Version
Co-hosts:
Louis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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Published 08/16/22
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0:00 Intro
1:37 Tesla vehicle pricing versus inflation
13:30 Tesla Director of AI, Andrej Karpathy, exits
43:44 Is Tesla monitoring you, and do you care?
YouTube Version
Co-hosts:
Marc @lUtriaNtLouis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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Published 07/20/22
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2:48 4680 Structural Pack
22:43 HVAC Smell Snake Oil
30:10 Tesla and Future of Energy Production
52:28 Data-Labeling Layoffs
58:40 Questions/Comments from previous episode
Watch on YouTube.
Co-hosts:
Marc @lUtriaNtLouis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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Published 07/12/22
In TMC Podcast #14, we discussed FSD Beta's exciting v11 update, EAP coming to the U.S. and Canada, and more!
0:00 Intro
1:27 Louis gets PLAID
11:30 The return of Enhanced Autopilot
37:57 FSD What's Next
49:19 The Future State of EV Ownership
1:01:41 Plaids Qualifying on Pikes Peak
Watch on YouTube.
Co-hosts:
Marc @lUtriaNtLouis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel...
Published 06/27/22
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0:00 Intro
1:29 Model Y launches in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Singapore
21:15 Tesla to improve service?
36:29 Nationwide EV chargng expansion
57:07 Viewer comments from previous episodes
Co-hosts:
Marc @lUtriaNtLouis @nebusoftMike @SteelClouds
Producers:
Adam @ElectricAve84James @scrappsJoshua @NoGasNoBrakesDoug @dougDaniel @danny
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Published 06/14/22