The semis aren’t sleeper cabs so probably they just recharge them at the Pepsi
terminal overnight?
Article said the robo taxis and vans would use inductive charging so no cord
needed. I guess like the Roombas that park themselves at a charging station?
The cars can drive themselves, but not get out and plug in a charging cord.
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I presume they do a battery swap rather than a charge?
From: Bill Prince
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I just read a review of the Tesla Semi the other day. It was mainly by Pepsico
execs and actual semi drivers. From the review, the drivers absolutely love
them. The huge torque makes mountain/hill climbing almost effortless, and the
lack of noise and stink is a major plus. Of the drivers who were interviewed,
they all said they never wanted to go back to diesel.
Pepsico has something like 50 deployed with (some number of) million miles
driven, and they said they wanted to get 50 more.
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On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 10:37 AM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com
<mailto:khoh...@kwom.com> > wrote:
How is the Tesla Semi doing? Unlike the Robovan, it already exists, doesn’t it?
I remember a review early on that said the designers must have never talked to
an actual semi driver. But maybe the intent is to have them be driverless.
Robovan seems like a better idea to me than the stupid Cybertruck. As far as
the taxi, it seems to me Waymo has been walking the walk while Tesla talks the
talk. Millions of miles of experience on the road probably count for more than
glitzy demos and hype. But honestly the Chinese will probably beat them all at
the driverless taxi game.
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Who among us thinks that's a good idea?
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On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 10:08 AM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com
<mailto:khoh...@kwom.com> > wrote:
Elon says it was inspired by NY Central Art Deco steam trains.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/elon-musk-reveals-the-art-deco-design-inspiration-behind-tesla-s-robovan/ar-AA1s6QJy
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