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NHTSA Contacts Tesla About Video Games Running While Driving

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The video games introduced this summer don't stop running once the car starts moving, but only the passenger is supposed to play.

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ORNL team develops carbon-nanotube-based superlubricity coating

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With an oil lubricant, the coefficient of friction falls to about 0.1. The fractured carbon nanotube debris from the shaving is redeposited onto the contact surface, forming a graphene-rich tribofilm that reduces friction to nearly zero. Then both contact surfaces are covered by some graphene-rich coating. Kumara et al.

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Researchers find carbon-nanotube-based fluids improve enhanced oil recovery methods

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The conventional recovery method can only extract about 30 % of the oil reserves. In the present study, a modified multi-wall carbon nanotube (mMWCNT) solution was subjected to surface/interfacial forces, contact angle, and loss of surfactant studies. . … The nanotubes also successfully minimized surfactant loss by about 49.3%.

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Tesla confirms it is in talks with major automaker for potential FSD licensing

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This time around, one of the questions asked if any legacy automaker has contacted Tesla about the possibility of licensing FSD in the future. Elon Musk responded to the inquiry by confirming that Tesla is indeed in talks with one major automaker about FSD licensing. “We’re

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Top 10 Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Questions

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What is Tesla’s current assessment of the pathway toward regulatory approval for unsupervised FSD (Full Self-Driving) in the US, and how should we think about the appropriate safety threshold compared to human drivers? Have any of the legacy automakers contacted Tesla about possibly licensing FSD in the future?

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What is NEMA 3R? Understanding Your EV Charger Enclosure

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How much water might it come into contact with? Does it need protection against accidental human contact? This is a trade-off; they sometimes save on costs and feature drainage, making 3R enclosures a good choice if you are not concerned about airborne particles but are worried about liquid accumulation.

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Tesla 4680 production ramp reaches +1,000/week for Cybertruck

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Tesla’s 4680 production ramp has reached +1,000 per week, an increase of about 18%-20% or about 7GWh per year compared to Q4 2023. Tesla executive corrects concerns about 4680 cells limiting Cybertruck ramp Later in the call, Colin Rusch from Oppenheimer asked for more details on Tesla’s 4680 ramp.