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Tesla FSD Beta 10.69.2 gets green light for all testers with v10.12.2

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And long-time Early Access software tester Les from Fort Worth, Texas said he rarely experiences phantom braking. . He also observed that his Model S would sometimes cruise at 60 mph, but the car’s display would read 35 mph. After phantom braking, the second-most mentioned issue mentioned by Beta testers is turns.

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US Army, Uber to partner on vertical lift research; stacked co-rotating rotors; Launchpoint for motors

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Last year, Uber announced the first US Elevate cities would be Dallas-Fort Worth/Frisco Texas and Los Angeles, with a goal of flight demonstrations in 2020 and Elevate commercially available to riders in 2023 in those cities. The result will be more predictive models and higher-performing next generation co-rotating propellers.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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The near-term investment strategy seeks to: Advance new express high-speed corridor services (operating speeds above 150 mph (241 km/h) on primarily dedicated track) in select corridors of 200-600 miles (322-966 km). (As Japan’s Shinkansen links most major cities at speeds up to 186 mph (300 km/h).). Earlier post.)

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