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#Tesla #Autopilot #Idiot, Hey, who likes riddles? Here’s one! What’s the difference between KITT from Knight Rider’s self-driving system and a Tesla on Autopilot? The answer?  Nothing! They’re both fucking fictional when it comes to being fully self-driving and if you sleep in your Autopilot-mode Tesla you’re an idiot endangering everyone around you.  Also, only one could be used while David Hasselhoff enjoyed a cheeseburger. With this in mind, this video of a guy sleeping at the wheel of his Tesla Model X should be even more infuriating. Here, just watch: This was shot by a reader who’d prefer to remain anonymous, on the road back from Las Vegas. Thanks to the slo-mo video, you can see that this guy in his Model X is quite clearly and lavishly asleep I’m not sure how he’s defeated the many warnings that come on if the system doesn’t detect a hand on the steering wheel; perhaps his hand is resting there, or maybe he has one of these terrible things , or maybe just...

Tesla Pickup truck is Elon Musk’s favorite upcoming Tesla product  and now he considers accelerating its rollout as it becomes an increasingly critical vehicle to boost EV adoption in the US. The CEO has recently sought suggestions for features to add to the truck under development and he revealed some planned features , like an option for 400 to 500 miles of range, Dual Motor All-wheel-drive powertrain with dynamic suspension, ‘300,000 lbs of towing capacity’, and more. Earlier this month, Musk said when talking about Tesla’s upcoming product programs: “Probably my personal favorite for the next product is the pickup truck, and we are going to just do an amazing pickup truck.” Now Musk says that he could maybe accelerate the Pickup program as rising truck sales are messing with emission reduction goals. InsideEVs @InsideEVs  ·  5 h Wonder if there's any chance @ Tesla and @ elonmusk can speed up the launch of the Tesla pickup truck. @ AirReso...

As Elon Musk continues to struggle — with Tesla under investigation by the SEC following  his tweet that it might go private after “funding secured ,” among several other self-inflicted wounds — employees tell The Post that the company is in turmoil. “Elon talks about being a socialist and doing good for mankind — unless you work for them,” says one source. “It’s a s–t show.” Musk is walking a razor wire, another source says, between the things he’s promising and the things he can actually deliver. Until recently, Tesla investors and employees bought into Musk’s vision, even though Musk was “saying things that don’t make sense because he’s accomplished so much.” That core belief may be eroding. Last August,  the Wall Street Journal published an exposé  about the deep divide between the Tesla engineers working on self-driving cars and Musk’s pronouncements about deadlines and capabilities. At least 14 people had already resigned, and the electric car maker conti...

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nasty Gal and Joshua Lott/Getty Images. In theory, the feud between rapper Azealia Banks and tech titan Elon Musk should be a fantastic summer drama. Earlier this month, Banks spun a tale of a weekend spent stranded at Musk’s house, where instead of collaborating with his girlfriend (at the time, and maybe still— it’s unclear ), the musician Grimes, as Banks had planned, she was trapped in what she called a real-world version of  Get Out , complete with tales of Musk regretting tweeting while on acid (she alleged) and making freaked-out phone calls to financers (she also alleged). After a few days’ respite, Banks is back to spilling details of her travails with Grusk: This week she  revealed some texts  between herself and Grimes where the two contemplate getting pregnant at the same time, and Banks declares herself “a very fierce protector of children [who] can see them in the invisible world.” She...