Domino’s Tests Submarine Pizza Delivery in UK
Pizza Goes Underwater: Domino’s UK Trials Submarine Delivery by @IntEngineering #Innovation #EmergingTech #Tech #Technology #TechForGood https://t.co/Wh2oL2EwiP
Tesla Model 3 Survives 13‑car Crash, Underscores Safety
Tesla Model 3 driver walks away from 13-vehicle crash in China that took five lives. An out-of-control heavy-duty truck crashed into 13 vehicles in China, including a Tesla Model 3 that was hit three times. Tesla's obsession with safety really matters: https://t.co/kprzOi1cpc
Robotics and Software Unite for End‑to‑End Supply Chains
Industry 4.0 is merging manufacturing, supply chain, and tech. Robotics and software are converging to create complete end-to-end supply chain management. #Industry40 #SupplyChain https://t.co/A0lGwq9mRS
Hyundai’s Ioniq V Looks Like a Cyber‑Prius
is it me or did Hyundai cook up the CyberPrius with the new Ioniq V? https://t.co/nf8yd5orIh
Apollo Spins Off Forvia's Interiors Into Independent Automotive Powerhouse
Apollo carves out Forvia's interiors division to build a standalone automotive powerhouse Get the full story here: https://t.co/ClxFXkMKGi https://t.co/joSxZzeNvD
BYD's Patent Surge Powers China to Lead Car Exports
BYD, the company Elon Musk laughed at in 2011, is filing 52 patents per day, on average. Thanks to BYD, China now exports more cars than U.S. and Japan combined. https://t.co/v5sRfTeDFH
Early Tesla AI Drives Us, Hinting Future Safety
These pictures and video thanks to AI from Tesla. My friend and I had my robot drive us from San Jose to Angel Camp. It wasn’t perfect. It is an eight year old robot working with old model on a shitty computer. But...
Arrive 2.5 Hours Early for Tashkent International Flights
Word to the wise if you’re flying internationally out of Tashkent: My flight was at 6:05. I arrived at 3:50 (gross). It took me one hour and 19 minutes to get through check-in, passport control, and security. I had five minutes...
Iran Still Loading Oil at Kharg, Storage Not Exhausted
PHOTO OF THE DAY: As of yesterday (April 26), Iran was still loading oil into tankers at Kharg Island. So beware of talk about Tehran running out of onshore / floating storage in only a couple of days. (Photo via...
Europe's Top Tesla FSD Users Log Thousands of Miles
Top 5 Tesla Self-Driving users in Europe on @fsd_database 1. @TSLA_inside_ — 1,477 miles 2. @ronald_termaat — 731 miles 3. @Sleijser — 622 miles 4. @EpicHaddock310 — 440 miles 5. @tvanschadewijk — 250 miles 6. Willy — 27 miles https://t.co/eMRsQOSjZQ
Dreaming of Nationwide Driverless Tesla Robotaxis
I have a dream that one day there will be driverless Tesla Robotaxis anywhere you could go in the United States
Tesla's Self-Driving Goes App-Only, No Car Needed
Up until now, if you wanted to use Tesla Self-Driving you had to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a Tesla first, have a place to charge, etc. Now with Robotaxi, you just download an app from the App...
Chinese Automakers Have Long Outpaced Tesla in Robotaxi Race
Chinese carmakers take on Tesla in race for robotaxi supremacy No kidding, they have been doing it for years.... https://t.co/doyHIKfYPz
Global Chokepoints Under Siege: Next Target?
🎯Panama Canal kicked it off, Red Sea followed (Suez Canal and Bab Al Mandab), now Hormuz Strait. 🎯Next target?
Zoox Feels Futuristic but Still Limited Like Waymo Beta
I took Zoox a few times and it reminds me of Waymo’s public beta The car feels futuristic (+ USB-C, wireless charging), plenty of legroom, no steering wheel But you can’t change destination, pickups are far/slow, driving + braking can get janky Can’t...
Overture: Simultaneous Inside‑Out, Outside‑In Aircraft Design
Most of the team is working the engine, while a few are working ahead on the Overture airplane. Overture is the first airplane (at least in recent memory) designed from the inside out and outside in simultaneously. So making a...
Atul Auto to Produce 15k Rapid‑Charge EV Three‑Wheelers
Atul Auto Limited has formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Exponent Energy Private Limited for manufacturing and supplying 15,000 electric three-wheelers worth Rs 490.50 crore. The three-year partnership, disclosed under SEBI Regulation 30, involves vehicles with 15-minute rapid...
New Bus Route Leads to Fun Little 5 Points Visits
The MARTA bus route closest to our building used to connect us directly to Virginia Highland. But with the redesigned system, the bus takes us to Little 5 Points instead and I'm not mad about it! I'm enjoying our weekend visits.
2025 Ford Expedition Proves Massive Power and Space
The 2025 @Ford Expedition is enormous, but that makes is both spacious and capable of towing even the heaviest boats or trailers. Here's my drive experience after a week traveling around Colorado: https://t.co/ur6Py74FE9 #cars #auto #ford #expedition https://t.co/7ZlUJ6uEAD
Streamline Travel: Uber Ride and Meals Pre‑ordered
Pro traveling: - land at airport - order your uber - order your Uber Eats so it’s at your door when you get home
Venetian Uber Pickups Are Chaotic and Time‑wasting
Also for anyone trying to leave the Venetian this week, the pick up for Ubers is a mess. You have to go to their garage, second floor, and get stuck trying to get out for 10 minutes 0/10 do not recommend....
Vibe‑check Car Patents Are Overblown, Politically Untenable
The panic over this is a little absurd. I get why people don’t like the idea of having to pass a vibe check to start your car, but the vast majority of patents filed are never used, and I doubt...
XPENG Demonstrates Coordinated Flying Car Flights in Guangzhou
XPENG Showcases Synchronized Flying Car Test Flights in Guangzhou by @XPENG_Global #EmergingTech #Engineering #Technology https://t.co/Pq2DWp1MdE
Diplomacy Must Prioritize Humanitarian Release of Trapped Seafarers
What more diplomacy and “practical solutions” would be required if Iran and Oman could agree to at least let the stranded ships and the thousands of trapped seafarers through? When you use the word “humanitarian”, it needs to cut across all...
UN Aid Trucks to Gaza Drop 35 Daily Amid War
Since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the daily average of UN-coordinated trucks carrying aid into Gaza has PLUMMETED from 95 to 60 per day. ISRAEL’S REIGN OF TERROR = INVITES WAR CRIME COMPLAINTS. https://t.co/Gu26lS6juu
Tesla's Mad Max Mode Beats Traffic, Outshines Competitors
Tesla Self-Driving Mad Max mode is so fucking sick It doesn't waste your time. Watch how it goes around slow cars on its own like a pro. I've never seen any other self-driving system do anything remotely close at 1:00 it even...
Alipay Launches AI Voice Payments for Cars
🇨🇳 Alipay brings mobile #payments to the car: Chinese tech firm Banma Intelligence and #fintech giant @Alipay unveiled a new AI-powered in-car system that allows drivers to make purchases using only their voice at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2026. @finews_asia. https://t.co/S3ihuRsaq4
If You Must Use Your Phone, Let AI Drive
Don’t use your phone, but if you absolutely insist please let the AI drive your car
Iran Could Weaponize Oil Spill to Break US Blockade
Note that the US response to Ghalibaf's threats below is that Iran is three days away from "tank top," as Trump said this morning on Fox News. This means they are running out of oil storage (because they cannot ship due...
US Flights Cost Up to Five Times More Than Abroad
This is a big reason why people don't travel and she nails it. At the end I share some comparisons of costs and you can see it's as much as 5x the cost in the USA to g roughly 300...
Bird-Inspired Control Tames Ornithopter Wing-Flap Chaos
X-Fly: The Ornithopter That Tames Wing-Flap Chaos with Bird-Inspired Control via @IlirAliu_ #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation #Tech https://t.co/rw5yqbhq0O
Reimagining the GT40 as a Tesla‑powered Electric Racer
Ford v. Ferrari v. Tesla The boys’ GT40 slot car inspired me — the legendary race car that finally beat Ferrari at Le Mans in ’66. It’s 40” tall with a bubble roof to fit a helmet. What if we made an...
Ford Ramps up US Production yet Still Hemorrhages Billions
"Ford Is Building More Cars in the U.S. Than Ever—But Still Losing Billions" https://t.co/6FpXn1NHjv https://t.co/dX4BPjDl07
Inelastic Delivery Demand Calls for Higher Infrastructure Taxes
Despite the complaints about cost, there is a surprisingly inelastic demand for delivery of takeout and groceries. The delivery drivers / e-bikers use public infrastructure w/o paying more for it. And make it more disorderly. Isnt this an efficient site for...
Repair Costs and Low Savings Drive Negative‑Equity Car Rolls
I sold Nissans as a freshman in college. I was shocked when a customer who owed more than what their car was worth asked to roll that difference into a new car purchase I later realized that there’s actually a...
Spirit Survived Biden’s JetBlue Merger Block
Spirit Airlines Didn’t Die Because Biden Blocked The JetBlue Merger - View from the Wing https://t.co/MaQZoSJ2AF
Flying Beats Long EV Road Trips on Time and Cost
Miami to Nashville is a 13 hour drive with no stops. It's a 2.5 hour flight that costs less than $300 (these are round trip prices over the next 2 months). You have to stop to charge your Tesla 6 times,...
Waymo's Safety Hinges on Local Street Regulations
Waymo cannot make streets safer (or not). City and state policies make streets safer (or not). Waymo will act within whatever street-safety regime cities and states decide to adopt, for better or for worse. If SF penalized the company for...
Dedicated AV Lanes Boost Traffic Flow and Cut Latency
Once self-driving cars are sufficiently deployed, we can create dedicated lanes for them with higher speed limits and closer following distances between cars. This will both improve throughput and reduce latency.
Billionaire by Inventing Supersonic Flight, Still Faces Demands
If I ever manage to become a billionaire, it will be because I gave the world a gift of supersonic flight. And then dinguses like this will complain that somehow I owe the world something extra too.
Iran, Houthis Fail to Connect Shipping to Israel
The Iranians are as bad as the Houthis in their abilities to connect shipping to Israel. In the case of MSC, they argue that since the wife of the owner has dual citizenship, one of which is Israel, that makes the...
Waymo Robotaxi Experience Convinces Miami Rider of Future
Just had my first @Waymo experience… it was magical… not sure I’ll never use Uber again in Miami… robotaxis are the future… no doubt about it. https://t.co/W11WEipjBr
Tesla Autopilot Makes Coast‑to‑Coast Trips Seamless
Lots of talk recently about using Tesla Self-Driving for long distance trips. Strongly recommend people try it, it's an amazing way to travel. Here's Tesla Self-Driving 14.3.1 taking me from Downtown San Francisco to Downtown Los Angeles with just a tap...
Allegiant Vegas Flight Worries: Could It Match Spirit?
Flying Allegiant because it was direct to Vegas. Is this about to be as bad as Spirit. Send thoughts and prayers 😂
AA Mandates Visible Power Banks on Flights From May 1
Starting May 1, American Airlines Will Require Power Banks To Stay Visible During Flights - View from the Wing https://t.co/XOwHeMShQ4
2026 Ram 1500: Tech‑Rich Comfort Meets Classic Utility
The Ram 1500 has a long history as a utility truck, but recent generations have emphasized both tech and comfort. Here's my experience after a week behind the wheel of the 2026 Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew Cab... https://t.co/cYl9Jz0NAR #trucks #ram1500...
Tesla Delays Robotaxi Rollout in Five U.S. Cities
Tesla seems to say Robotaxi launch will be pushed back in 5 US cities https://t.co/r3NdTI4249 via @YouTube #tesla #robotaxi #automobile #tech #autonomoustaxi @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert @HsrYueli...
Congress Should Permanently Repeal Jones Act, Not Just Waive
The Jones Act requires cargo shipping between US ports to be US-built, US-owned, and US-crewed. It hurts our economy and makes US shipping uncompetitive. It's great that the admin is waiving the Jones Act through August. But Congress should kill the...
FIFA Chose Size over Transit‑friendly Stadium Options
The thing about the stupid MetLife World Cup stadium discourse is that we HAVE stadiums accessible by transit. Yankee (50k), Citi (45k), MSG (20k), SI Stadium (25k) even if you want to get NJ freaky. FIFA just wanted the biggest...
Xiaomi Stops Copying Cars, Hires European Designers Directly
Good news: Xiaomi won’t blatantly copy European car design anymore. They’ve found a faster method: hiring the designers directly.