With the just arrived age of GPT, the need for massive computer power has also arrived. Many opportunities have been unleashed, but the amount of compute necessary to solve really big problems is a limiting factor. Well, one solution would be to use your idle computer in your car, tied together with 5.5 million other idle computers in Tesla Cars. Brian Wang explains.
CyberOpener bottle opener – $10 membership in Patreon or $25 to PayPal @ https://paypal.me/randykirk
2 for $45; 3 for $65; 10 for $225; 20 for $400
email. [email protected]
Follow Brian Wang on the #1 Science Blog in the Know Universe: NextBigFuture.com
My clients whom I highly recommend. Best of the Best!
Bill Rayman Mortgage Lender at (310) 453-4016
Shaila Chamberlain CPA (951) 768.2969
Patreon – Free Audio Book when you Join Patreon – https://Patreon.com/RandyKirk
New content on Patreon – “Doing the Hard Things” manuscript
Get Your Copy of the Elon Musk Mission – Hard back, paperback, audio, Kindle – https://bit.ly/3YjDfsg
Randy on X @RandyWKirk1
Upcoming episodes. Make sure you hit notification: These are good guesses. Subject to change
Saturday Morning – Brian Wang on Tesla the Utility
Saturday Afternoon – Brian Wang on Plug in hybrids
Saturday Afternoon – Tesla News
Sunday Morning – Brian Wang on Tesla Owners Making Money Renting the Car Computer
Sunday Afternoon – “Monday Morning” Tesla and Financial News in the Week Ahead
Monday Morning – After the Bell
Monday Mid Day – Brian White
Monday Afternoon – Good News Monday with Larry Goldberg
We have two goals on this channel. Provide useful information about Elon Musk and his related businesses and help small businesses increase sales and profits through improved methods of running the enterprise.
I have written 10 books about small business, several of shich are currently available on Amazon, including two Amazon Best Sellers about Elon Musk.
source
I think many in the Tesla community underestimate the bond that many Americans have to gasoline powered cars (& especially trucks!). Car culture is in our blood, it defines us. The roar of a V8 puts a smile on any red-blooded America's face and the smell of gas & even exhaust is familiar, perhaps even pleasant in a way. It seems like Americans are digging in, especially conservatives. Hybrids are gimmicky but will be a gap fill for many. If Elon wants to win over conservatives he needs to make cars that aren't total spaceships or computers on wheels. Make a normal looking BEV sports sedan, truck & minivan with some analog-style controls. Make a "Hal switch" that can physically disconnect FSD, internet etc so we dont fear that Obama will shut down our car if we post a MAGA meme. Make solar & powerwalls affordable & widely available so more people will attain true energy independence. Continue to champion free speech and liberty. Maybe do a hat tip to American car culture: show up at classic car shows, go to a NASCAR race, monster truck rally etc.
You put the wrong title on this one.
Excellent interaction between Randy and Brian, very important topics and discussions
Wear and tear on computer circuits may be an issue.
Randy: Where do I log on to buy your Cyber truck bottle opener. I did not see anything other than the reference to patreon which I do not want at this time. Ideas?
Toyota Hybrids seem to be a big hit with Toyota fans.
This was labeled as about hybrids?
It's not just the cost of the electricity
It's the cost of the heat. Which can be very taxing on you hardware. Probably not worth solving all the math problems, if you are replacing your hardware every few years or passing on hardware damage in the used car market.
Hybrids will succeed for a time, but once people realize how much more they are still paying for fuel and added complexity vs an EV they will then move over. It’s a good transition step for many.
This wasn’t about hybrids.
I wonder if there are problems in "wealthy sectors", like energy generation and use, military, pharmaceuticals, etc., where there is currently a solution, but not very accurate. Having a whole load of compute could make the solution more accurate, and potentially save millions. An example could be calculating the optimised use of grid infrastructure, so that the existing is used to its full potential, before upgrading, which would cost $billions….
Teslas need a solar panel big enough to run it's computer.
Great subject matter
There's no reason to suppose the Tesla will pay its customers for the use of the processors in their cars. ALL Tesla vehicles already function as parts of a distributed computing system. Tesla has been using them without compensation from the beginning to develop FSD features that aren't standard. FSD has to be bought as an extra cost option. So the conditions of sale for driver assistance very likely has language that allows them Tesla to make program changes, download data, and do anything with data- in the vehicle or elsewhere – that isn't linked to the user personally, that might directly or otherwise enhance the driving experience. That could include anything that helps Tesla to continue to be able to provide (unspecified) services.