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Autonomy & FSD
Tesla FSD Dashcam Pedal Input Display: Taha Abbasi on Why This Changes Accountability
Tesla's FSD dashcam now displays driver pedal inputs, bringing unprecedented transparency to autonomous driving incidents.
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SpaceX & Space
SpaceX Stargaze: Taha Abbasi on Why Giving Away Space Safety Data Is the Right Move
SpaceX launches Stargaze, a free Space Situational Awareness system providing orbital tracking data to all satellite operators.
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Tesla & EVs
Tesla's 4680 Dry Cathode Breakthrough: Taha Abbasi on Why This Battery Milestone Changes Everything
After years of development, Tesla has finally cracked the dry-electrode process for both anode and cathode in its 4680 cells — and the…
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News & Analysis
Why Lab Tests Miss What Real-World Testing Catches: An Engineer's Methodology | Taha Abbasi
The Gap Between Specification and Reality Every vehicle has two versions: the one that exists in controlled laboratory conditions, and the…
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Adventure & Overlanding
Exploring Utah's Forgotten Mining Tunnel: An Overlanding Adventure | Taha Abbasi
Some Places Exist Only If You're Willing to Find Them There's a mining tunnel in Utah's west desert that doesn't appear on modern maps.
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News & Analysis
The Cheapest V8 Tundra: Why Budget Builds Teach Better Engineering | Taha Abbasi
Why Budget Builds Teach Better Engineering I bought the cheapest running V8 Tundra I could find.
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Autonomy & FSD
Tesla FSD V14 Bike Rack Test: Does It Actually Work? | Taha Abbasi
The V13 Nightmare: Why I Stopped Using FSD with a Bike Rack When my wife Nichell and I got our mountain bikes this summer, we quickly…
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Autonomy & FSD
Tesla FSD Standard vs Mad Max Mode: Which Setting Actually Works Better?
If you've got Tesla FSD, you've probably noticed the driving profile options. In V13, we had three profiles: Chill, Standard, and Hurry.
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Autonomy & FSD
Tesla FSD Profiles Explained: Sloth, Chill, Standard, Hurry & Mad Max — Which One Should You Use? | Taha Abbasi
By Taha Abbasi Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised offers five distinct driving profiles: Sloth, Chill, Standard, Hurry, and Mad…
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Tesla & EVs
1800 Miles in a Cybertruck: Real Range, Charging, and What Tesla Won't Tell You | Taha Abbasi
What Nobody Tells You About Long-Distance Cybertruck Ownership 1,800 miles. Four states. One Cybertruck named Kimosabi.
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Tesla & EVs
We Couldn't Survive on EVs Before Cybertruck | Taha Abbasi
We Weren't Looking for an EV When Nichell and I moved to Utah, an electric vehicle was nowhere on our radar.
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News & Analysis
Why Real-World Testing Matters: The Gap Between Lab Results and Road Reality
The automotive industry loves controlled environments. Test tracks with perfect asphalt. Climate chambers set to precise temperatures.
Taha Salahuddin Abbasi
Vintage West meets Modern Tech