NASA & the ESA actively monitors all satellites and actually maintains a database of every little piece of space debris they find (payload fairings, failed satellites, etc). They determine the orbit and track it until it falls back to earth.
Full Self Driving actually counts as deferred revenue to Tesla, and is reported as a liability on the balance sheet. They cant realize that income until the feature is delivered.
They already recognized large part of that revenue. That was the main reason for them to release half baked party tricks, like smart summon, or weird ones like traffic light control (that will stop your on green light). They used it to recognize more FSD revenue. In 2020 they booked over $250M of that revenue, to help them boost profits.
Don't underestimate power of accounting, mixed with loose ethics.
A "full self driving" car does not exist in this universe, from any company, let alone Tesla, so the fact that they've recognized any revenue against "full self driving" packages does "make the case". If you think the name was meant to mean something lesser, when this $10000 option was added, Elon Musk was publicly saying that there'd be a million Tesla Robotaxis on the road by the end of last year, earning money driving people around while the car owners are at work.
Vehicles are tested at a top speed of 80 mph in order to calculate the highway mpg estimates.
EPA utilizes five test cycles to represent real-world driving conditions. While it’s true that the test cycle historically labeled as the “highway” test has a top speed of 60 mph, this test is currently meant to represent driving on lower speed highways as well as rural and suburban driving. EPA’s highway mpg estimates are primarily derived from a separate “high speed” test cycle, which has a top speed of 80 mph. The remaining three tests are designed to simulate stop-and-go city driving, high air conditioning use, and driving in cold temperatures. For more information on the five test cycles and how EPA calculates its mpg estimates, go to epa.gov/fueleconomy.
One interesting thing here, the Governor is only giving "guidance" not a legal order. My local bars are promising to stay open since its not legally binding :(
A lot of bars and restaurants don’t have a choice. Their margins are razor thin as it is. Forcing them to close for weeks is, for many, equivalent to asking them to shut down and declare bankruptcy if there is no kind of stay on rents/mortgages.
A lot of landlords aren’t going to give a damn unless they are forced to.
Seems like circumstances might force the landlord to act similar to someone who gives a damn, if they look at it rationally.
Let's say you own a property that is suited for retail business like bars or restaurants. The bar that currently occupies it can't pay rent for a month or two.
They have broken their end of the agreement, so now you have the power to evict them. But do you actually want to do it? If so, how soon are you going to be able to get a new tenant? The entire industry just took a huge hit, so how many restaurant or bar businesses have expansion on their minds? Not many.
You're probably better off just taking a loss and letting your current tenant keep doing business there.
Agreed, something needs to be done to help with the inevitable hardship. The Governor’s announcement appears like he’s just trying to save face, as there’s no consequences to ignoring his “guidance”.
It may, but improvement regarding weather is related to people staying inside and in very close contact with one another when its cold/winter, nothing to do with temperature killing the virus.
And with fewer pre-existing conditions. People that already have the flu or coughs for other reasons are more likely to need treatment. Late spring or summer usually has empty hospitals and fewer people experiencing a cold, helping with the treatment of Covid
Quite an interesting thread posted last New Years here of how Facebook scale for demand at New Years Eve when everyone is sending Happy New Years messages at midnight
I would disagree on "having enough infrastructure", after moving to SoCal a few years back. LAX is a complete nightmare. One can easily spend 20-30 mins trying to drive from the airport entrance to the terminal. The horseshoe design cannot handle capacity.
However, LAX is being redone, both terminal-by-terminal, and with a connector to transit and car rentals. One place to go for a summary is: https://www.lawa.org/en/connectinglax/lamp-news -- the current round of modernization is expected to be done by 2023.
IMHO, this highlights the main pain point: transportation.
The city of LA's population was about 3 million in 1984 and now it's about 4 million. The surrounding cities (which are often hard to distinguish from LA itself) have grown too. Road and freeway expansion have not kept pace. Car traffic has become far heavier.
In 1984, the events were spread all over the place. They'll probably do something similar in 2028.
Will people be able to drive their rental cars and take their Ubers in a timely manner to the drop-off points for these dispersed events?
Will the city and county governments and the MTA add public transport in an intelligent and sufficient way to eliminate the need or desire for large amounts of private transportation? (Answer: no)
The Metro goes 100x farther than in '84. Most of the stadiums are near it, and LAX getting more accessible. Yes it has a while more to go, and it will, but it is not correct to say there has been no improvement.
