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650 points clcaev | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 11:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.256s | source

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voidUpdate ◴[29 Aug 25 12:11 UTC] No.45063021[source]▶

I'm still convinced that it being called "full self driving" is misleading marketing and really needs to stop, since it isn't according to Tesla

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acdha ◴[29 Aug 25 12:17 UTC] No.45063088[source]▶

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Why do you think Musk put so much money into helping Trump win? Tesla was under multiple investigations for safety and unkept promises, and he knew that he would not have leverage to halt those under a Harris administration.

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thowaway52729 ◴[29 Aug 25 12:34 UTC] No.45063255[source]▶

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If that was his goal he would have minded his own business after the election, instead of spouting invective posts against Trump on X.

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1. rcpt ◴[29 Aug 25 16:07 UTC] No.45065904[source]▶

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He didn't really know what he was getting into until after all the appointments. I think he honestly believed that his engineering and business prowess would carry influence in the anti education party. fellforitagain.jpg

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