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Elon Musk News - Issue 105

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The top three stories in this issue of Elon Musk News are: Tesla beats Ferrari, Mercedes and BMW in brand experience for 2nd year in a row SpaceX sticks dramatic drone ship landing, third reuse flight a resounding success AI Sumo Wrestlers Could Make Future Robots More Nimble One of my favorite stories I shared last year is a Bloomberg piece on camping in the back of a Model S. In the article the writer noted that "Unfortunately for campers, when the driver's seat sits empty for more than half an hour, the car wants to turn itself off." This is annoying as it means the car will also turn off the climate control and start to cool down. Now, with Tesla's latest software update you can keep the the climate control running while the car is parked for an extended period! Exciting times for any modern day Jack Kerouacs out there. Thank-you for being part of this community, and enjoy issue 105! Sincerely, Zachary

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SpaceX sticks dramatic drone ship landing, third reuse flight a resounding success SpaceX has once more accomplished what the launch industry long dismissed as infeasible, conducting their third commercial reuse of a recovered Falcon 9 booster. This particular mission was tasked with launching the 5,200 kg SES-11/Echostar 105 communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. Once it makes its way into the final geostationary orbit, the satellite can be expected to provide communications services to North America in the form of digital television. This time around, 1031 got a taste of the ocean while landing aboard Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY), despite sea conditions that were deemed relatively rough and stormy. It is unlikely that 1031 will ever launch again, as it is a Block 3 Falcon 9 and thus intended to only be reused once or twice. This landing and recovery was  quite possibly the most dramatic yet for SpaceX. While rapidly reentering into Earth's thickening atmosphere, the stage experienced extraordinary heating that resulted in the aluminum grid fins nearly glowing white, and the same camera caught gorgeous interplay between ionizing gases coming off the stage and its final landing burn.

SpaceX flawlessly executes its 14th launch, 11th landing of 2017 For the 14th time in 2017, SpaceX has conducted a flawless launch of their Falcon 9 workhorse rocket and the 11th successful recovery of a Falcon 9 first stage. Before sunrise on the West coast, Falcon 9 1041 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California with the third payload of ten Iridium NEXT satellites, 21-30. SpaceX launched the 20 satellites preceding this flight in January and June earlier this year. After dispatching the rocket's second stage and payload on a path to orbit, Falcon 9 1041 landed with dead-center accuracy several hundred miles off of the West coast aboard the drone ship Just Read The Instructions. While still experimental, it is almost certain that SpaceX also attempted to recover the vehicle's payload fairing, designed to autonomously parachute onto what Elon Musk has affectionately deemed a giant "bouncy castle" floating in the ocean.

US Air Force issues RFP for massive rockets, SpaceX's BFR could be one of them The US Air Force has released a Request For Proposal (RFP) that hopes to fund the development of multiple heavy-lift rocket prototypes to launch no later than 2021. The USAF specified on October 5 that it wants to partially fund prototype development for at least three promising US-sourced launch vehicles, while maintaining the options to select none of the proposals or even more than three. The purpose of these broad strokes is to provide the Air Force and US military in general redundant access to space by way of "at least two domestic…launch service providers" capable of meeting National Security Space (NSS) requirements. Considering the inherently complex and difficult process of developing massive rockets, initial launch dates no later than 2021 (or 2024) likely mean that the vehicles being considered must already be under some level of serious development. This leaves us with four possible options in the US. These four vehicles are SpaceX's BFR, Blue Origin's New Glenn, ULA's Vulcan, and Orbital-ATK's NGL, all of which already have tentative inaugural launch dates clustered from 2019 to 2022.

Tesla

Tesla beats Ferrari, Mercedes and BMW in brand experience for 2nd year in a row Tesla has once again made the list of Top 30 Global Experience Brands, beating out Ferrari, Mercedes Benz and BMW for the second year in a row to take the title for best automotive brand experience. The list was compiled by New York-based Group XP, a leading experience consultancy. Companies with unparalleled brand presence like Disney, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Apple, and Tesla, among 25 other recognizable companies, were scored based on four unique dimensions: Create, Deliver, Engage and Strive. "Tesla has also re-imagined the sales experience far beyond the 'let me just speak to my manager about this' artifice and intensity of battling through endless forms and paperwork. The modernity of the experience is more aligned with the friction-free experiences we now expect when buying online." says Group XP of Tesla's e-commerce-based direct-to-consumer sales model.

Tesla delays Semi-truck event to Nov. 16, shifts focus to Model 3 production bottlenecks Tesla has delayed the unveiling date for its Semi-truck from Thursday, October 26 to Thursday, November 16. Musk took to twitter to explain that the reason for the postponement is so that the company can focus on fixing Model 3 bottlenecks, but also ramp up battery production for hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico and other affected areas. The announcement follows an earlier exchange on Twitter between Musk and Puerto Rico's Governor, Ricardo Rossello, who expressed interest in exploring a Tesla Energy solution for the U.S. territory that's had its electricity grid wiped out by Hurricane Maria. Delaying of the Tesla Semi-truck event also allows the company to shift focus to production of Model 3. And in traditional Musk fashion, he suggests that recent spy shots of a "Tesla Semi" seen at a common Tesla testing ground could in fact be something other than Tesla's semi-truck.

Tesla Semi working test mule potentially captured on video for first time While it's not confirmed if it's indeed a Tesla test vehicle, it looks likely and regardless, the truck does appear to be electric, which is interesting on its own. Last week, we reported that an actual Tesla Semi prototype appeared to have been spotted at "an undisclosed place in California where they test Tesla vehicles." While Elon Musk tried to cast some doubts about the fact that it is indeed a Tesla Semi when announcing that the unveiling has been delayed by a few weeks, we were later told by someone familiar with the program that it is indeed the truck that Tesla has been showing to potential customers.

Tesla is adding automatic emergency braking to 'Autopilot 2.5' cars with new update  Tesla's recently introduced a new Autopilot hardware suite, dubbed "2.5", in all its vehicles to enable more power and redundancy for its future self-driving capability. The new hardware has been under a 'calibration period', which resulted in those vehicles not having 'automatic emergency braking'. Now we learn that Tesla started gradually rolling out the safety feature. Last month, Tesla said that the feature was activated in "shadow mode" in Autopilot 2.5 cars. Now, Tesla started pushing a new software update Wednesday that activates the automatic emergency braking feature in those cars with the latest Autopilot hardware. Under the new update, the feature will be still limited to up to 50 mph. In April, Tesla had a similar rollout for vehicles equipped with Autopilot 2.0 cars, but it was actually limited to 28 mph.

Tesla is releasing software update with new convenience features, enabling 'real camper mode' With the new 'Autopilot 2.5' software Tesla is also releasing an update with new convenience features unrelated to Autopilot. Tesla's latest update adds the ability to manually adjust the distance at which Homelink automatically opens a door/gate, and the ability to keep Climate Controls running for an extended period of time while the vehicle is parked. These two new convenience features should become available in all Tesla vehicles. The ability to keep climate controls running for an extended period of time while the vehicle is parked will virtually create a 'real camper mode'. Some Tesla owners who have been occasionally sleeping in their cars either by fitting a small mattress in the trunk or with a tent extending out of the trunk have been using a makeshift 'camper mode' to enable continued climate control while the car is parked.

Early Tesla Model 3 owners are testing the market with insane resale prices Earlier this week there was Model 3 listed on Craigslist for $150,000, however it was quickly removed by the owner. It's not clear if it was purchased or Tesla requested it to be removed. The company refuses to comment on the matter, but it didn't comply with Tesla's agreement with employees who bought the new electric car. Yet, after the listing was removed, another Model 3 was listed on Craiglist, this time for $90,000 and in the east bay area. It was also quickly removed by the owner. We also received reports of another Model 3 appearing on Ebay with a starting bid of $90,000. The Ebay listing was also removed by the user yesterday without completing the bidding process. It wasn't clear how Tesla could enforce restrictions on the resale price of those vehicles delivered to employees, but it's interesting to now see those listings being removed rather quickly after being posted.

Elon Musk shares video of Tesla Model 3 production body line in action Zach says: Musk released another video of Model 3 body panels being stamped in real-time, which you can watch here. Elon Musk shared a short video of Model 3's production body line in action, dispelling recent reports that the company's factory workers were building Model 3 vehicles by hand and that the production body line was still being developed. The video was posted to Instagram on Sunday, before the upcoming trading week likely to quell investor concerns that Tesla won't be able to dig itself out of deep production hell and reach Model 3 production levels of up to 5,000 units per week at the end of the year. The speed of the Kuka robots seen welding sections of Model 3's body has been slowed down to one-tenth the normal speed. "It is slowed down right now to confirm build consistency and so that a person can stop the robots in time if something goes wrong" notes Musk in his tweet. As Tesla works through the beginning of its production ramp for Model 3 and continues along the path of its production "S Curve", the company notes in a statement that there are no fundamental issues with Model 3 production or its supply chain.

Tesla is issuing a voluntary recall for Model X vehicles due to a problem with second row seats Tesla has confirmed Thursday a voluntary recall on 11,000 Model X vehicles manufactured between October 28, 2016, and August 16, 2017 due to an issue with the second-row seats. Tesla said that it is not aware of any accident related to this issue, which it found through internal tests. A spokesperson wrote in a statement: "Tesla determined that a small number of cables in the second row fold-flat seats in some 2016 and 2017 Model X vehicles may need to be adjusted. Although Tesla has not received reports of any issues or accidents relating to this condition, we will be conducting a voluntary recall to inspect the affected vehicles and confirm whether any adjustment is needed. Although we have never seen any incidence of it in the field, internal testing has indicated that if the cable is not properly adjusted, the seat back on the left side of the second row seats could move forward during a crash."

Tesla is asked by DMV to stop giving test drives out of Charlotte gallery Tesla has a really big location in Charlotte, North Carolina – pictured above. In most other states, it would be considered a Service plus location, which includes both a store and service center, but due to direct sales restrictions and Tesla's inability to obtain a dealer license, the location is considered "gallery" and service center. And now we learn that Tesla is subject to further restrictions as the DMV asked the automaker to stop offering test drives out of the location. Tesla told us that they had an understanding with the DMV commissioner that they could still offer test drives to the public with the goal to educate them on their offering. But Tesla confirmed to Electrek that they were asked by the DMV this week to stop giving test drives out of the Charlotte location. The demand comes a few months after the DMV had a change of leadership and Torre Jessup was named the new commissioner of the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles.

Watch this Tesla Model X steal a Lamborghini's thunder with a song and dance The video, shot on a famed shopping street in Amsterdam, captures a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera confidently reversing into a parking space that's nestled between Tesla's Falcon-winged SUV and another vehicle. As the Italian exotic backs into the prime parking space in front of luxury boutique Chanel, the chant of Wizards in Winter is heard coming from the Model X. Windows down, lights flashing and seemingly 'congratulating' the Lambo's victorious parking job with a welcome song, before transitioning into a full ensemble courtesy of  Tesla Model X's 'Holiday Show' easter egg. Bravo.

Tesla Energy

Tesla to stop Powerwall shipments to installers price gouging in Puerto Rico Tesla will stop Powerwall shipments to installers engaging in price gouging in Puerto Rico. Local installers were charging as much as $12,000 to install a single Tesla Powerwall in power outage-ridden Puerto Rico. That's a premium of as much as 50% on the price that Tesla lists on its website. Musk confirmed that the company will stop sending Powerwalls to installers engaging in that practice. He also stated: "The internal Tesla Powerwall install team in PR is very small right now. Sending experienced installers from continental US to hire & train local team as fast as possible." The installation is apparently the current bottleneck for getting the Tesla Powerwall in Puerto Rico so that initiative is likely to accelerate the deployment. There are apparently a lot of rooftop solar installations that survived the two hurricanes but they could use the home battery packs as their grid connections are currently useless.

OpenAI

AI Sumo Wrestlers Could Make Future Robots More Nimble A simple sumo-wrestling videogame released Wednesday might help make artificial-intelligence software much smarter. Robots that battle inside the virtual world of RoboSumo are controlled by machine-learning software, not humans. Unlike computer characters in typical videogames, they weren't pre-programmed to wrestle; instead they had to "learn" the sport by trial and error. The game was created by nonprofit research lab OpenAI to show how forcing AI systems to compete can spur them to become more intelligent. After about a billion rounds of experimentation, the robots developed strategies such as squatting to make themselves more stable, and tricking an opponent to fall out of the ring. The researchers developed new learning algorithms to enable players to adapt their strategies during a bout, and even anticipate when an opponent may change tactics.

Hyperloop

Richard Branson Reveals 'Revolutionary' Virgin Hyperloop One Plan Richard Branson is throwing his weight behind "the world's most revolutionary train service." The entrepreneur announced on Thursday that his Virgin Group has invested in Hyperloop One, with a deal that sees the company renamed to Virgin Hyperloop One as part of a new strategic partnership. "Ever since our creation, Virgin has been known for disruption and investing in innovative companies," Branson said. "From our airlines to our trains to our spaceline, we have long been passionate about innovation in transport too, especially the development of technology that could transform people's lives. This is just the latest example. Importantly, Virgin Hyperloop One will be all-electric and the team is working on ensuring it is a responsible and sustainable form of transport too."

Elon Musk Just Gave Hyperloop Makers a Tip on How to Reach 700mph Hyperloop pods tend to use one of three suspension systems: wheels, magnetic levitation, and air bearing suspension. WARR Hyperloop from Germany, which achieved a speed of 201 mph back in August, used wheels for its record-breaking pod, but they suffer from friction that could cause slowdown. Magnetic levitation is used on a select few train tracks, and Hyperloop One uses it with its test track to reach 192 mph, but it's incredibly expensive. Air bearings, which uses a thin film of pressurized air, could save money and reduce friction. So what does Musk propose to help this gas-based suspension system reach high speeds? "Very high pressure air cold gas thruster". He followed up by tweeting "That's just to win our Hyperloop student competition in ~1 mile tube. Practical version would have a turbo compressor on front taking ram air pressure at near sonic to hypersonic speeds & driving that thru air skiis & rearward for thrust."

Misc.

'Star Trek Discovery' Name-Drops Elon Musk with a Dramatic Reprimand In one fictional universe, the most famous innovator of the moment will still be remembered in the year 2254. Star Trek: Discovery name-dropped Elon Musk and sandwiched him between the Wright Brothers and the guy who invented warp drive on Sunday night. The fourth episode of Discovery, Captain Lorca is very upset that Lieutenant Stamets can't figure out how to make the USS Discovery's experimental "spore drive" — which would enable the ship to essentially teleport itself to anywhere in the universe, of course — work properly. Lorca tells Stamets: "How do you want to be remembered in history? Alongside the Wright Brothers? Elon Musk? Zefram Cochrane? Or as a failed fungus expert?"

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Elon Musk News - Issue 100

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The top three stories in this issue of Elon Musk News are: SpaceX Successfully Launches The X-37B Spaceplane India Plans To Build A Hyperloop Tesla Model 3 is built with 50% parts from US/Canada, and 25% from Mexico – here's why it's important SpaceX achieved another successful mission Thursday morning with its first launch of the X-37B spaceplane. It marked SpaceX's 10th booster landing of 2017, and 16th landing overall. The perfectly clear Florida skies made it possible for some truly stunning photos to be taken. I highly recommend checking out this little gallery of photos taken by John Kraus. Incredibly, he managed to capture a shot with the descending booster in the background, and floating surfer in the foreground. It makes for a perfect home screen picture on your mobile :) Also, this marks the 100th issue of Elon Musk News. Thanks so much for your support!! Sincerely, Zachary P.S. I'm looking to hire a newsletter curator! If you're interested, then click here.

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SpaceX Successfully Launches The X-37B Spaceplane SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the US military Thursday, carrying the X-37B spaceplane to orbit for its fifth mission. Liftoff for the OTV-5 mission occurred at the first attempt, with a T-0 of 10:00 AM Eastern time (14:00 UTC) out of the Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A in Florida. The booster returned to LZ-1 for another successful landing. The launch attempt came as hurricane Irma was bearing down upon Florida, which could had necessitated the standdown and saw it returned to its hangar to allow the storm to pass. Had a rollback been required, SpaceX would have needed twenty-eight hours to get the rocket horizontal and secured within its hangar. In the end, this didn't become a consideration, as three seconds before liftoff, the nine Merlin-1D engines powering Falcon 9's first stage ignited and Falcon began its ascent to orbit.

SpaceX on schedule to have four operational launch pads by end of 2018 SpaceX is largely on track to achieve an internal goal of conducting its first Texas launches in December 2018. Photos and videos taken by local newspapers and residents suggest that progress is gradually being made. It is understood that the foundation for the launch facility is nearly complete, marking the end of one of the lengthiest and most difficult tasks needed for the new pad. The importance of this new Texas launch facility will be the additional 12 annual launches SpaceX will be able to conduct from it. Adding to a veritable fleet of launch pads, Boca Chica will become the fourth SpaceX pad once it is activated in 2018 or 2019. LC-40, destroyed in a static fire anomaly just over a year ago, is nearly repaired and will likely be reactivated in October. Following its reactivation, SpaceX's team of pad engineers will move their focus to LC-39A, where they will upgrade the pad in preparation for Falcon Heavy's inaugural launch later this year. Once the pad engineering team is finished with the majority of their East Coast construction, the team can begin to focus exclusively on SpaceX's Texas facilities. The start of 2018 will likely see a flurry of progress made at Boca Chica.

Tesla

Tesla Model 3 Long Range version gets leading '126 MPGe' efficiency rating There was no doubt that the smaller and lighter Model 3 would crush the efficiency of Tesla's flagship Model S, which achieved an EPA-rated 104 MPGe with its most efficient versions (60D, 75D and 90D). But it is more interesting to see how it fares with smaller electric vehicles in the same segment. The Hyundai Ioniq Electric is the undisputed leader with 136 MPGe and as for long range electric vehicles, the Bolt EV, which has 238 miles of range, leads with 119 MPGe. Now a Model 3 EPA sticker was spotted and it shows that Tesla's Model 3 with Long Range battery pack, which has 310 miles of range, hit 126 MPGe. It's a good result for the bigger battery pack version and makes the Model 3 lead efficiency for electric vehicles with a range of over 200 miles.

Tesla battery predicted to have 80% capacity after 840,000 km (521,000 mi) An updated battery study based on crowdsourced data from Model S and Model X owners suggests that Tesla's battery pack will still have 80% capacity after reaching 840,000 kilometers (521,952 miles). On average the battery will degrade by 1 percent every 50,000 km driven. It's worth noting that the battery degradation data we're seeing is from Tesla's 18650 cell and not the company's newest 2170 cell being used on the Model 3. Based on Tesla's comment that its 2170 cell has improved energy density and an all-around more efficient design, it wouldn't come as a surprise if Model 3 and future fleet's using this cell type can support more battery cycles, reach 1 million miles of use, and still retain over 80% of its original capacity.

Tesla Model 3 is built with 50% parts from US/Canada, and 25% from Mexico – here's why it's important Under NAFTA, cars that have been assembled in Canada, the US or Mexico need a minimum of 55% content to be from North America in order to be considered a "NAFTA vehicle" and be exempt of any tariffs, duties or taxes when sold in Canada, the US or Mexico. In Canada, that's 6.1% or over $2,000 on the base price of the Model 3. The Model 3 was expected to be Tesla's first vehicle not to be slapped with the price bump thanks to Tesla's new '2170' battery cells manufactured in the US instead of Japan. Now it's official with a Model 3 Monroney Sticker being spotted and confirming that 50% of the parts are from US/Canada, and 25% from Mexico. In comparison, other electric vehicles have much fewer North American parts. Like the Chevy Bolt EV, which is assembled in Michigan, has only 26% US/Canadian content, according to its Monroney Sticker.

Tesla Model S P100D review: the ultimate status symbol of California cool Zach says: It's always a pleasure to read a glowing review of the Model S P100D with stunning photos :) As Elon Musk pointed out at the Model 3 reveal, the S is still the more desirable car, and the P100D is the top performance dog in its S range. After driving both the 3 and Model S P100D, even for a short time, there's really no direct performance comparison. While Model 3 has early adopter cache, the Model P100D is in another class. It is the ultimate statement car of the moment, more than car makes that come with a higher price tag like Ferrari, Porsche, or McLaren.

Tesla Semi could be 'the biggest catalyst in trucking in decades' and 70% cheaper to operate, says analyst Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas is one of the top analyst covering Tesla and now he seems pretty excited about the imminent launch of Tesla Semi. In a new note to clients today, Jonas wrote: "We believe TSLA's reveal of its autonomous, electric Class 8 semi-truck this month could be the biggest catalyst in Trucking in decades and potentially set off separation between the technology leaders and the laggards among carriers, shippers, truck OEMs and suppliers." The analyst is of the opinion that Tesla Semi will have a range of 200-300 miles – primarily to support regional trucking routes. Furthermore, he expects Tesla to announce some major trucking partnerships for companies to operate early fleets of the new electric truck. The actual date of the unveiling is still unknown, but Elon Musk said it would happen in September. Jonas also noted that it could be linked to the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta on September 25.

Tesla hires Nike Engineering Director behind self-lacing shoe Longtime Nike special project engineer and "senior innovator" Tiffany Beers confirmed on her LinkedIn page that she left the shoemaker to join Tesla. During her 13-year tenure at Nike, Beers held several positions in engineering – mainly in the company's innovation lab. While her work as a high-tech shoemaker would seem unrelated to Tesla's field, the optimization of that her team had to accomplish to make a working and manufacturable version of the Nike Mag self-lacing shoe is actually directly related to Tesla. They had to optimize the energy consumption and battery pack inside the shoe to make it last as long as possible on a single charge while being as light as possible, much like what automakers are trying to do with electric cars.

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y could represent half the global EV market within 3 years, says report Last year, Tesla shared its ambitious plans to increase its annual production capacity to 500,000 vehicles in 2018 with new Model 3 production. It's a higher planned production capacity than any other all-electric vehicle offered today. But Tesla also plans to repeat it with the upcoming 'Model Y' and now a new Morgan Stanley report suggests that both vehicles could virtually dominate the global EV market early in the next decade. Musk said that he sees demand for the small SUV to be even higher than Model 3. Last year, he said that he anticipates demand for the Model Y to land between 500,000 to 1 million units per year – versus around 500,000 units for Model 3. It's important to note that Morgan Stanley's projections are significantly below Tesla's own estimates.

Tesla is under attack by same 'merchants of doubt' behind tobacco industry and climate change denial Zach says: This short op-ed piece is one of the better ones I've read. Lambert does an excellent job of highlighting the misinformation often spread about Tesla. Tesla is now the target of attacks by the same "merchants of doubt" behind tobacco industry lobbying and global warming deniers. H. Sterling Burnett, a former advisor of the oil industry friendly National Center for Policy Analysis, which was also backed by the Koch brothers, and now a "research fellow" at The Heartland Institute, published a scathing op-ed titled 'Middle class bearing Tesla subsidy' in the Detroit News. The piece is filled with so much misrepresentation of the truth that I can barely read a sentence without finding a blatant falsehood.

Tesla Energy

Tesla Powerwall 2 starts trickling down to more markets in the US Tesla unveiled and started taking orders for Powerwall 2, its latest generation of home battery packs, almost a year ago (October 2016). Yet, installations are still very limited in the US today as thousands of reservation holders are still waiting. Now it looks like Tesla is finally expanding the reach of the highly anticipated product. While Tesla lists a Powerwall 2 for $5,500, they also say that $700 in "supporting hardware" is required and "typical installation cost ranges from $800 to $2,000." It's why Tesla is focusing deliveries in markets with high electricity rates and where residential solar has a high penetration rate. Furthermore, Tesla has been guiding "fall 2017", which starts in just a few weeks, for a production ramp up to start delivering the increasing number of Powerwalls won through its referral program over the last year.

Hyperloop

India Plans to Build a Hyperloop Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced it has signed a deal with the state of Andhra Pradesh, in southeast India. Working with the state's economic development board, HTT will spend six months studying possible routes for a hyperloop connecting the cities of Vijaywada and Amaravati—a move that would transform a 27-mile, hour-long drive into a six-minute whoosh. And then, over an undisclosed period of time, the Los Angeles-based company says it will build the thing. The India deal is just the latest for HTT, which also plans to build networks of tubes in South Korea, Slovakia, and Abu Dhabi. But to make all—or any—of that happen, the company's 800 engineers (most of whom have day jobs and work on this in their spare time, in exchange for stock options) must first master the practical aspects of the hyperloop. The company has not publicly demonstrated a working system, but CEO Dirk Ahlborn is confident. "We are ready to build," he told WIRED in June. "Technology is not an issue."

SpaceX unveils rules for third Hyperloop contest, pods must propel themselves SpaceX has released rules for its third competition, which will require that each competing pod propel itself. Similar to Competition II, the next competition slated for Summer 2018 requires that all interested teams be composed of students working to develop either a new pod or a significantly modified pod from any that participated in earlier competitions. The new contest will have a singular pursuit of maximum pod speed and controlled deceleration. There is an immense amount of value to be derived from applying engineering theory and working as a group while attempting to produce a pod, regardless of whether it works or wins. SpaceX's sponsorship of the event is a testament to that fact.

Misc.

Elon Musk predicts AI will be the cause of WWIII Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a bold claim on Twitter over the weekend: "China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3 imo." Musk was responding to a story tweeted by The Verge about Russian President Vladimir Putin, who thinks that the nation with leading AI technology will be the 'ruler of the world.' "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

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