Episode 335: My 2022 Tesla Predictions
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2022
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
A new year means it's time for my annual new year's "S3XY CARS" predictions for each Tesla vehicle. Plus: the new UI in software version 11 is generating a lot of criticism in the Tesla community, Elon Musk talks full self-driving in a new interview, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode a ride the lightning the Tesla unofficial podcast a new year means it's time for my annual new year's predictions for each Tesla vehicle |
| 0:08.8 | We'll have some fun with that plus the new UI in software version 11 is generating a lot of criticism in the Tesla community. |
| 0:16.6 | Elon Musk talks full self-driving in a new interview and more. What's happening friends alongside Zoe the puppy I'll explain that in a second I'm Ryan McCaffery this is ride the lightning your Tesla unofficial podcast here in |
| 0:50.5 | 2022 it's January 2nd, 2022 as you hear this. As I released this, it's actually New Year's Eve here in the early afternoon as I record it. |
| 1:02.3 | And I am coming to you live from if this sounds a little |
| 1:05.9 | different I guess I'm not coming to you live I'm coming to you whenever I |
| 1:08.8 | recorded this but in any case Zoe the, that is my parents' dog that they adopted earlier this year. |
| 1:15.7 | I am in Arizona visiting my parents and extended family for the New Year's holiday. |
| 1:21.8 | I've made my way down so yeah if the show sounds a |
| 1:25.0 | tad different it's because I'm using my travel mic my backup microphone that I can |
| 1:30.3 | easily take with me my main one is a big hulking thing that doesn't really travel very well. But yeah, backup microphones, so if I sound a little different, that is why. But yes, I hope the holidays have treated all of you very well. I hope you're all safe with |
| 1:45.2 | loved ones and in good health. |
| 1:48.6 | And I always, you know, every time I do the New Year's show here, which typically ends up being from my parents' house. |
| 1:55.0 | It's generally come down here. |
| 1:56.9 | I always wonder, well, is there going to be anything to talk about in the world of Tesla? |
| 2:01.6 | And usually, almost always, the answer is yes absolutely and as it turns out yes |
| 2:06.0 | there's plenty to talk about this week as well and before I get to my headline |
| 2:12.4 | topic this week which if you've been listening for a year or more |
| 2:15.8 | you know that every year I do my annual Tesla predictions where I run down for each car in the lineup, both present and future, I talk about something I think is going to happen with that car in the coming year. |
| 2:31.0 | But before I get to that, I want to talk about last week's big topic that affects |
| 2:36.9 | all Tesla owners, and that is the big version 11 holiday Software Update. |
| 2:43.2 | This has been just echoing throughout the online Tesla community. |
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