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Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis

Initial Thoughts on FSD Beta, NHTSA Requests Other Automaker Data, Giga Texas, Redwood Materials (09.14.21)

Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis

Rob Maurer

Tsla, Model3, Technology, News, Tesla, Investing, Tech News, Modely, Business, Models, Modelx

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

➤ Rob Maurer shares initial thoughts on Tesla’s FSD Beta after a few days of use
➤ NHTSA requests data from 12 other automakers in regards to Tesla investigation
➤ Giga Texas welcomes new employees on site
➤ New Cybertruck photo debate
➤ Rivian announces important milestone
➤ Redwood Materials announces plans beyond battery recycling: https://bloom.bg/3lpFpoz

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Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jessie Chimni
Executive producer Jeffrey Yu
Executive producer John Beans
Executive producer Michael Pastrone
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, we're odd now we're here and today I'll be sharing some of my initial thoughts

0:11.2

on the first few days with FSD beta 10 before that we will go through the news.

0:15.8

So we've got an update from Nitsa on the investigation of Tesla.

0:18.9

We've got news on Gigatexus, maybe some news on the Cybertruck, Rivian, Redwood materials

0:23.9

really interesting update there and then after that we'll talk about the beta.

0:26.7

So first things first, Tesla stock on the day to day again up and down but finishing up

0:30.8

gaining two tenths of a percent on the day closing at $744.49.

0:35.6

The NASDAQ on the day was down about a half a percent.

0:37.8

Alright, we'll start off with the update on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

0:42.0

investigation of autopilot.

0:43.6

Remember they're looking at collisions specifically with first responding vehicles.

0:48.0

I'll assume most of you are familiar since we've talked about this a couple of times now.

0:51.6

But the update today is that Nitsa has actually reached out to 12 other automakers to request

0:57.0

data on this investigation as well.

0:59.5

So at the end of August remember Nitsa requested a whole bunch of information from Tesla.

1:03.7

Well today we've got letters here to BMW, Honda, all the big players Toyota, Volkswagen,

1:08.7

GM Ford, etc.

1:10.2

We can look at the letter to Ford as an example, they're all basically the same.

1:13.9

So they say quote, this information request is being sent to Ford Motor Company to gather

1:17.5

information in support of ODI's comparative analysis amongst production vehicles equipped

1:22.4

with the ability to control both steering and braking slash accelerating simultaneously

1:26.8

under some circumstances.

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