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Podcast: The John Johnston Lounge
Episode: Elon Musk: Tesla Full Self Driving Snake Oil Salesman?
Description: Is Tesla’s Elon Musk akin to a snake oil salesman when it comes to promoting Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) efforts? I investigate and discuss the detailed article recently posted on Elon Musk’s X platform by Dan O’Dowd alleging just that: “The Snake Oil Salesman’s Promises for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving AI.” Timestamps:01:03 Elon Musk Snake Oil Salesman: Dan O'Dowd's article02:48 Tesla "on the verge of solving autonomy"04:26 Disastrous FSD Version 11: 202305:39 Dangerous on-road, live safety testing08:41 Version 12: "an almost total rewrite" pivot to AI...