Cited on HN 4 times, 2018–2022, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN cites it as primary-source footage of Musk, for example an interview given hours before the controversial NYT one, and for remarks on cheaper cars and charging robots.
Marques Brownlee interviews Elon Musk about Tesla, the Model 3, the Roadster and the future of tech. It was recorded in 2018.
So here's the thing - the NYT has painted a picture of a exhausted on the end of his tether Musk... But then we have an actual video interview given hours before: [this video]
Interview given hours before the NYT piece, countering its portrayal
In an interview, Elon said: > let's say ultimately getting like a twenty five thousand dollar car [...] if we work really hard we maybe could do that in three years [with time and scale] [this video]
Elon mentioned [0] it is easy for a human to grab a dangling cable. The cable may not always be in the exact same place on each car, so you need a robot with a vision system. [0] [this video]
Musk on why charging cables need a vision-equipped robot
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