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Talking Tech with Elon Musk!

Marques Brownlee · 16.1M views · 2018-08-18 · 17:54

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Overview

Marques Brownlee interviews Elon Musk about Tesla, the Model 3, the Roadster and the future of tech. It was recorded in 2018.

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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.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2018–2022

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neillyons · 2022-04 · Reference

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] [VIDEO]

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judge2020 · 2019-10 · Reference

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] [VIDEO]

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jaimex2 · 2018-08 · Reference

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: [VIDEO]

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