Ep 99 - Hardware 2.5, really?

Tesla has been working on a backup plan in case its self-driving promises fail

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/8/9/16119746/tesla-self-driving-hardware-upgrade-hw-2-5

https://electrek.co/2017/01/20/first-picture-of-teslas-new-nvidia-onboard-supercomputer-for-autopilot-installed-in-a-car/

Money: Tesla reportedly raised $600 million within hours after investor meeting

http://www.teslarati.com/tesla-musk-600-million-bonds/

Bond investors give Tesla a $1.8 billion endorsement

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1AR28M

New Tesla Model 3 details revealed by EPA: ~80 kWh battery pack, 258 hp, and more | Electrek

https://electrek.co/2017/08/07/tesla-model-3-new-details-revealed/amp/

Bollinger B1 electric utility truck: 6,000 signups in two weeks

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1112027_bollinger-b1-electric-utility-truck-6000-signups-in-two-weeks

New all electric SUV - Bollinger Motors

http://bollingermotors.com/new_site/

Bollinger unveils new minimalist and badass-looking all-electric truck with up to 200 miles of range | Electrek

https://electrek.co/2017/07/27/bollinger-all-electric-truck-b1/amp/

The New Leaf

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/8/9/16115054/nissan-leaf-price-leak-battery-capacity-range

Model Y

http://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-rendered-existing-model-3-platform/

GM's Cruise Launches Self-Driving Car Service for Employees

https://www.wired.com/story/gm-cruise-anywhere-self-driving-san-francisco/amp

AI movie pick

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(2014_film)

AI and Elon

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/12/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-risk-north-korea/23075482/

Taxing solar panels

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/346208-senators-fight-proposed-trade-penalties-for-solar-panels?amp

The Rise of Storage in Oz

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/08/13/tesla-powerwall-high-electricity-prices-driving-australians-energy-storage/

Monday resupply launch (Monday 8/14 at 10:31 PDT) 

http://www.teslarati.com/spacex-launch-supercomputer-iss/

California closes the Steve Jobs license plate loophole – Ars Technica

https://www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/cars/2016/07/steve-jobs-loophole-closed-california-wants-temporary-license-plates/%3famp=1

I’m a Google Manufacturing Robot and I Believe Humans Are Biologically Unfit to Have Jobs in Tech - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-a-google-manufacturing-robot-and-i-believe-humans-are-biologically-unfit-to-have-jobs-in-tech?mbid=social_twitter

A million out-of-state travelers expected to pack Missouri roads for solar eclipse

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article166570472.html