Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: > On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: >> The web page does not have the quality you would expect from Apple. > > Don't get me wrong. I wasn't implying that it wasn't real. It would >

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 8:15 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: >>> The web page does not have the quality you would expect from

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 8:15 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: >>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Terry Blanton

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: > The web page does not have the quality you would expect from Apple. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't implying that it wasn't real. It would be wise for Apple to not show their hand.

RE: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-09 Thread Jones Beene
There seems to be a notion among futurists, probably slightly incorrect, that “driverless” vehicle is the next-big-thing in automotive, and especially in the “alternative-taxi” segment. Perhaps we should could refine this into a more likely version, by saying “virtually driverless” or not

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-09 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: > By “not quite” there is a likely scenario where there is both an > intelligent control system in the car itself - but also a cadre of “remote > drivers” in an office somewhere (preferably local, instead of India). And > all interactions are recorded, of

RE: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-09 Thread Jones Beene
The fact that there is a China connection to the Faraday/Apple automotive venture should come as no surprise. It is the obvious partial answer to the “how and why” question, as explained here: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/542111/how-might-apple-manufacture-a-car/ In short, they

[Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-08 Thread Jones Beene
New electric car company startup in California is flu$h with ca$h http://www.faradayfuture.com/index.html Rumor is that it is a front for Apple. Where else can they park half a trillion? They raided Tesla for top people, but still - I wouldn't bet against Elon.

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-08 Thread Terry Blanton
The web page does not have the quality you would expect from Apple. On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Jones Beene wrote: > New electric car company startup in California is flu$h with ca$h > > http://www.faradayfuture.com/index.html > > Rumor is that it is a front for Apple.

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-08 Thread Blaze Spinnaker
This is very very good for Tesla. Elon must be sighing a breath of huge relief. This is why he was giving patents away for free. They need someone else to shoulder the load of creating infrastructure. On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Jones Beene wrote: > New electric car

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-08 Thread Blaze Spinnaker
i like the team: On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Blaze Spinnaker wrote: > This is very very good for Tesla. Elon must be sighing a breath of huge > relief. This is why he was giving patents away for free. > > They need someone else to shoulder the load of creating

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-08 Thread Blaze Spinnaker
China's reponse to tesla: Incorporation papers filed with the California secretary of state's office links Faraday to a Chinese media company operated by Jia Yueting, an entrepreneur who founded Leshi Internet Information & Technology. Read more:

Re: [Vo]:Faraday to challenge Tesla

2015-11-08 Thread Blaze Spinnaker
i like the team: - Nick Sampson, Senior Vice President – Former Director of Vehicle & Chassis Engineering, Tesla Motors - Dag Reckhorn, Vice President of Global Manufacturing – Former Director of Manufacturing, Tesla Model S - Alan Cherry, Vice President of Human Resources -