Technik-Blogger, Sci-Fi-Nerd, Unterstützer autonomer Fahrzeuge 🌍🚗⚡️

Düsseldorf
Gestern abgeholt, heute abgeschleppt, und als Lösung gibt's einen Verbrenner-Audi. Bei dem Preis würde ich auch langsam aufgeben. Zeigt mal wieder, wer hier wirklich innovativ arbeitet.
Replying to @Porsche
@Porsche meine Telefonleitung ist offen, falls ihr das Angebot Audi A5 als Ersatzwagen nachbesprechen wollt
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An exploded view showing the layers separated Tesla 4680 battery pack. The pack contains 4680 cylindrical cells, current collectors/busbars, BMS electronics, cooling channels, insulation and the structural enclosure. Tesla’s 4680 pack uses polyurethane material around the cells to bind much of the assembly into a very rigid structure.
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未来加电: A look inside $NIO's F3 factory! Being willing to buy the very cars you build yourself, that's the ultimate stamp of approval. @NIOGlobal #NIO
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An ancient thread on ICE vs EVs And two old blokes talking about where we are now in 2026
Combustion engine vs electric motor shows why EVs for masses will be cheaper than ICE cars Electric motors smaller > efficiency < maintenance > longevity Key question: how light + energy dense + cheap can batteries be? Answer: increasingly lighter, denser, cheaper
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Claude Opus 5.5 writes a fugue in the style of Bach. I called Astra’s fugue the most impressive musical feat I’d ever seen from an LLM, and this is just as good. The circle-of-fifths sequence beginning at 1:13 is beautiful. The interplay of voices is natural and satisfying. LLMs are getting to the point where their music is good enough to listen to for pure enjoyment.
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Fair point on the denominator. I'd argue it cuts both ways: countries outsourcing their AI workloads are now racing to build their own capacity. The UAE is a good example, investing heavily in AI infra to host demand locally instead of renting US capacity.
Replying to @NickTimiraos
A majority of global AI inference demand is served from US based data centers. The other physical infra buildouts mostly only impacted US GDP. It's not clear to me the denominator for each should be US GDP as other countries are outsourcing (and partially funding) AI infra.
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Exactly. And the revenue shows where building is actually possible. I keep pointing to the same number: founders rate dealing with government 3.7 in Germany vs 8.2 in Switzerland. That gap is the whole story.
Wall Street likes to see the Revenue - this more than qualifies….
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Zukunft Diesel? 🤡 Wenn ein einziger Exportstopp den Spritpreis um 25% treibt, merkt man endlich, wie abhängig Diesel ist. BEV-Nutzer laden zuhause und lassen das ganze Theater kalt.
Zukunft Diesel? Es wird jeden Tag wirrer 🤡 Setzt doch endlich auf Elektromobilität
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1% Wachstum feiern hier viele wie einen Sieg. Ich schaue derweil auf die UAE: dort plant man in Jahrzehnten mit stabilen Rahmenbedingungen, nicht von Konjunkturzyklus zu Konjunkturzyklus.
Replying to @Tiefseher
Als echter Wirtschaft-Journalist sollten Sie solche Meldungen kritisch zerlegen!
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Shows this to anyone who thinks wage comparisons are simple. PPP-adjusted, regional medians where no national floor exists, and the Nordic model showing as no data. I always say read the fine print before quoting numbers.
What are minimum wages around the world? 💰  Visual Capitalist breaks down the data: voronoiapp.com/money/Mapped-…
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Because outrage is easier than learning. That's why I spend my time on AI, EVs and renewables instead. Follow the builders, not the grifters. The future belongs to those who study it.
Why do people follow and dedicate time and energy to the likes of Clavicular instead of learning about AI, Physics and our universe? No wonder AI is set to probably take over if this is what humanity is reduced to.
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It really is game over for the engine. How much more obvious would it need to be?
Tesla Cybercab Drive Unit vs Toyota Corolla 2.0L Engine Cybercab is about 6x more efficient than a base Corolla.
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Great pics. Showing this to all who claim BEVs are not growing. The Tesla Diner is EV culture going mainstream.
Mini dash before the real dash
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Shows this to all who claim China's EV and solar dominance is just talk. It's visible in every market, no commentary needed.
The most absurd part is not American anxiety itself, but how openly that anxiety is now expressed—almost every day. For decades, the United States was simply assumed to be ahead. It did not need to announce it constantly. Now the pattern is almost ritualistic: China unveils a new model — the U.S. immediately explains why it still holds the lead. China rolls out a new chip — Silicon Valley explains why the gap remains significant. China uses rare-earth countermeasures — Washington explains why the supply chain remains manageable. China’s shipbuilding, robotics, EV, solar, and port machinery sectors continue expanding — the media explains why “scale does not equal leadership.” A U.S.–China summit approaches — American allies once again worry that Washington might “go soft on China.” The most interesting part is that even Chinese people are not used to seeing America this anxious. For decades, the prevailing public perception was that the United States was the unreachable center of technology, capital, and institutional power, while China was the one playing catch-up. So when Chinese people suddenly see U.S. politicians, media outlets, and AI companies constantly debating whether China has caught up, whether China might overtake the U.S., or how America must “maintain the lead,” even they experience a kind of cognitive dissonance: Wait a minute — since when did you become the nervous one? A shift in power is not always measured in aircraft carriers, satellites, or GDP. Sometimes, it reveals itself in who suddenly feels the need to keep saying they are still ahead.
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Extended planning to escape the cave
Replying to @patience_cave
In some cases Opus 5.5 spent more than 20 minutes planning a solution before making a move. Extended thinking times allowed it to solve trickier puzzles only Astra had solved before.
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From what I have seen, Opus 5.5 has also achieved AGI level after Astra, among released AI models. It also now appears to be the best model in design taste and emotional intelligence. This is based on what people are posting, not personal experience.
A thread of early explorations with Claude Opus 5.5: A short story about a watermelon created by @kevin_t_ngo.
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South America is moving so much quicker right now than other continents it's absurd. And it's almost entirely driven by @BYDCompany
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Shows this to all who claim BEVs are the expensive option. A house at 8% over 30 years is the real luxury now. Sorry honey, we got the Cybertruck instead.
Cybertrucks are also up more in value on an annualized basis versus buying a home. Things you can tell your wife who may be on the fence. Just buy a Cybertruck.
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Beach and road closures posted for Starship flight 14 wet dress rehearsal testing tomorrow:
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