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Toyota has just released a short film called 'Getaway Driver'.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av0iQI_AHw8

• https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-launches-new-brand-film-getaway-driver-featuring-its-2024-corolla-and-corolla-cross-hybrid-nightshade-editions/

Anyone remember BMW Films from years past?

Am I Shadowbanned?

Text from latest Tesla email. Email has a link that opens app.

"Each Referral Receives Six Months of Free Supercharging Share your referral link with friends and family.

They’ll receive six months of free Supercharging and you’ll receive 10,000 referral credits when they order and take delivery of a new Model 3 or Model Y.*

Offer only valid on orders delivered by December 31, 2023.

*Tesla Refer and Earn program terms and conditions apply and are subject to change without notice. Used vehicles, business orders and vehicles used for commercial purposes are not eligible. Program awards subject to change."

Shutterfly is shutting down Share Sites March 25, 2023.

In addition, new photo storage policy requires purchases at least every 18 months, otherwise projects and photos will be deleted. Those deletes are scheduled to begin as soon as March 29, 2023 for accounts that haven't had a purchase in the past 18 months.

https://old.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/105e6yf/shutterfly_shutting_down_share_sites_service/

There is a recent AITA, involving FSD, asked by a person saying they are a systems engineer with experience at multiple autonomy companies. They ask their AITA question as the top post, but what I find more interesting is the reasoning behind their concerns. Here is one of their more detailed replies:

https://old.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/10bupta/aita_for_yelling_to_be_let_out_of_the_car_when_my/j4gwk70/

For those wondering, the direction of the overall discussion seems to be mostly 'NTA'.

This Forbes article raises multiple concerns about issues, including what is happening at Twitter, that pose increasing risks (headwinds) to Tesla's ongoing success. I wish this weren't the case, but I think some of the risks are real.

Some owners/buyers may not care, other owners may reduce their word of mouth advertising, other owners may choose to not buy again, and others may try to switch immediately. We've already seen some posts like this in here over the past year. I think a significant factor will be how much an owner sees a Tesla vehicle as part of their identity/personal brand vs their owning it because of the technical merits/strengths.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/

I noticed that u/wk057 is now seeking feedback about developing a "fully custom mostly open-source drop-in hardware and software replacement for the Tesla infotainment system in pre-Plaid S/X vehicles."

I think this is an excellent proposal. For now, this is aimed at MCU1 vehicles. It has the potential to offer many long desired features, as described in his recent tweets, including some stuff that even MCU2 and MCU3 do not offer. It's an upgrade I would pay for.

Here's a link to his Twitter thread and poll: https://twitter.com/wk057/status/1514256727490838529

Notes copied from his Twitter thread include:

• No more official Tesla OTAs, but new OTAs for the new system for sure
• Lots o