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Sam D'Amico
@sdamico
Cars are robots now. A computer controlled set of electric motors / actuators. Once manufacturing switches to the “unboxed” modular assembly process, the transformation to being a consumer electronics device, but large, is complete.
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Zack
@BLKMDL3
Cybercab uses individual actuators on each brake caliper. Zero brake lines or fluid. This probably makes the unboxed process possible/easier because there are no brake lines running throughout the length of the vehicle, super neat.
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Nomadic Nerd
@HardcoreHarold2
Cars have been "a computer controlled set of actuators" for about two decades now; it just hasn't been abstracted in a way that allows the casual observer to understand what's actually happening when they provide a control input.
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qwe304
@qwe_304
My 2010 Prius has entirely electronic brakes. There is a small hydraulic fallback but only on the front wheels.
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Martin Ronfort
@RonfortMartin
We actually went deeper on how the unboxed manufacturing process and new hardware make this possible:
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AGTP
@AGTPinsights
Tesla Cybercab just revealed brake-by-wire and a rare-earth-free motor today. Here's what you need to know. Elon Musk confirmed the Cybercab's motor uses zero rare earth metals while keeping the same range, calling it extremely hard to achieve. Tesla's 2025 Impact Report x.com/AGTPinsights/s…
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