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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by xedeon on Monday May 03, 2021 @02:41PM (#27029007)
> Tesla's little driver assist would not be called 'autopilot' and ending in 4 hour long lithium fueled human barbecues

The fire did NOT last "four hours". It was put out in 2-3 minutes.

“With respect to the fire fight, unfortunately, those rumors grew out way of control. It did not take us four hours to put out the blaze. Our guys got there and put down the fire within two to three minutes, enough to see the vehicle had occupants,”

Source (from the Fire Chief): https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/woodlands/arti...

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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by abxytg on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @07:23PM (#27044095)
Surely you don't think this technicality is compelling. My original comment contained hyperbole.
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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by xedeon on Monday May 17, 2021 @11:14PM (#27190907)
Hyperbole or not, it sounds like you're now backpedaling.

Moreover, it's also the same (fire lasted 3-4 hours) false narrative that many media outlets ran. Even though there was never an official report or account of the firefighting measures taken.

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