Which is a real shame because I’d have loved to work for Space X but what a way to put people off.
Space X is good place to work for if you’re willing to put 80h per week for below average pay, while working for wealthiest person in the world. Cool place to possibly jump start your career in the industry, but not a great place to be for any significant amount of time.
If you really would like to write space-bound code, I would suggest reaching out to the grad students directly. Nearly all space science programs have dozens of students currently working on instruments or platforms that will be going into space in the next few years.
To get you started, here's the faculty page for ASU: https://sese.asu.edu/people/faculty You can chose any other university any where on the planet too.
Look through some of the labs there. Find a project you may like to work with. Contact the grad students on the PI's homepage directly. You do not need to talk to the professor beforehand. I'll repeat, there is no level of politeness that says you need to talk to the professor beforehand; talking to the grad students directly is perfectly acceptable. See if the grad student needs a hand and what with.
I will warn you, they are scientists that begrudgingly code, they are not coders. Their code is downright cringe in it's simplicity. That's because they are scientists first. Do not try to introduce complex concepts like git to them.
I would really really encourage you to reach out and lend a hand, they need it.
Disclaimer: I'm the vice-chair of the organization, and I might be biased.
That's not true.
They were already working on a proprietary motor that would go on to become the basis of the Tesla motor.
They got Series A funding from Musk and other sources (though Musk was the largest funder) at the start of 2004.
He also wasn't really involved in day to day ops, but provided "vision" for the Roadster from 2007 onwards - that's when he became more involved.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tesla/model-3/2022/reli...
Consumer Reports states that Tesla’s Model 3 has average reliability. The Model Y still has body hardware issues with the tailgate and door alignment, paint defects, and multiple other problems. The Model X and Model S have body hardware, climate system, and in-car electronics problems. All three models are well below average.
https://insideevs.com/news/549130/consumerreports-tesla-reli...
Tesla cars are quite reliable but their unreliability is over reported giving the perception of a higher unreliability than is actually the case.
When is FSD coming? According to Musk, he's said every year for the last seven years running that it is coming "this year" or "months away", and the only "caveat" he's ever mentioned is "subject to regulatory approval", and that is clearly factually incorrect. FSD is not, and certainly was not "complete but for legal approvals".
Unless you have some other explanation for what "You will be able to drive coast to coast, with zero driver interventions, this year".
At some point repeatedly "aiming big" becomes a caricature, and then eventually seen for the BS/hype it is.
I disagree. There are different incentives at play. I'll list the few I see.
When does FSD come? You can't say stuff like "10 years out". That'd be a hard sell in academia and an even harder sell in business. Moreover, Tesla is trying to move as fast as possible. The other issue is that they have to give a deadline estimate. As we all know, the business world cannot operate without any deadline estimates. So Elon gives them. If it sounds vaguely familiar to software engineering that's because it's the same misaligned incentive at play here, but then at a larger scale.
Also, he aimed big, and some of those big aims actually became reality. Isn't it the case with R&D and innovation that you have to fail a lot? It isn't easy.
So now we're in a situation where there are people that demand: whatever Tesla decides to innovate on must be a success and accurately estimated time-wise. No organization in the world has ever been able to do that, so to expect that is a fool's errand, IMO.
Elon constantly says "it's months away", "it's this year", "no, really, this year". Hell he just recently pushed a date back from June to September because "we might be able to announce something".
Having seen the issues with FSD versions dropping today, no-one can seriously think that some September announcement is going to be a "solution".
I get what you're saying. And it's not about being "aspirational". It's repeatedly, to the point of eye-rolling, over-promising, and underdelivering.
That's pretty much most of the world today, every wants to post pictures on social media for likes, appreciation, comments etc.
>>his shit posting on Twitter,
Well again the same thing, we are just in these times where everyone wants to voice their opinion.
>>his backwards attitude to remote work
Well you can't make cars at your home, nor can you make rocket/components. Kind of makes sense that you need to be there at the plant.