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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 20 featuring: FSD beta 11.4.4 and “Fart Mode”

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Austin, Texas

On this drive, we start off by colorizing the Tesla on the screen and we select a nice deep purple color for the car. As we drive we’ll see some of Austin’s murals and artistic graffiti. But the best part of the podcast is the sound the car makes whenever it turns corners.

Tesla “Fart” mode

Tesla has always gone to great lengths to make its vehicles fun. When you select “fart mode” in your vehicle, whether it’s a Tesla Model S, 3, X, Y, or a Cybertruck, you’ll hear a delightful little emissions sound. This is a play on the fact that Tesla cars have ZERO emissions. Here’s your choices of fart sounds:

  1. Not a Fart (a reference to Not a Flamethrower that Boring Co. sold in 2018)
  2. Short Shorts Ripper (A hilarious tribute to TSLA stock short sellers)
  3. Falcon Heavy (SpaceX’s rocket with 2 boosters)
  4. Ludicrous Fart (Homage to SPACEBALLS, the movie)
  5. Neurastink (a reference to Neuralink)
  6. Boring (as in The Boring Company)
    * The seventh choice, called “I’m so random,” will pick one of the sounds randomly.
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Setting Fart Mode in the Tesla

Elon Musk’s Headstone

I’ll add a little personal note here. Elon Musk has said that when he passes away, he’d like his headstone to say, “INVENTOR OF THE CAR FART,” so when I met Elon on August 18th, 2022 at Gigafactory Texas, I asked him if he was okay with other automakers using fart mode. I was under the false impression that it was an exclusive patent. Elon informed me, in a serious matter-of-fact way, that he is perfectly fine with other OEMs using Fart Mode. His goal is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy and he has made sure that all of Tesla’s patents are open-source, including Fart Mode.

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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 19: Galveston Beach, Texas on the 4th of July

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Galveston Beach, Texas

Fourth of July is a popular time to visit the sparkling beaches on the Gulf Coast of Texas. I packed up my gear, and headed to Galveston Beach with my family to enjoy the sand, sun, ocean salt water, and Tesla FSD beta in a busy beach town! What an amazing experience.

Consider this: When you travel outside your usual comfort zone, Tesla FSD beta is your best friend who “knows” the new town well. This was my experience in Galveston. Enjoy the podcast and I hope your travels are fun, safe, and memorable!

Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode 19

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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 18

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Ashley St. Clair and Gail Alfar at Tesla Supercharger.

Ashley St. Clair joins us for the podcast.

Join Ashley St. Clair and me for a drive from the Austin airport to visit 1 Tesla Road, try out V3 supercharging, and experience FSD beta for the first time!

A thought-provoking conversation with Ashley

After our stop at Giga Texas, Ashley explains her book, written for children, Freedom Island, Elephants Are Not Birds, and we also touch on topics like ESG and boycott. I hope you enjoy both the conversation and the incredible ride showcasing the amazing FSD software that Tesla continues to put so much effort into perfecting through tens of thousands of hours of work utilizing their fleet of millions of vehicles.

Thank you for watching!

Giga Texas Casting. photo courtesy @Brandonee916

This is what the rear casting of a Tesla Model Y looks like. Photo at Giga Texas by Gail Alfar.

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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 13 featuring: Zero Disengagements to the Happy Cactus

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Austin, Texas

Join Gail Alfar as she hops in the Model Y and heads to the Happy Cactus in Austin on Tesla FSD beta. This miraculous part of this journey is that it is a trip all across the city, during rush hour, with zero driver intervention. Gail is, of course, watching the road and monitoring the car all the time, but Tesla’s software makes the grade! Enjoy!

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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 16: Austin’s Meuller Neighborhood and Safety Settings

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(Austin, Texas) On a sunny day in June, I activated Tesla FSD beta in my Model Y and supervised the vehicle as it crossed through downtown Austin and into the famous Meullar neighborhood of Austin. This area was once the home of Austin’s only airport. I watched as it was relocated to Southeast Austin and then the Meuller area emerged as a healthcare center with Dell Children’s Hospital and the must-see Austin Children’s Museum. I spent many many hours with my 5 kids in that museum, visiting it often. Additionally, I worked many long hours at the Children’s Hospital. Now, Mueller is one of the most desirable places to live in Austin!

I hope you like this Podcast Episode No. 16 as I aim to show you the charm of Meuller, the amazing capabilities of FSD beta in the Model Y, and Safety Settings in the Tesla.

Safety Settings

Dashcan settings are part of Safety Settings. I show how to activate this at 09:25 in the video. You can also activate “Cabin Overheat Protection,” as I show in the video. Please explore all settings in your Tesla and especially focus on safety settings. If you ever have an accident you’ll want to go back and see what your cameras have saved. Additionally, you are more likely to prevent an accident when you activate more of the safety settings. Happy driving and enjoy the podcast!

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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 15 featuring: Dirty Tesla

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Gail Alfar and Dirty Tesla on FSD Beta drive for Gail’s Tesla Podcast, May 2023

Austin, Texas

One of the pleasures of owning a Tesla or planning to buy one is the proliferation of videos online that feature how great FSD beta is. If you have not yet heard of Dirty Tesla, he’s a fabulous video creator on the X app, and he has published many videos with his expert commentary. 

Join Dirty Tesla and Gail Alfar as they head across the city of Austin, Texas, to the Austin Airport using FSD beta. Dirty Tesla has fabulous observations and I think you will enjoy the ride!

Gail Alfar, author. Exclusive to What’s Up Tesla – All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author and podcaster is to support Tesla (the most American vehicle manufacturer) and Elon Musk in both making life better on Earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization.

Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 14: Visiting Gatsby Mansion and Falcon 9 at Space Center

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(Houston, Texas) Welcome to Houston and the Baytown area on Tesla FSD beta!

Come along as we go inside a huge Gastby-like mansion and then hop back in the Tesla to take FSD beta over to the Houston Space Center to visit the Falcon 9 booster on display there.

You’ll enjoy this video as it not only features the best autonomous software on earth in a car, but it also features views of Houston from atop high roads and bridges. I have tried to put together a very special video for you. I believe this is one of my best episodes. Enjoy! 

Children playing soccer in the shadow of oil refineries in Houston

One interesting part of my journey on FSD beta into the Houston area was the overarching dominance of oil refining in the city. Homes, soccer fields, communities, stores, and roads, all exist near massive oil refineries. The pictures I did not share lie in my head. They are of the countless roads and bridges that are stained with streaks of black soot. The black lines can’t be cleaned and are a result of burn-off from the refineries. One friend of mine who grew up in South Texas across the street from a refinery tells me that many many people he knew suffered from bad health because of this. Of course, we still need a lot of oil to keep the gears running in our world. And soon, hopefully, in your lifetime, we will see a global economy based on fully sustainable energy.

You can read more about that in my blog post about Elon Musk’s Master Plan 3, linked below this article. Have a lovely day!

Gail Alfar, author. Exclusive to What’s Up Tesla – All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author and podcaster is to support Tesla (the most American vehicle manufacturer) and Elon Musk in both making life better on Earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization.

Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 12 Earth Day 2023

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(Austin, Texas) Earth Day is a time to think about how rare our planet really is. We are all living on a pale blue dot, circling the sun, and thus far, we have not yet had any conclusive proof there are aliens.

We might be alone, so we should take care of our Earth.

This podcast takes you through a scenic area of Austin. I intentionally drive up the famous “Capitol of Texas Highway” or the “360” in order to show you how beautiful the west side of Austin is. I also share a few of the pictures that people have entered into the Official Tesla Earth Day 2023 Contest. You might also wonder who the winners are. Below, I link you to the amazing winners.

If you would like to know what Elon Musk has said about aliens, I also include his words below from his talk in Dubai.

Gail’s Tesla Podcast in honor of Earth Day.

Elon Musk talks about UFOs, Aliens

Elon Musk clarifies if he thinks reports of “sightings” are Aliens.

“I don’t think it’s aliens, no. I do find the whole question of aliens a very interesting one.  What is typically called the fermi paradox which is that if the universe is really is as old as science seems to think it is, where are the aliens? Have we really been around for 13.8 billion years? If so, shouldn’t there be aliens all over the place? The crazy thing is I’ve seen no evidence of alien technology or alien life whatsoever and I’d think I’d know.  You know, SpaceX, we do a lot. I don’t think anyone knows more about space than me or at least space technology. 

But I think it’s actually a troubling thing if there are no aliens as well.  What that actually could mean then is that civilization and consciousness is like a tiny candle in a vast darkness and a very vulnerable tiny candle that could easily get blown out. We should therefore take great care with what may very well be this tiny candle in a vast darkness and make sure that it does not go out and that we send the light of consciousness beyond earth and do everything we can to ensure that the light of consciousness does not go out.”

“We should therefore take great care with what may very well be this tiny candle in a vast darkness and make sure that it does not go out and that we send the light of consciousness beyond earth and do everything we can to ensure that the light of consciousness does not go out.” – Elon Musk

Tesla Earth Day Winners

To view the winning Tesla Earth Day photos, click HERE or see them on Tesla Official Instagram HERE.

Tesla Model Y, Image Credit Tesla, Inc.

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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 11

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Note the people that Tesla AI has sensed in this image of the screen. Taken April 13, 2023.

Construction Zone Success

(Austin, Texas) This episode shows Model Y running Fsd beta version 11.3.6. Tesla is continuously updating it’s AI software. Here, we begin in a parking lot next to “Honest Mary’s” restaurant. The car is put into FSD beta by pressing down in the right-hand stalk twice rapidly. The car moves through the parking lot and it encounters a lot of unexpected construction. As it turns right, the driver is ready to disengage the software if need be, but it is not needed, as the Tesla navigates around and past the construction successfully.

Trader Joe’s Destination Success

The vehicle navigates, with zero disengagement from a local church in Austin to a very busy Trader Joe’s parking lot. The next destination is Five Guys Burgers.

This episode is probably best watched when you are not too hungry.

When the vehicle arrives at Five Guys, there are pedestrians crossing the street. Each person is sensed by Tesla’s Ai software, a testament to the high importance of safety in the entire realm of Tesla products.

Austin at sunset, image courtesy Aeriel Austin, Instagram
Austin at sunset, image courtesy Aeriel Austin, Instagram

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Gail’s Tesla Podcast Episode No. 10

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Ellie in Space and Gail Alfar after the Podcast on Tesla V11 FSD beta.

Ellie in Space Joins us on the Podcast

For this Podcast Episode, we are joined by citizen journalist Space reporter Ellie in Space. Ellie is recovering from a broken femur in which she has undergone several hospitalizations. She has shared many details about her journey to physical recovery on her X account and her Youtube channel.

For this ride, we experience the firsthand delight of Ellie on her first-ever ride in a Tesla on FSD beta.

We are running Version 11 in the very hectic area of South Lamar and the video features an unprotected left turn on a road that would make even a grown man cry. The vehicle is able to choose the exact moment when it should smoothly and quickly ease between traffic to get us to the famed Zilker Park.

I think you’ll enjoy watching and hopefully, you will also be inspired that we will one day see a time when all cars are fully autonomous. The human race will one day benefit immensely from the hard work that Tesla Engineers are putting into developing the most advanced real-world AI software known.

Thank you for watching!

This is Austin, Texas, at sunset.

Gail Alfar, author. Exclusive to What’s Up Tesla – All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author and podcaster is to support Tesla (the most American vehicle manufacturer) and Elon Musk in both making life better on Earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization.