A Tesla vehicle crashes into a jet

Plus: This exquisitely sensitive machine can hear a single bacterium die, Is SpaceX better at parrying Russian cyberattacks than the Pentagon? Apr 23, 2022 [View in browser]( The 'smart summon' of Tesla vehicles was mentioned as the most viral feature of the automaker by CEO Elon Musk. But like anything else, its misuse may lead to unpleasant consequences. A video shared on Reddit yesterday showcases a Tesla Model Y crashing into a $3.5 million Cirrus Vision jet. It is stated that the car was ‘summoned’ and was in autonomous mode during the crash. Before diving into the unfortunate event, let’s take a look at how Saudi Arabia converted an archipelago into a high-luxury mega-resort under its Red Sea Project. Good Morning. This is Mert, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [Saudi Arabia is converting an archipelago into a high-luxury mega-resort]( But at what cost? [Saudi Arabia is converting an archipelago into a high-luxury mega-resort]( TRANSPORTATION [A Tesla Model Y crashes into a $3.5 million jet after being ‘summoned’]( [Tesla Model Y crashing into a Cirrus Vision jet.]( - A new video that [surfaced on Reddit]( shows a Tesla vehicle [crashing into a $3.5 million Cirrus Vision]( jet after being ‘summoned’ in a precarious way by the owner at a Cirrus event at Spokane’s Felts Field airport. Tesla Model Y has a feature called “Smart Summon” that allows the driver to push a button on their phone to call the car to come to them autonomously. A sight to behold. In the video, the summoned car can be seen going all the way up to the Cirrus Vision jet, colliding with its tail, and keeping pushing forward until the jet has been turned around in a complete half-circle. Only then does it finally come to a halt. Many glitches. Smart summon has been known to have many glitches, even occasionally crashing into poles. CEO Elon Musk has described the feature as “Tesla’s most viral feature" but that definitely does not make it its safest. Of course, like any of Tesla’s Autopilot features or Full Self-Driving Beta, owners need to stay attentive at all times, something this particular owner clearly wasn't doing, or he would have taken control and stopped the crash. Perhaps he summoned the vehicle by accident simply by sitting on the app's button? [Read More]( INNOVATION [This exquisitely sensitive machine can hear a single bacterium die]( [graphene, e. coli]( Each year, E. coli kills hundreds of thousands of people and sickens hundreds of millions more. And like plenty of other pathogens, it is growing immune to our stock of antibiotics far faster than we're developing new ones. - That’s why [it could be big news]( that a team of researchers has developed a new way to determine if an antibiotic has succeeded in [killing a sample of E. coli.]( The super-sensitive listening device relies on a material called graphene to capture the unbelievably faint sound of E. coli bacteria trying to move around — or of dead E. coli bacteria sitting in silent stillness. Helping doctors navigate antibiotic resistance. As the researchers continued working, it became clear that the graphene-enabled listening device would be useful in figuring out if an antibiotic had what it took to clear a bacterial infection. If the strain of E. coli is resistant to the drug in question, then the graphene drum registers no change in the sound of the flagella beating against the thin layer of carbon atoms. If the antibiotic does its job, the vibrations get slower and fainter until the noise has completely stopped. [Read More]( INNOVATION [Is SpaceX better at parrying Russian cyberattacks than the Pentagon?]( [Donated Starlink terminals in Ukraine.]( A Pentagon official revealed their amazement at the speed with which SpaceX recently countered a Russian jamming attack on its Starlink service over Ukraine, [a report from Business Insider]( reveals. Speaking at the C4ISRNET Conference on Wednesday, April 20, Dave Tremper, director of electronic warfare for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, explained how [Starlink's operators fought off the attack]( faster than he believes the U.S. military would have been able to. “The U.S. military could learn from SpaceX’s agility.” Now, Tremper's comments provide new insight into Russia's attempts at jamming the satellite internet service in Ukraine. The Pentagon official said that only a day after the Russian jamming attack, "Starlink had slung a line of code and fixed it." "How they did that was eye-watering to me," Tremper said. He also added that the U.S. military usually required a "significant timeline to make those types of corrections," and that "there's a really interesting case study to look at the agility that Starlink had in their ability to address that problem. In the way that Starlink was able to upgrade when a threat showed up, we need to be able to have that agility." [Read More]( MAIL & MUSINGS “The U.S. military could learn from SpaceX’s agility,” said Dave Tremper, director of electronic warfare for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Do you agree with the statement of the Pentagon official? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [No way, the U.S. Department of Defense is way too good to fall below the SpaceX show-offs.]( [I do, SpaceX’s performance cannot be overlooked.]( [There's nothing wrong with a governmental department learning from a private company.]( [I’m not sure which one is superior.]( Yesterday’s Results Yesterday we asked if you would like to be one of the first people living on Mars. 46% percent of the participants say they’re comfortable on Earth while 25% believe it would be an honor to live on the red planet. Nope. I like to be comfortable. 46% Yes! What an honor. 25% I’d go only after a few generations. Better be careful. 20% It’s MINE. 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