26 February

Again, this is about brilliant engineering, not brands, it’s just that Tesla is one of the few companies prioritising engineering. Tesla has now included its AI, Grok, in its cars. And you don’t have to go buy a new model to get it, as in standard combustion cars - it just downloads into your car using wifi, while you sleep. It can do a whole range of things (and growing), like plot routes by voice command, including what type of accommodation and price range you want, surrounding sites etc. But it can also act as a language tutor, teaching you a new language while you drive, or tell you stories, or act as a therapist, or entertain the kids, or act as an instant translator if you and your passenger don’t speak the same language, or answer any questions you may have about life, the universe and everything. And there’s always an element of fun. Like the two examples here, where Grok is asked to act in ‘sexy’ mode, and then in ‘argumentative’ mode. Have a look. It saddens me people are rage-baited into protecting 19th century technology, in 2026, when the 21st century is so amazing.