Welcome back to the Elon Musk podcast. And in today's episode, we'll be discussing two major news stories related to the worlds of space and transportation. First, we'll talk about the national highway traffic safety administration. Turning up the heat on Tesla is they investigate multiple instances of Tesla's crashing into parked emergency vehicles while using the automaker's autopilot. Le system.
Now the agency has launched a special crash investigation team to probe a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into a parked fire truck in California. The investigation will look into how the autopilot system detects in response to emergency vehicles, parked on highways. Next, we'll be discussing relativity spaces preparation to launch the world's first 3D
printed rocket. The Terran one, the rocket designed by Tim O's, who's the CEO and co-founder of relatively space and a former engineer at Jeff Bezos has space startup blue origin stands, 110 feet high and 7.5 feet wide and will be the largest 3D printed object to reach orbit.
If successful and the rocket will use nine engines to boost it off the ground and be able to carry a payload to low earth, orbit of about 2000. Hundred pounds Ellis hopes to disrupt, the rocket manufacturing industry, by putting metal 3D printers at the core of the manufacturing process and take on his former boss, Jeff Bezos and Elon musk's SpaceX. Stay tuned as we dive a little bit deeper into these stories and their implications for the future of transportation and space exploration.
Relativity space is a company known for its ambition to revolutionize rocket manufacturing and it's preparing to launch the world's first 3D printed rocket. The Terran one, the rocket is expected to lift off from Cape Canaveral. And if successful, it will become the largest 3D printed object to reach orbital flight. Velocities Terran one is the brainchild of. Tim Ellis, a former engineer at Jeff Bezos. Is startup blue origin in the rocket is relativity space.
First functional model in. It's also the world's first 3D printed rocket, the rocket is 110 feet, high, seven and a half feet wide and what use nine engines to boost it off the ground, it will be able to carry a payload to low earth orbit of around 2,800. Lb, Ellis is CEO and co-founder of Relativity space wants to take on Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk and disrupt the rocket manufacturing industry. He plans to achieve this by putting metal 3D printers at the core of the manufacturing process.
Now, Ellis believes that 3D printing will allow his company to build Rockets much more quickly than traditional, manufacturing methods and the company's printers can put together a rocket in just 60 days competitors. On the other hand will take between one and two years to build a rocket. According to the company's website, now SpaceX is Starship can be built with A few months as well. So relativity, space and Space X is Starship are neck and neck. As far as speed goes now, the
printer is used by relativity. Space are not just fast, but also flexible and smart, they use capable learning Ai and algorithms and they learn from their mistakes and collect data during printing to improve their future. Prince relativity space is even developed its own aluminum alloy. Boy for use in 3D printing the company's rocket engines called a on.
A e0n are also 3D printed and these engines use a mix of liquid oxygen and liquid methane to propel themselves forward and Taryn, one has nine a on one engines powered through its second stage. Now helices is race to Mars is more of a collaboration than a competition with SpaceX. He believes that both companies can work together to achieve
their goals in Relativity space. That goal is to print a rocket on Mars using its printers, the company believes that it's printers can be used to build an industrial base on Mars in the 3D printing will play a critical role in establishing a permanent presence on the planet. Now this tear in one launch, it's just a step forward for Ellis is real goal to build a much bigger rocket called tearing our and the rocket will almost be entirely 3D printed and will be e, 100% reusable.
It should be able to carry around 20 thousand kilograms of payload. And is the rocket that Ellis wants to send the Mars relatively space has teamed up with impulse space. Also founded by a former SpaceX propulsion CTO and co-founder, Tom Mueller, to set an ambitious timeline for its products. They aim to sent Aaron are to Mars by 2024 and if successful, it would be the first ever commercial mission to the Planet in the may even be SpaceX to the
pooch on this one. Ellis is confident that his company can achieve its lofty. Ambitions though a Skeptics have expressed doubts. About the company's ability to compete with established rocket. Manufacturers, Ellis is ready to put his printing technology to the test.
He believes that 3D printing is the key to stir up Ting, the rocket manufacturing industry and the Terran one launch is just the beginning, Ellis said people are quite pumped, especially given, this is such a unique launch with so many first for not just relatively Petit. But for the industry, whatever the outcome is with as less and learn. We're going to really have very interesting. Times ahead and after they bring their printer to Mars, they're
going to start building out. A lot of the food storage water, storage other industrial equipment. And they'll need to initially sustained kind of early seeds of people there. Now relativity space is a new space rocket company and still the company has a lot to prove. And as evidenced by its latest valuation, which like many other tech companies, Dropped by 28% from 4.2 billion dollars in mutual fund giant Fidelity's. Estimation in July.
Ellis said, I don't think anyone's chilling right now. It's long hours and people are working hard, but I can say we're not scrambling to fly. We've been ready. Now, for some time, Now, people are quite pumped, especially given, this is such a unique launch with so many first for not just relativity. But for the industry, Ellis said, among the first tests in this launch, which is dubbed. Go luck or good luck. Have fun.
Glhf, for short is that it's the first 3D printed rocket in the first flight test of methane-oxygen fuel the engines. Now, Ellis said, there's always a chance for surprises, especially with It's you just can't test on the ground. I believe. If anyone has a shot to do this we certainly have a chance, whatever. The outcome with this lesson learned, we're going to really have very strong momentum. Going into Taryn are now
relativity. Space is a new space company but SpaceX has been around for a while and so has Tesla.
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So, please take a second and check them out. Now let's talk about some Tesla and nhtsa news. That's a national highway, traffic, safety administration, and they're launching an investigation into Tesla and this is for a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S and a fire truck from the Contra Costa County, Fire Department in California. The agency is also investigating the autopilot system of people Tesla's crashing into parking emergency vehicles, which has led to 14 incidents Nationwide.
The nhtsa is investigating how the autopilot system detects, and response to emergency vehicles, parked on the highways and the driver of a 2014. Tesla Model S was killed in the crash and a passenger was critically injured for firefighters. Were treated for minor injuries, injuries and the 1.4 million dollar ladder. Work was damaged as well. Moreover nhtsa is also investigating steering wheels that can detach from the steering column on as many as to 120,000 model.
Why SUVs the agency received two complaints in which 2023 model wise, were delivered to customers with a missing bolt. Holding the wheel to the steering column. The agency says in documents posted on his website that both instances happened, when the SUV's had low mileage on them and in one complaint filed by By the nhtsa in owner said, he was
driving with his family. In Woodbridge, New Jersey, when the steering wheel suddenly came off on January 29th, five days after the vehicle had been purchased. Now, the nhtsa has been more aggressive in pursuing safety problems with Tesla's in the past year. And now it's a multiple recalls and investigations. And the agency is opened investigations into Tesla's breaking suddenly for no reason, suspension problems and other
issues. With a vehicles in in February, the nhtsa pressure, Tesla into recalling nearly three hundred and sixty three thousand vehicles with full self-driving software because the system can break traffic laws. The US Department of Justice has also asked Tesla for documents about full self driving and autopilot.
Now test the says, in its owner manual, the neither autopilot nor full self driving You can drive themselves in the owners must be ready to intervene at all times in nhtsa has sent investigators to 35 Tesla crashes, which they think that the automated systems are suspected of being used. 19 people have died including two motorcyclists. Now, the system is being tested by 400,000 Tesla owners on
public roads. Now the nhtsa said and documents that it can make unsafe actions such as traveling, straight through an intersection from a turn. Only lane going through a yellow traffic light, without proper caution, or failing to respond to speed limit changes. And as these investigations go on, we'll continue to bring you the latest news about Elon musk's Tesla. And also will bring you some relatively relativity spaces,
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