Chapter 724: Chapter 471: Ultra-Long Distance Shuttling, Small Ice Mountain After the Struggle [Anti-Theft]

Another piece of evidence proving the existence of black holes is the "spaghettification" effect. You might wonder what this means, but if you ever get the chance to look into a black hole, everything will be self-explanatory: under the intense gravitational pull of the black hole, one would be stretched into thin strips, like noodles. Although this may seem unlikely, if a star ventures too close to a black hole, this might be its fate. In October 2020, astronomers indeed observed the flash of a star being consumed by a black hole. Thankfully, this "tragedy" occurred at a safe distance of 215 million light-years away from us.

Photo of a Black Hole

The first-ever photo of a black hole captured directly by humans.

Up to now, we have collected much indirect evidence of black holes, including x-ray radiation, gravitational waves, and astrophysical effects on other celestial bodies, which cannot be explained by anything else known in the cosmos. But in April 2019, humanity finally found conclusive evidence—the Event Horizon Telescope directly photographed the supermassive black hole at the center of the M87 Galaxy. The name of this telescope might be misleading; it is a network of telescopes scattered worldwide rather than a single one. NASA stated that the more telescopes involved in taking the photo, the finer the details captured, and the better the final image quality. In the final image, we can clearly see the shadow of a black hole with a mass 6.5 billion times that of our sun, along with an accretion disk glowing in orange around it. (Yezi) As reported by IT House on August 26, Tesla released the FSD Beta 9.2 version of the self-driving system on August 16. However, Elon Musk believes the latest version isn’t good enough, and the Autopilot AI team is "urgently" working on the much-anticipated update for the autonomous assistance driving system.

According to IT House, when Musk was asked on Twitter about the FSD Beta update, he replied: "We are planning to roll out Beta 10, expected to be this Friday."

It is noted that FSD Beta 10 will have a completely retrained neural network system, requiring a few more weeks for tuning and bug fixes, with a public test likely in about four weeks.

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Musk: Tesla’s goal for the autonomous driving system is to be 10 times safer than human driving

On August 26, as reported by foreign media, on Wednesday, U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk reiterated the company’s long-term goal in "Full Self-Driving" (FSD)—to develop an assistance driving system approximately 10 times safer than ordinary human drivers. Once this level of safety is reached, regulatory agencies will likely approve FSD for use on public roads as a driverless system.

Before making this comment, Musk had commented on the recently released FSD Beta 9.2, stating its performance isn’t optimal. He said: "FSD Beta 9.2 is not great in my opinion, but the Autopilot and AI teams are making rapid improvements. We are attempting to create a comprehensive solution for both highway and city street driving, but this requires retraining of the neural network at scale."

On the surface, Musk’s comments might not seem particularly reassuring, and many FSD Beta users have voiced their opinions humorously, posting numerous videos showing the driving assistance system functioning in unexpected ways. In response, Musk reaffirmed the company’s goal to develop a driving assistance system that is 1000% safer than human drivers.

Musk clarified: "By most standards, the performance of FSD Beta 9.2 is impressive, but our goal is to develop a system 1000% safer than ordinary human drivers."

These remarks indicate that Musk and the Tesla AI team have realized that autonomous vehicles need to be significantly safer than human-driven cars to be widely accepted. Even if self-driving cars are twice as safe as human drivers, the number of accidents would still decrease. Currently, the NHTSA is investigating Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD systems because of incidents related to emergency vehicles.

For years, Tesla’s FSD and driving assistance systems Autopilot have saved countless lives. In the first quarter of 2021, Tesla cars with Autopilot enabled had one accident for every 4.19 million miles (6.74 million kilometers) driven, while cars without Autopilot but with active safety features had one accident for every 2.05 million miles (3.30 million kilometers). In contrast, the latest NHTSA data shows American cars average an accident every 484,000 miles (780,000 kilometers).

Truly understanding how advanced Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD Beta are is rather challenging, especially when compared to similar driving assistance features currently being developed by its competitors. Recently, automotive teardown expert Sandy Monroe tested the Ford BlueCruise system in comparison with FSD. Despite Ford’s claims that BlueCruise functions as a "hands-free" self-driving solution on specific highways in the U.S., Monroe quickly found that even minor turns required manual intervention.

Tesla Autopilot and FSD trace arcane transformation

The hierarchy of the Five-Shore Dragons is arranged in the order of Ping, Blue, Mate, Black, and Sand dragons.

The Ping Dragon is the strongest dragon among the Five-Shore Dragons. It possesses considerable wisdom. Its mixed quenching intimidates other creatures, and it loves gold and silver coins. It tirelessly pursues them, has the strongest powers, and naturally can wield fire skills.

Blue Dragon. The Blue Dragon ranks second in strength. It can create mirages and wield wind control. Its wisdom is average.

Mate Dragon. Some say the Mate Dragon has lower wisdom, but the understanding of Mate Dragon wisdom is quite sophisticated. Naturally, the Mate Dragon is smaller than the Ping and Blue Dragons, but it is the most cunning dragon among the Five-Shore Dragons. It’s one of the two dragons naturally able to survive and reduce combat power. It excels in deception and poison skills, with strong poison resistance and potent poison scents, commonly found in forests and jungles.

Black Dragon. The Black Dragon is smaller than the Ping and Blue Dragons but slightly larger than the Mate Dragon; its wisdom ranks last among them. (This statement considers the view that Mate Dragons have lesser wisdom, which some support.) The Black Dragon intimidates through mixed quenching and uses shadow energy. It is the most dedicated to destruction among the Five-Shore Dragons.

Sand Dragon. The Sand Dragon uses ice elemental power. It is an orderly evil creature. Its strength is the smallest among the Five-Shore Dragons, and its wisdom is the lowest. It awakens Dragon Language Magic the latest. The magical energy of an adult Sand Dragon is comparable to a young Ping Dragon’s. (Youth and adulthood are separated by three age stages.) Its wisdom barely exceeds that of a juvenile dragon, and an ordinary Sand Dragon can speak languages proficiently. But its intelligence is truly lacking, earning the nickname "Sand Fool" from other dragons. Typically found in snowy mountains and ice plains.

The Five-Shore Dragons are relatively evil. They are leaders of the evil alignment. As they increase in age, their powers also gradually grow stronger.

Keeping safety in mind, good health, happiness, and all the best wishes. Feeling wonderful.

The conclusions made in a study examined the outcome. It found that the final result depends on the mass of the star. If it is very massive, say, 20 times the mass of the sun, its dense core (which alone can be two or three times the mass of our sun) may collapse straight into a black hole. The collapse of the star’s core is exceptionally rapid, reminiscent of how mammoths disappeared from Earth 10,000 years ago, scientists are now embarking on an ambitious plan hoping to bring such animals back to the Arctic tundra.

In fact, the scientific community has been seriously discussing the possibility of "resurrecting" mammoths and releasing them into the wild for years. This Monday (September 13), the startup company Colossal announced it had secured $15 million in funding, bringing scientists one step closer to realizing that dream.