​I’m so excited about the rumored upcoming Apple CarKey system. Anything that cuts down on the clutter I have to carry in my pockets when I leave the house is a good thing. I really appreciate how Apple’s Wallet function made it possible to cut down on the number of credit cards I have to carry. And now they are rumored to be doing away with the key fob? Sign me up!

​Tesla’s standoff with local authorities over whether they would shut down operations is only the latest example of their cavalier attitude towards authority. Tesla has also ignored autopilot safety recommendations from the NHTSA which were made after two previous fatal auto accidents. It also appears that Musk continues to ignore an SEC ruling that he is prohibited from tweeting information that is of a material nature towards earnings without being approved first by the board of directors. Local authorities from all over the country continue to petition Tesla for access to information on Tesla servers that could help them investigate auto accidents. All ignored by Tesla. 

A big thanks to @CoverDrive12 for retweeting the following hilarious advertisement for a lemon Tesla Model X for sale in Norway. That is one ticked-off owner.

Writing for MarketWatch, Paris Kellermann summarizes how the famous mathematician Nassim Nicholas Taleb slammed Elon Musk. Taleb was the author of the book “The Black Swan” which foreshadowed the 2008 global financial crisis. Here is some of what he had to say: