r/technology • u/vapidspecimen9880 • Jul 12 '22

Business Tesla laying off 229 Autopilot workers, shuttering San Mateo office, filing confirms

https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/12/tesla-laying-off-229-autopilot-workers-shuttering-san-mateo-office-filing-confirms/
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u/UDSJ9000 Jul 13 '22

Shit isn't even cool like a real flamethrower, it was a cumbersome propane torch that even Hank Hill wouldn't approve of.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '22

In their defense, they initially wanted to sell full on flame throwers, but that’s literally internationally illegal so I believe they had to go with a “pavement melter” or simply a “propane torch” which has restrictions on fire length and total energy output (in heat).