Pretty much. They’ll take money wherever they can predictably get it. They’re not deep into crypto for the same reason they’re not deep into horse racing.
I don’t think DirecTV is deploying these any more in favor of the gen 2 Genie that has wireless built into the main receiver. Not sure how inclined they’ll be to push a fix
Musk has said on a few occassions that he can achieve full automony on a Tesla with no LIDAR setup. I think instead they use a front-facing radar and a bunch of cameras. Maybe IR?. Levandowski strongly disagrees and sees LIDAR as critical to reliably mapping the environment. This all came up when that guy drove into the side of a trailer in a Tesla.
Yeah I’m pretty sure you’d have to use private APIs to be able to fake reviews using the new controller. They’d probably ban your developer account if you tried this. Don’t think it would be worth it.