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Internxt is one of the best European alternatives to Google Drive

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There is life beyond Google Drive. It is the cloud service that many different users use because almost all of us use Google services daily. But, if you are looking for a European alternative, there are very interesting options to choose from. Especially if your priority is privacywhich is just what our TikTok colleagues are saying: we mean Internxt. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A European cloud that includes VPN and antivirus We have already told you on another occasion about this European cloud service of Spanish origin. Internxt, as our colleagues explain, is a cloud service that focuses on offering maximum privacy for the data that is uploaded to its servers. The reason for this is that they use what is known as zero knowledge encryption. What does this mean? This means that the data you upload to the cloud (whether files, photos, videos, etc.) They are encrypted before being uploaded and not once they arrive in the cloud. This prevents anyone from intercepting the data along the way, making it a more secure process. In fact, not even Internxt itself can access this data. In addition to this, Internxt is an open source cloud service. That means anyone in the world can audit your code to look, for example, if there is some kind of backdoor to extract our data. This, which is great news from a transparency point of view, is not something that all cloud services offer. And how much does it cost? Internxt has three different subscriptions which we can pay in two ways: annually or a single payment to have the service for life. Using the code ‘XATAKA’, we can get any of these plans with a 90% discount, which is a real treat. The most economical of its plans, called Essential, includes 1 TB of storage and has a price of 0.99 euros per month or 190 euros if we choose the modality for life. The good news is that, in addition to cloud storage, we will have encrypted VPN and antivirus, so, if we have contracted these services separately, we can unsubscribe from them. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Internxt In Xataka | Google Drive alternatives: the best cloud storage services for your files In Xataka | Best VPNs 2026: guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy

The camera that watches you while you drive is already mandatory in new cars. And no one guarantees what happens with that data.

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Since yesterday, July 7, no new car can be registered in the European Union without the ADDW system (Advanced Driver Distraction Warning or Advanced Driver Distraction Warning), the final phase of the General Safety Regulation. We already had recently What does this system technically consist of? and why the car is going to beep at us more now than before. The melon that we had not yet fully opened was about what happens to the images captured by that camera that looks at your face while you drive. About what goes the regulations. He text of the regulation requires ADDW to function as a warning tool, not a recording tool. It analyzes the driver’s image in real time, decides whether or not the driver’s gaze is on the road and generates only a binary signal: attentive or distracted. In theory, the raw video never leaves the vehicle. Article 6(3) of the General Security Regulation itself establishes that the system must not record or retain data beyond what is strictly necessary to fulfill its function. The problem is what the standard does not say. “The regulations do not mandate any independent audit mechanism to verify that installed ADDW systems actually operate in a closed loop,” account the specialized media All About Cookies. It also does not define precisely what is considered “necessary” or how long that information can be retained before being deleted. In practice, the guarantee that your biometric data does not leave the car depends, today, on the manufacturer’s word. It is not the first time that word fails. The recent history of the sector does not help to generate confidence. An investigation by The New York Times revealed in 2024 that “several manufacturers, including General Motors, shared information about their drivers’ behavior with data brokers such as LexisNexis, which in turn they transferred it to insurance companies”, which came to translate into premium increases for drivers who did not even know they were being evaluated. For its part, a special investigation by Reuters documented that, between 2019 and 2022, “Tesla employees privately shared, through an internal messaging system, especially sensitive videos and images recorded by their customers’ car cameras,” including scenes of accidents, traffic fights and intimate moments captured in garages individuals. Neither case is directly related to ADDW nor did it occur in the European Union, but both perfectly show what can happen when an automaker accumulates sensitive data under vague rules. The road safety argument. On June 16, the Swedish data protection authority (IMY) ruled that the company Securitas Sverige had violated the GDPR by installing cameras with artificial intelligence that continuously analyzed the behavior of its drivers. ”The security argument alone is not enough to legally justify this type of behavioral surveillance,” they shared in Tech Times. Although this case is not specifically about ADDW, but rather about corporate fleet cameras, it also sets an uncomfortable precedent just when that same argument, that of road safety, is the legal basis of the entire European regulation. The other system, the black box. The EDR (Event Data Recorder), mandatory since July 2024 and of which we already detailed more in depthis only activated in the event of a collision, saves just a few seconds of technical data (speed, braking, steering wheel angle) and cannot be transmitted wirelessly, since it is necessary to physically connect to the OBD port of the vehicle to extract it. Its own design, designed to investigate accidents, is so limited that the road safety think tank ETSC came to complain that, by not being able to record location or time, the device is almost useless for investigators studying the causes of accidents. In other words, one falls short due to excess caution and the ADDW falls short in guarantees. And now what. The European Commission has already announced that it will continue developing the ADDW until 2027, incorporating the detection of cognitive and not just visual distractions, which implies even more sophisticated sensors pointing inside the cabin. For our part, we can review the manufacturer’s actual privacy policy (not the commercial website) to check how long the eye-tracking data is retained, if it is shared with insurers or third parties, and if the system ever leaves the vehicle itself. The law requires that the data not leave the car. Now, that it is fulfilled, it is a matter of trust. Cover image | Vitaly Gariev In Xataka | Waymo has not confirmed that it will arrive in Spain. But your documentation says things

60% of truck drivers drive fatigued and are clear about who is to blame

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Fatigue, tiredness and drowsiness while driving. The conclusions are as clear as they are worrying. 60% of truck drivers drive fatigued, according to a study by the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) that criticizes the inaction of the European Union in the face of what it considers “a safety crisis” caused by lower wages than recommended and pressing stress. “A security crisis”. This is how Livia Spera, General Secretary of ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation), defines the situation in the sector, in words collected by Transportation Diary: “For many professional drivers, every day is the longest. Fatigue is systematically built into their working conditions. This represents a safety crisis generated by unfair wages, poor application of regulationsdisproportionate pressure and supply chains that prioritize the lowest price over a sustainable road transport industry” The words were spoken during the report presentation ceremony Driver fatigue in road transport. It highlights the problem of fatigue at the wheel and the pressing need to take action to the European Commission. The data. ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation) It is a union organization which brings together unions and labor organizations from all over Europe since 1999 and represents five million workers through 200 organizations. What they have presented to the European Union is a report that contains the following data: 60% of truck drivers and 66% of bus and coach drivers said they drive while tired on a regular basis. 772 drivers said they almost crashed or caused a major traffic accident due to driver fatigue. Almost a third of truck drivers and a quarter of coach drivers reported having fallen asleep at the wheel while driving. 57% of bus and coach drivers and 52% of truck drivers say they would like to stop and take a break when they feel tired but cannot due to work reasons. Because? For ETF the reasons are clear: labor problems. They assure in their report that this chronic fatigue among truck and bus drivers is caused by low salaries, the impossibility of knowing the work time ahead of them, that the rest time is not real or that the facilities and spaces for resting and sleeping are not well equipped. These reasons are repeatedly pointed out by the unions that in March They already threatened to strike so that Social Security recognizes their right to early retirement, ensuring that these workers face a constant risk given the high accident rate in the sector. In 2024, in fact, road transport was the sector with the most work accidents with fatal results. were counted in Spain. That year, 138 transportation and storage employees died during their work day in our country. Drivers are missing. In Xataka We have been talking about the pressing lack of truck drivers that is putting pressure on the market and resulting in insufficient rest times and excessively long days. Last November 2025 It was already estimated that Europe is short three million truck drivers despite the fact that 85% of the goods are moved with their work. In Spain, the problem is just as serious. In fact, it is estimated that in our country 30,000 more truck drivers are needed to handle all the accumulated work. Countries like Morocco either Türkiye They have become a fishing ground for workers due to the lack of labor. and bad conditions. “My wheels were in terrible shape, completely smooth, and the ones on the back platform burst. (The truck) made me the scissors (…). I went into the ditch, against a river.” The narration is by Roberto Pérez, a truck driver interviewed by The Country who told his experience about his biggest scare behind the wheel. He reported that the wheels of his truck were finished and that they ended up bursting. This, along with fatigue and rest times, is the other great demand of the sector. In 2023, The DGT reported that a campaign lasting just one week left 72 trucks immobilized that did not comply with minimum safety conditions. And the problem has been recurring for years. In 2021a company was accused of homicide because its worker died in an accident caused by the poor condition of the tires. In addition, the truck had more than a million kilometers behind it and the MOT had expired. Two years lateranother company was investigated for forcing its driver to drive with wheels in poor condition, with the worker himself notifying the Civil Guard to immobilize the truck. Photo | Bhargav Panchal In Xataka | Four trucks and a total of zero truckers: China seeks solutions to a huge labor crisis

SSD prices are already so absurd that a 2TB drive for the PS5 costs more than the PS5 itself

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The PS5 currently costs 649.90 euros in large stores in Spain. The digital version without Blu-ray drive, 599.90 euros. Both have an 825 GB SSD unit that for some users may fall short, but “fortunately”—the quotes are important At this time—it is possible to expand that section with an internal SSD drive. And therein lies the problem: these units They are today a luxury. This is demonstrated by the launch of the new SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 850Poffering capacities ranging from 1 to 8 TB and offering transfer speeds of up to 7,300 MB/s. All promising until you see the prices, because, attention: The 2 TB version costs 795.99 euros. That is 22.5% more than the console itself costs, but things are even worse if we talk about the 4 and 8 TB models: 1 TB: 397.99 euros 2 TB: 795.99 euros (22.5% more than the price of a PS5). 4 TB: 1,566.99 euros (You could buy two PS5s and you would have more than 250 euros left over) 8 TB: 3,088.99 euros (You could buy almost five PS5 or three PS5 Pro and have money left over) If the prices of RAM and SSD units already seemed crazy to us, these SanDisk units are an ode to the absurd. The saddest thing is to discover that they are not even close to the best SSD drives out there. That drive is twice as fast as the SanDIsk one, but its 1 TB version costs 799.99 euros. How crazy. We have models like the MP700 Pro XT from Corsair, which thanks to their support for the PCIe 5.0 standard achieve speeds up to 14,900 MB/smore than double those of SanDisk. And of course, they are also much more expensive: the 1 TB version costs 799.99 euros nowadays. Price evolution of an SSD unit very similar in performance to what SanDisk proposes for the PS5. If you want to get even more depressed, you can check the prices of units of this type a year ago. The SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 850P is virtually identical to the WD Black SN850X, and the 8TB variant went on sale in 2025 and was available for 600 euros: five times less. In fact, right now it is 1,200 euros on Amazon with limited availability. But that’s the world we’re in currently: the DRAM memory crisis and NAND chips have taken us to an “unsustainable” situation which is making us today buy memory modules or an SSD unit for our PC, laptop or even for our PS5 much more expensive than it was a year ago. And the worst thing is that all the experts say that things will get worse. Bad business. In Xataka | What is happening with the Raspberry Pi 5 is amazing but very real: they were born cheap, they are becoming luxury

This European alternative to Google Drive has up to 5TB of storage at a 90% discount

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We live in a time where having a lot of subscriptions at the same time has become the most normal thing in the world. Streaming platforms, Spotify or even VPN may be some of those you have in your portfolio. What’s more, it is very possible that, if you like football, You have already subscribed to DAZN to watch the World Cup which starts in a few days. For this reason, when it comes to adding one more subscription to the ones we already have, it costs. If you are looking for cloud storage, there are options that you can pay once and forget about monthly subscriptions or price increases. One of the most interesting right now is Internxt, which is on sale: Using the code ‘XATAKA’ you get a 90% discount. So, you can have 1 TB of storage for life per 190 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Lifetime cloud storage that includes even a VPN This company of Spanish origin is a European alternative to US clouds like Google Drive or iCloud. This plan with 1 TB, called Essential, is the most basic that Internxt has (we will talk about the other two a little further down). In this way, you pay only once and you ensure service for life without having to pay every month. Beyond the price and being a European cloud, Internxt is an option that has several interesting assets. The first thing is that it is a secure option that has end-to-end encryption, as well as zero-knowledge encryption. This means that both the company and any third party will not be able to access or intercept your data, so it meets a high level of privacy. Internxt is also open source and transparent. That cloud storage meets this characteristic is important, because it means that anyone can audit and review it. This prevents possible back doors through which our data ends up in the hands of third parties. In addition, the interface and application that Internxt has are quite simple and intuitive to use. Not only can you do well to store photos or videos to free up your phone’s storage, but also to make a backup from your teams directly. In addition, any of the plans that Internxt has comes with VPN and antivirus, so if you have a subscription to either of these two services, you can save money. This Internxt Essential plan includes, as we say above, 1 TB of cloud storage. If you want or need more, then perhaps one of the other plans that this company has available will suit you better. We detail them below, although remember that the code ‘XATAKA‘ also allows you to get them with a 90% discount: Premium Plan: 3 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner and other additional features per 290 euros lifelong. Ultimate Plan: 5 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner, meet and other additional features per 390 euros lifelong. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Internxt In Xataka | Google Drive alternatives: the best cloud storage services for your files In Xataka | 61 European alternatives to Google, X, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, DropBox, Google Drive, WhatsApp and other popular services

This European alternative to Google Drive is a three-in-one that is now discounted

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There are few things I hate more than wanting to take a photo. and the cell phone tells me that I have no free space. I admit that it is my fault, because I have photos on my phone from more years ago than I would like to admit. I don’t know if the same thing will happen to you, but the alternative that is presented to me is to go to cloud storage and there, as a general rule, we usually go to the clouds of companies like Google, Apple or Microsoft. But we have quality European alternatives. What’s happening? That we may not want a subscription anymore if it has a high price. One of these European alternatives is Internxt, which right now has a promo active that could be great for just that: we can try a month from 1.57 euros if we use the code ‘XATAKA’. Internxt – One month trial The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Cloud storage that includes VPN It is a good alternative if we are looking for that extra storage in a European cloud (in fact, Internxt is a company of Spanish origin). This promo gives us the first month of your annual subscription at a super attractive price, then costs the full price, which is 9.99 euros per month. We also have another alternative, which is to choose your ‘lifetime’ subscription, in which we will pay only once and that’s it. The price of this one, with the code ‘XATAKA’, is 298.87 euros. But what does Internxt stand out for? The prices that we highlight a little above correspond to the cheapest subscription that this company has (we will talk about the other two a little further down). The first thing, of course, is your cloud storage: offers 1TB. Their service also has end-to-end encryption. That means, in short, that not even Internxt itself can access them. It also has two-factor authentication. Another point of Internxt that is worth highlighting and that not all clouds comply with is that It is open source and transparent. This is made public through GitHub and can be reviewed and verified by anyone interested. It is a way to ensure that you do not have any type of back door through which our files or data end up in the hands of third parties. But, beyond cloud storage, it also stands out because it includes an encrypted VPN and an antivirus within the subscription. If at any time we have thought about getting one of these two tools (or both), Internxt is a good option that would save us from having more subscriptions. Finally, as we mentioned before, there are two more Internxt plans. Both include more cloud storageas well as other tools. As with the one above, using the code ‘XATAKA’ we can benefit from a month with a fairly large discount. We leave you, as an outline, what both include and their price: Premium Plan: 3 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner and other additional features per 3.15 euros the first month and 19.99 euros per month for the rest of the year (or 456.17 euros if we choose the ‘lifetime’ plan). Ultimate Plan: 5 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner, meet and other additional features per 4.72 euros the first month and 29.99 euros per month for the rest of the year (or 613.47 euros if we choose the ‘lifetime’ plan). Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Internxt In Xataka | 61 European alternatives to Google, X, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, DropBox, Google Drive, WhatsApp and other popular services In Xataka | Google Drive alternatives: the best cloud storage services for your files

This European alternative to Google Drive is 87% off

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There are many users who seek to depend less on large US companies. A few years ago it was more complicated, but today we have European alternatives that are safe, of quality and even with quite attractive prices. Looking for cloud storage? That’s where Internxt fits in, a company of Spanish origin that currently has 87% discount on all plans: 1 TB of storage comes out 16 euros per year. 1 TB of cloud storage (annual subscription) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Cloud storage, yes. With VPN and antivirus, too Let’s do the math quickly. Internxt’s cheapest plan, which is called Essential and includes 1 TB of cloud storage, It normally has a price of 120 euros per year. It is a real discount, but, beyond the cloud, it even includes VPN and antivirus. This discount also extends to the lifetime plan, which costs 247 euros. Beyond the savings (which it has), the best thing is that you pay once and forget about price increases. Why choose Internxt? Beyond being a European alternative to Google Drive or iCloud, this cloud service uses what is known as ‘Zero-Knowledge’ and end-to-end encryption. This, simply explained, means that your files are encrypted before being uploaded to the cloud, so no one can access them (not even Internxt itself). Both when they are already stored and when they are being uploaded. Two more details to take into account. Internxt is from open sourcemeaning your service is transparent because anyone can audit your code. In addition, it has a 30-day money back guarantee, so if you are not convinced by what it offers, you can request a refund without problems within that period of time. As we said above, all Internxt plans are 87% off right now. We leave you below, as a summary, what they offer and the price they have right now: Premium Plan: 3 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus and cleaner per 31 euros per year (or 377 euros lifelong). Ultimate Plan: 5 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner and meet per 47 euros per year (or 507 euros lifelong). Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Internxt In Xataka | Best VPNs 2025: guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy In Xataka | Google Drive alternatives: the best cloud storage services for your files

Someone has put everything they need in a survival flash drive.

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The massive arrival of the Internet and connected devices have implemented a half-truth in our daily lives: that there will always be connectivity. And it doesn’t have to be. I discovered it the hard way on April 28, 2025, the day of the blackout: Without cash, something as common as eating out and paying with a card became an impossible mission and involuntary fasting. With information, more of the same: the usual Wikipedia or Google Maps are of little use without the Internet (in fact, download the original is always a good idea). Someone has wondered what would be left on your computer when the Internet goes down and to address that uncomfortable but legitimate question, they have launched a “survival kit” that fits on a USB flash drive. You insert it into your PC, it boots directly from there and it comes with everything. Yes, also an AI assistant. The project. shelters is an open source project created by Spanish Spanish dev Javier Prieto. What it essentially offers is a lightweight variant of Ubuntu preconfigured with a selection of tools designed to work completely offline. The heart of the project is an installation script: you prepare a USB with the base system, you connect it to the Internet once to run that script and you no longer need the Internet. Why is it important. The refugiOS proposal solves a real problem that is often overlooked: the vulnerability of depending on the Internet and its infrastructure. In the event of a serious emergency, such as my blackout, but also natural disasters or conflicts, what the servers offer will be inaccessible. And it will be the time when you need them most. Having that data physically stored without the need for external and foreign infrastructure can make a difference. Emergencies aside, the project evidently also satisfies from a privacy point of view. Everything you consult in refugiOS stays on your machine. There are no servers that record your activity, conversations or routes or share them with the AI. In a context where data and its analysis are increasingly the order of the day, having tools that work without filtering data to the outside provide value beyond being useful in the event of a possible apocalypse. And it offers one more extra: total portability. What does shelter bring?. The available content is grouped into five blocks: Offline library and encyclopedias: Wikipedia, WikiMed and WikiHow thanks to Kiwix. Maps and GPS navigation with offline search and routes using Organic Maps. Artificial intelligence. An AI assistant run locally available in three power levels depending on the RAM of your computer: from the basic Phi-4-mini for any PC with 4 GB of RAM to Qwen3-14B that requires 16GB to Qwen3-8B, which requires 8GB. Encrypted file vault (LUKS standard) to protect sensitive files. General tools like LibreOffice, VLC or Syncthing. There are three AI models depending on the hardware of your computer. GitHub Context. There are a few digital resilience projects, including Kiwix, which has been distributing Wikipedia offline to areas without internet for years; but what refugiOS is about combining several of these options into an all-in-one, ready-to-use system, which is also accessible to someone who doesn’t have too much technical knowledge. And it also comes at the best time. On the one hand, because there has been a real boom in small and efficient language models (something that a couple of years ago was unthinkable) and on the other, because of the current situation: conflicts, the flooding of AI to each and every one of the Internet sectors or the shift of the American technological monopoly of the West towards a more invasive policy. refugiOS takes advantage of that technological window and opportunity to add a layer of comprehensive utility. In detail. The project has deliberately conservative design decisions in that it ensures that the system boots and runs smoothly on basic and/or veteran computers (with 4GB of RAM), being easy to maintain and distribute. In fact, the documentation explains how to copy it to pass it on to your people. Of course, its status is still quite incipient: it is functional, but with room for improvement in the interface, documentation and language coverage. However, its roadmap is ambitious, with thousands of public domain books through Project Gutenberg or support for shortwave radio receivers. In Xataka | Batteries, radio, power bank: the six basic technologies that we recommend for your own “survival kit” in the event of a blackout In Xataka | Someone has passed 12,000 laws and reforms to source code and now searching the BOE is no longer an ordeal Cover | Immo Wegmann and Marcel Eberle

How to create your resume from your LinkedIn profile and save it directly to Drive using artificial intelligence

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We are going to tell you two methods to create your resume from your LinkedIn account wearing artificial intelligence. Apparently it’s a simple thing, because you’re just supposed to give the AI ​​the link to your account and it reads it. But in practice, LinkedIn blocks access to bots, so neither Claude neither ChatGPT, Gemini or others will be able to read the content of your profile. Therefore, we are going to tell you how to bypass this limitation in an ingenious way, and how to use the data from your LinkedIn profile to generate the text document. Then, this document we can download it or save it directly to Drive with the push of a single button. For this task We are going to use Claude’s artificial intelligencesince it is the only one with the ability to do what we want. Gemini won’t generate the file when you ask it, it will just make text that you have to copy and paste, and ChatGPT won’t give you the option to save it directly to Drive. Therefore Claude is the one that best fulfills the function. Your resume in Drive from LinkedIn Since the AI ​​you are going to use does not have access, what we are going to do first is save your LinkedIn profile to PDF. To do this, go to your profile in the browser and click Control + P on Windows or Cmd+P on Mac to go to the print web menu. Here, choose the option to save as PDF so that the content of the page is downloaded in this format. In addition to the main profile, it can also be useful to do the same in the knowledge and skills section. Now let’s go to Claude. Here, the first thing you have to do is add and activate the connector Google Drive. The connectors are used to connect Claude to other services, in this case Google Drive. You’ll have to give the AI ​​access to your entire Drive, so be careful if you’re looking for maximum privacy. Now, you have to open a conversation with Claude, you have to attach the PDF of your LinkedIn profile that we created at the beginning, and add a prompt in which you specify that you want to create a resume with this data. We have used this: These two files that I attach are a PDF capture of my LinkedIn profile. I want you to generate a professional resume with a minimalist design based on the data in this profile. The resume must be in text document format, and you must provide me with the ability to add it to Google Drive with the name “cv.docx”. You can search on the Internet if you think you can complete the resume with some important information about me. As you can see in the prompt, We have specified that we want to be able to add it to Driveand we have even told you what name the file should have. We have also asked you to search for information about us on the Internet to complete the data, and here you could add any other link where you think you can get information. And with this, Claude will generate a .docx document and open it to you in a column on the right. You will be able to see it and request changes, and above you will have a button to add it directly to Drive and another to download it. In Xataka Basics | Newsletter summary with artificial intelligence: summarize all the newsletters in your email inbox with Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT

The Tesla Model 3 once again offers a rear-wheel drive version that starts at 35,000 euros

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Tesla needs to sell cars. It seems silly to say this about a brand that obviously sells cars. But Tesla is different because its CEO warned a few days ago that the company was in the process of pivoting. With sales that suffer in all markets for a perfect cocktail created by the Elon Musk’s political movements, the lack of a Tesla Model 2 that expands the range and a product that is not renewedthe market is punishing them harshly. The company also appears to have lost its financial advantage. It wasn’t that long ago that I could play with the price of the car, eat a good chunk of profit margins that were huge and continue to be competitive for pure price. Now, with rivals launching models on the market at a good pace, this game becomes more complicated. What’s left for Tesla? Lower their already minimalist cars to create a pure and simple mobility object. But, above all, try to rely on where they have the best results. The new Tesla Model 3, the rear-wheel drive model, is a good example of this. Why does an electric car have less autonomy than advertised? Tesla Model 3 RWD technical sheet TESLA MODEL 3 RWD Measurements and weight 4,720 mm long, 1,850 mm wide and 1,440 mm high. 2,890 mm wheelbase. 1,772 kg. Trunk 682 liters to the roof of the trunk (Tesla does not specify if it includes the double bottom of the rear trunk). bodywork five-seater sedan Maximum speed Maximum speed of 201 km/h Acceleration (0 to 100 km/h) 6.2 seconds WLTP range 534km WLTP consumption 13.0 kWh/100 km DGT environmental badge Zero emissions. DRIVING AIDS Autopilot system with adaptive cruise control with Stop&Go function, lane keeping, blind spot sensor, emergency braking, front and rear cross traffic control. 360º camera and autonomous parking. Operating system Tesla Software not compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Grok AI as a voice assistant. MULTIMEDIA SCREEN 15.8-inch central screen. OTHERS Wireless charging for mobile phone, two USB-C sockets. Specifically developed Spotify, Disney+, Steam, Youtube, Netflix applications. PRICE From 35,000 euros with a brand discount and without government aid The right changes, the usual advantage What changes in the new Tesla Model 3 RWD? Rather little. On the outside the changes are practically imperceptible. They just stop at some black logos (which were already coming in the last deliveries) and some very closed wheels to increase the car’s autonomy. Rims that give a greater feeling of quality than the hubcaps of the Tesla Model Y although they are very similar. Inside, wireless mobile charging is eliminated and the imitation leather seats have been replaced by cloth seats. I am one of those who prefers change, the current ones are good (without being spectacular) and I have the feeling that the fabric is going to age better than the previous seats. Of course, this is still mere intuition. The seat controls for electric control have also disappeared. You have to go to the screen but since you can save your personal profile with your mobile phone, which still acts as a key, it shouldn’t be a problem. And, if you look for them, all the controls are on the screen except for the turn signals, where Tesla collected cable to return the lever behind the steering wheel. Software continues to be the best ally in this case. The menus are clear, simple and it’s easy to remember where what is. The problem as always is having to touch the screen for functions that are better operated by hand. To improve the experience, Tesla has added Grok AI as a voice assistant. In its latest update, this chatbot with artificial intelligence is available in beta phase and that leaves us at the moment with a somewhat strange situation because it continues to coexist with Tesla’s voice assistant. To put it somewhat simply, Grok cannot handle the “material” functions of the car. That is to say. You can’t ask Grok to roll down the window or change the air conditioning. The assistant notifies us that it cannot do this function and tells us how we can ask the Tesla voice assistant for it. It’s a shame because the latter requires more precise orders and less natural language. Grok feels like an almost obligatory update in a car that forgets about physical controls. The promise of a voice assistant with artificial intelligence that learns from what you tell it is almost essential to manage the car’s functions with a much more natural and less robotic language. What we can ask Grok for is a route, change it on the fly or tell him to find places to eat, sleep or buy some clothes while we’re on the go. This does seem useful to me. For example, in our case we asked him to take us on a route to Berlin but to find us a five-star hotel in Paris to stop and rest. In a few seconds we had the route made and the hotel selected. For a practical as well as fun point of view, the assistant can be used with two female voices and two male voices, each with its own name, and different personalities. From the pure assistant to the conspiracy, passing through a “language teacher”, the doctor, the narrator, the therapist and the “meditation” mode. The information provided with each of them is different and adjusts to their personalities, so if we want more truthful information we should go to the assistant. However, you have to be careful because Grok pointed out to me, for example, that you can only enter the city of Madrid if you have a Zero Emissions sticker, which is not true. Of course, the fact that it lacks restrictions can be funny, like when she told us that an electric car “will never equal a gasoline car”, that her favorite car was a Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 or that she totally disagreed with Elon Musk’s … Read more

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