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Home Assistant AI Automation, Tesla FSD and Energy Monitoring with Phil Hawthorne – HGG691
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Phil Hawthorne joins me to talk Home Assistant AI automation, the upcoming 2026.10 release, Tesla Full Self-Driving, smarter energy monitoring, climate zones and a 3D-printed presence-sensor planter. We also discover why my Home Assistant Container installation had fallen several releases behind.
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Not yet. It's close though. It is very close. There are some times where I've had to intervene. Like the other day we drove through a red light. In hindsight, I probably should have stopped the car being in control, right? But we did drive through a red light. There are critical interventions.
This is the Average Guy Network and UF found home gadget geeks show number 691 with the guest Phil Hawthorne recorded on October 1st, 2026. Here on Home Gadget Leaks we cover all the favorite catchy gadgets that find more. Home news, reviews, product updates, conversation, and hopefully the average cut guy.
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