- Thread starter Lorenzo
- Start date
B
Boing
Guest
For $150 grand, it better do that.
papasmerf
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2010
- Messages
- 33,614
I was thinking have the sound system play nothing but ABBA and Conway Twitty
Beef Jerky
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2012
- Messages
- 1,405
papasmerf
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2010
- Messages
- 33,614
Reckless88
Active member
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2014
- Messages
- 37
You get $1000 cash back if you purchase one. Also all gas stations are subsidized by the government so charging your battery is free.
B
Boing
Guest
Published on Nov 6, 2015
Stupid Idiot (not me) is in the back seat while his car is driving on autopilot on the highway with 83 KM/H 51 MPH
The list of things wrong with what the driver did is endless, but they essentially boil down to just two: in case something went wrong, he wasn’t in a position to do anything about, and second, he doesn’t appear to be wearing a seatbelt, so in the event of an accident, he’d be gracefully flying through the windscreen.
If you want to share this video, Please mention my name Casjus212 thanks in advance!
Stupid Idiot (not me) is in the back seat while his car is driving on autopilot on the highway with 83 KM/H 51 MPH
The list of things wrong with what the driver did is endless, but they essentially boil down to just two: in case something went wrong, he wasn’t in a position to do anything about, and second, he doesn’t appear to be wearing a seatbelt, so in the event of an accident, he’d be gracefully flying through the windscreen.
If you want to share this video, Please mention my name Casjus212 thanks in advance!
Pullmyfinger
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 21, 2011
- Messages
- 1,081
Tesla's electric cars are about to start parking without a driver.
The company said Sunday its new Autopark feature is ready for Tesla drivers to install.
Autopark allows drivers to step outside their cars and park them remotely -- perfect for squeezing into a tight space or narrow garage while the driver stands nearby.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it's a step forward on the path to fully autonomous vehicles.
Musk made a bold prediction: In as little as two years, Tesla drivers could theoretically will be able to "summon" their cars "from across the country."
https://money.cnn.com/2016/01/10/autos/tesla-autopark-elon-musk/index.html
The company said Sunday its new Autopark feature is ready for Tesla drivers to install.
Autopark allows drivers to step outside their cars and park them remotely -- perfect for squeezing into a tight space or narrow garage while the driver stands nearby.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it's a step forward on the path to fully autonomous vehicles.
Musk made a bold prediction: In as little as two years, Tesla drivers could theoretically will be able to "summon" their cars "from across the country."
https://money.cnn.com/2016/01/10/autos/tesla-autopark-elon-musk/index.html
ThePunisher
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2013
- Messages
- 217
Would you buy one now?.
Tesla reveals its $35,000 car for the masses
Even before Tesla unveiled its new Model 3 on Thursday night, more than 115,000 people had already paid $1,000 to reserve one of the highly-anticipated electric cars.
These early buyers didn't know what the car would it look like -- a lot like a smaller Model S with an up-turned nose -- or that it would have a starting price of exactly $35,000. They also didn't know that it would go from zero to 60 in less than 6 seconds and have a range of at least 215 miles.
"We don't make slow cars," CEO Elon Musk said at the car's unveiling, adding that these are minimum specs the company hopes to exceed. "You will not be able to buy a better car for $35,000, or even close, even if you get no options," he said later.
Musk said the Model 3 will seat five comfortably, and he emphasized "comfortably." After the launch event at the automaker's Southern California design studio, Tesla executives gave guests brief rides in prototype Model 3 cars. The vehicle does, in fact, seat at least four people comfortably. Five would probably be a squeeze.
The windshield and back window nearly touch, leaving only a narrow bar of actual roof to separate them, which makes for a nearly complete view of the sky over occupants' heads. There is no gauge cluster in front of the driver, only air-conditioning vents.
A rectangular touchpad screen mounted on the dashboard between the front seats is the only information display. The car's speed is displayed in the upper left corner within easy view of the driver.
The car I rode in was an all-wheel-drive dual-motor version which would cost more than $35,000, but also be more powerful that the base model. Acceleration was neck-strainingly quick, and the ride was -- as always with electric cars -- strangely quiet.
Like the larger Model S, the Model 3 has a trunk and a "frunk," meaning there are large storage areas at both ends of the car. That gives it more storage space than any gasoline-powered car of similar size, Musk boasted.
Musk stuck by his promise that the Model 3 will go on sale by the end of next year. The Fremont, Calif. factory where Tesla (TSLA) builds its cars used to produce nearly half a million cars a year when it was owned by General Motors (GM) and Toyota (TM), he said, so it should have no trouble meeting Tesla's needs for this third model.
Tesla's enormous new Nevada Gigafactory should also be able to produce more than enough lithium ion batteries to meet demand.
https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/01/luxury/tesla-model-3/index.html
Tesla reveals its $35,000 car for the masses
Even before Tesla unveiled its new Model 3 on Thursday night, more than 115,000 people had already paid $1,000 to reserve one of the highly-anticipated electric cars.
These early buyers didn't know what the car would it look like -- a lot like a smaller Model S with an up-turned nose -- or that it would have a starting price of exactly $35,000. They also didn't know that it would go from zero to 60 in less than 6 seconds and have a range of at least 215 miles.
"We don't make slow cars," CEO Elon Musk said at the car's unveiling, adding that these are minimum specs the company hopes to exceed. "You will not be able to buy a better car for $35,000, or even close, even if you get no options," he said later.
Musk said the Model 3 will seat five comfortably, and he emphasized "comfortably." After the launch event at the automaker's Southern California design studio, Tesla executives gave guests brief rides in prototype Model 3 cars. The vehicle does, in fact, seat at least four people comfortably. Five would probably be a squeeze.
The windshield and back window nearly touch, leaving only a narrow bar of actual roof to separate them, which makes for a nearly complete view of the sky over occupants' heads. There is no gauge cluster in front of the driver, only air-conditioning vents.
A rectangular touchpad screen mounted on the dashboard between the front seats is the only information display. The car's speed is displayed in the upper left corner within easy view of the driver.
The car I rode in was an all-wheel-drive dual-motor version which would cost more than $35,000, but also be more powerful that the base model. Acceleration was neck-strainingly quick, and the ride was -- as always with electric cars -- strangely quiet.
Like the larger Model S, the Model 3 has a trunk and a "frunk," meaning there are large storage areas at both ends of the car. That gives it more storage space than any gasoline-powered car of similar size, Musk boasted.
Musk stuck by his promise that the Model 3 will go on sale by the end of next year. The Fremont, Calif. factory where Tesla (TSLA) builds its cars used to produce nearly half a million cars a year when it was owned by General Motors (GM) and Toyota (TM), he said, so it should have no trouble meeting Tesla's needs for this third model.
Tesla's enormous new Nevada Gigafactory should also be able to produce more than enough lithium ion batteries to meet demand.
https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/01/luxury/tesla-model-3/index.html
Well that is a shocker.
A study from the University of Edinburgh shows that electric and hybrid vehicles emit as many, if not more, atmospheric toxins than fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
https://dailycaller.com/2016/05/15/...nts-than-fossil-fuel-burning-cars-says-study/
A study from the University of Edinburgh shows that electric and hybrid vehicles emit as many, if not more, atmospheric toxins than fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
https://dailycaller.com/2016/05/15/...nts-than-fossil-fuel-burning-cars-says-study/
Tesla Model S driver claims his car crashed into a trailer on its own, Tesla says ‘Summon’ was activated
A Tesla Model S driver in Utah, Jared Overton, says that he parked his car behind a trailer before running an errand for a few minutes. When he returned to his vehicle, he says he found it crashed in the back of the trailer with the windshield crushed by the trailer’s bed – picture above.
The owner claims the car decided to move forward on its own, but after verifying the logs, Tesla claims that the ‘Summon’ feature, which allows the vehicle to drive itself on short distances without anyone in the car, was activated seconds after the car was parked.
Overton spoke with local news KSL and said that after exiting the vehicle, he stuck around the car for “at least 20 seconds” because a passerby asked him a question about it and therefore, he would have seen or heard the vehicle crash into the trailer.
Tesla requires everyone using the ‘Summon’ feature, which is currently in beta release, to stay around the vehicle and monitor its moves in order to stop it if it looks like it is not detecting an object. In this case, it’s easy to see how the car’s front sensors, other than than the front facing camera, wouldn’t have detected the trailer’s bed which is at a significant distance from its rear-axle.
The regional service manager sent Overton the following statement obtained by KSL:
A Tesla Model S driver in Utah, Jared Overton, says that he parked his car behind a trailer before running an errand for a few minutes. When he returned to his vehicle, he says he found it crashed in the back of the trailer with the windshield crushed by the trailer’s bed – picture above.
The owner claims the car decided to move forward on its own, but after verifying the logs, Tesla claims that the ‘Summon’ feature, which allows the vehicle to drive itself on short distances without anyone in the car, was activated seconds after the car was parked.
Overton spoke with local news KSL and said that after exiting the vehicle, he stuck around the car for “at least 20 seconds” because a passerby asked him a question about it and therefore, he would have seen or heard the vehicle crash into the trailer.
Tesla requires everyone using the ‘Summon’ feature, which is currently in beta release, to stay around the vehicle and monitor its moves in order to stop it if it looks like it is not detecting an object. In this case, it’s easy to see how the car’s front sensors, other than than the front facing camera, wouldn’t have detected the trailer’s bed which is at a significant distance from its rear-axle.
The regional service manager sent Overton the following statement obtained by KSL:
“Tesla has reviewed the vehicle’s logs, which show that the incident occurred as a result of the driver not being properly attentive to the vehicle’s surroundings while using the Summon feature or maintaining responsibility for safely controlling the vehicle at all times,”
In reaction to the statement, Overton said:
“They can tell me what they want to tell me with the logs, but it doesn’t change what we know happened here.”
The Tesla driver is adamant that he didn’t activate the Summon feature himself and that the car didn’t start the function right after he exited the vehicle since he would have been able to watch it happen:
“They’re just assuming that I sat there and watched it happen, and I was OK with that,”
Other than the regional manager, Tesla didn’t address Overton’s case directly, but the company issued a statement about the Summon feature:
“This feature will park Model S while the driver is outside the vehicle. Please note that the vehicle may not detect certain obstacles, including those that are very narrow (e.g., bikes), lower than the fascia, or hanging from the ceiling. As such, Summon requires that you continually monitor your vehicle’s movement and surroundings while it is in progress and that you remain prepared to stop the vehicle at any time using your key fob or mobile app or by pressing any door handle. You must maintain control and responsibility for your vehicle when using this feature and should only use it on private property.”
Earlier this year, Tesla added a “dead man’s switch” the Summon feature after Consumer Reports found a small safety concern following some tests similar to Overton’s situation.
W
Wanker
Guest
Nap time.
