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Yesterday Elon Musk tweeted this[1]: "Tomorrow is Part 1 of the Model 3 unveil. Part 2, which takes things to another level, will be closer to production. " A

by helicon 11y ago

Yesterday Elon Musk tweeted this[1]: "Tomorrow is Part 1 of the Model 3 unveil. Part 2, which takes things to another level, will be closer to production. " And back in January he tweeted this[2]: "In ~2 years, summon should work anywhere connected by land & not blocked by borders, eg you're in LA and the car is in NY" Do you think he is saying the Model 3 will be fully autonomous? [1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/715307847890903041 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/715307847890903041 [2] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/686279251293777920 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/686279251293777920

scoot 11y ago
It sounds like it, but that would be on hell of a battery range if that's true.
- spurgu 11y ago
  It will probably be able to drive itself to a charging station. :)
  - illumin8 11y ago
    They've written about this on their blog: https://www.teslamotors.com/node/14147?no_cache=1459519432 https://www.teslamotors.com/node/14147?no_cache=1459519432 The eventual goal is to have the car be able to open your garage door, exit, close your garage door, then drive to your location, stopping to charge itself at supercharger stations along the way. The NYC to LA tweet implies the car would need fully autonomous driving capabilities to do so.
- randomname2 11y ago
  Maybe it could charge itself at charging stations?
- helicon 11y ago
  I don't mean the range so much as it sounds like he could be hinting that the car will be capable of being fully autonomous. Considering the price point for the entry level version is ~35k, could we be about to see the first mass market self driving car?
- Symmetry 11y ago
  I wouldn't expect the autonomy package to have a huge impact on range. It takes a lot of energy to figure out where you are and navigate when you're looking at it from the context of a quad copter or what you can carry in your pocket but it's probably going to be pretty small compared to a Tesla's beastly 60+kWh battery. Even on the rolling cabinet I worked on[1] the motors took more power than the autonomy kit did. [1]http://www.vecna.com/product/qc-bot-standard-cabinet/ http://www.vecna.com/product/qc-bot-standard-cabinet/
grecy 11y ago
I think it's very clear the Model 3 will be fully autonomous. It has no cluster - no gauges of any kind in front of the driver, and only a tiny speed readout on the big screen in the center of the dash. In the Verge video a Tesla designer says that's production ready (not just alpha). I won't be shocked if it doesn't have a steering wheel or pedals, or at least downplays them a lot.

by helicon 11y ago

scoot 11y ago

It sounds like it, but that would be on hell of a battery range if that's true.

spurgu 11y ago
It will probably be able to drive itself to a charging station. :)
- illumin8 11y ago
  They've written about this on their blog: https://www.teslamotors.com/node/14147?no_cache=1459519432 https://www.teslamotors.com/node/14147?no_cache=1459519432 The eventual goal is to have the car be able to open your garage door, exit, close your garage door, then drive to your location, stopping to charge itself at supercharger stations along the way. The NYC to LA tweet implies the car would need fully autonomous driving capabilities to do so.
randomname2 11y ago
Maybe it could charge itself at charging stations?
helicon 11y ago
I don't mean the range so much as it sounds like he could be hinting that the car will be capable of being fully autonomous. Considering the price point for the entry level version is ~35k, could we be about to see the first mass market self driving car?
Symmetry 11y ago
I wouldn't expect the autonomy package to have a huge impact on range. It takes a lot of energy to figure out where you are and navigate when you're looking at it from the context of a quad copter or what you can carry in your pocket but it's probably going to be pretty small compared to a Tesla's beastly 60+kWh battery. Even on the rolling cabinet I worked on[1] the motors took more power than the autonomy kit did. [1]http://www.vecna.com/product/qc-bot-standard-cabinet/ http://www.vecna.com/product/qc-bot-standard-cabinet/

grecy 11y ago

I think it's very clear the Model 3 will be fully autonomous. It has no cluster - no gauges of any kind in front of the driver, and only a tiny speed readout on the big screen in the center of the dash. In the Verge video a Tesla designer says that's production ready (not just alpha). I won't be shocked if it doesn't have a steering wheel or pedals, or at least downplays them a lot.