4 ms·
Ask HN: Will Tesla's Model 3 be released soon enough for it to be drivable?
An optimistic release seems to be late 2017. With delays, that could be pushed to 2018, which roughly coincides with Musk's estimation for when his cars will be driverless. So, what are the odds the Model 3 will be released sans steering wheel?
- Spooky23 11y ago0. Driverless cars are legal in 3 states.
- dangrossman 11y agoZero. A car without a steering wheel wouldn't be street legal. Regardless of the pace of technological advancement in self-driving cars, the 50 states will not all have revised their individual motor vehicle laws by 2018.
- pfarnsworth 11y ago2018 is unfathomable for the Model 3. Hopefully 2020 is more realistic if they can survive past their Model X issues. I have friends at Tesla, some in the service centers, and they said there are still less than 1000 Model X's on the road, and there are still problems. Yes, they raised $200 million from the Model 3 debut, but they are spending $100 million per week, so that doesn't dent their spending.