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WTF? It's just a countdown and a place to enter an email. Why would I want to give my email to Tesla without having any idea what this is about?

gpm 9y ago
What it's about isn't exactly secret. Tesla has built an electric semi (truck). This is them unveiling it... in 15 minutes. Presumably the email is to get a notification... Edit: Turns out you actually have to enter a email... thankfully it doesn't verify anything.
- tyingq 9y ago
  Supposedly with a 300 mile range versus ~1400 miles for a typical semi truck. I'm sure there are niche uses, but it isn't any sort of enormous breakthrough. Edit: Product page says 300/500 range, so some option I guess: https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new
  - alexdumitru 9y ago
    Are you sure about that range? It seems really really bad.
    - tyingq 9y ago
      Got it from here: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/16/16657580/tesla-live-stream-semi-truck-event-start-time-2017 https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/16/16657580/tesla-live-stre... No idea what their source is though.
  - LyndsySimon 9y ago
    Shouldn't be an issue - not all trucks are long haul, lots of trucks do pickup & delivery and never leave the city they're in.
    - tyingq 9y ago
      That seems reasonable for a box truck or similar. I'm skeptical about a semi though. I'm sure there are some use cases, just not convinced it's a significant percentage. It also rules out consecutive/night shifts with a second driver. Edit: Product page says 300 miles standard, but a 500 mile option: https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new
      - zardo 9y ago
        A truck is a tractor without a fifth-wheel, and some weight distribution differences. They aren't really completely different products. Regional haul tractors are decent market, but much smaller than long haul. Utility and refuse better play to the strengths of electric vehicles, but I suppose garbage trucks aren't sexy enough for Tesla.
      - awalton 9y ago
        > It also rules out consecutive/night shifts with a second driver. One of the things we're learning about electrical vehicles is that they do lead to a culture change in the way people operate them. Trucker culture currently... blows. They often eat bad food, subsist on caffeine and often other stimulants, work excruciatingly long hours, and often have or cause accidents due to those long hours. They're away from home and their families for weeks of a month. They sit in unergonomic conditions and often sleep in cramped quarters aboard their trucks. Truck drivers in India are often seen as very low class people because of this kind of living situation. One of the biggest cultural changes happening in truck driving in India are companies switching to relaying cargo - a driver may only go 100-300 miles from home, dropping off or switching their trailer for one heading back the opposite direction, and hauling back home for the night, where the next person goes the next distance, and so on. That allows the driver to have a somewhat normal home life outside of trucking. And as it happens, relay trucking is perfect for an electrically powered system, as it forces truckers to adopt the saner living situation by having to recharge after a run. So, not only healthier, it's safer for everyone on the road and better for the environment.
        LyndsySimon 9y ago
runesoerensen 9y ago
"It can transform into a robot, fight aliens and make one hell of a latte" https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/930875739397791744 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/930875739397791744
- karmapolic 9y ago
  is this a video game? paranoid elon.
Jtsummers 9y ago
They're unveiling a semi(truck). I agree about the sign-up, I'd rather not (and won't). But it's quite clear what is being revealed.
jaggederest 9y ago
The form is not checked, you can enter any arbitrary nonsense and it will let you through. I recommend using an @example.com address which won't be routed.
- kartD 9y ago
  I prefer to put elon@tesla.com. Hopefully it'll incentivize them to stop this crap

gpm 9y ago

What it's about isn't exactly secret. Tesla has built an electric semi (truck). This is them unveiling it... in 15 minutes. Presumably the email is to get a notification... Edit: Turns out you actually have to enter a email... thankfully it doesn't verify anything.

tyingq 9y ago
Supposedly with a 300 mile range versus ~1400 miles for a typical semi truck. I'm sure there are niche uses, but it isn't any sort of enormous breakthrough. Edit: Product page says 300/500 range, so some option I guess: https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new
- alexdumitru 9y ago
  Are you sure about that range? It seems really really bad.
  - tyingq 9y ago
    Got it from here: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/16/16657580/tesla-live-stream-semi-truck-event-start-time-2017 https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/16/16657580/tesla-live-stre... No idea what their source is though.
- LyndsySimon 9y ago
  Shouldn't be an issue - not all trucks are long haul, lots of trucks do pickup & delivery and never leave the city they're in.
  - tyingq 9y ago
    That seems reasonable for a box truck or similar. I'm skeptical about a semi though. I'm sure there are some use cases, just not convinced it's a significant percentage. It also rules out consecutive/night shifts with a second driver. Edit: Product page says 300 miles standard, but a 500 mile option: https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new https://www.tesla.com/semi/?new
    - zardo 9y ago
      A truck is a tractor without a fifth-wheel, and some weight distribution differences. They aren't really completely different products. Regional haul tractors are decent market, but much smaller than long haul. Utility and refuse better play to the strengths of electric vehicles, but I suppose garbage trucks aren't sexy enough for Tesla.
    - awalton 9y ago
      > It also rules out consecutive/night shifts with a second driver. One of the things we're learning about electrical vehicles is that they do lead to a culture change in the way people operate them. Trucker culture currently... blows. They often eat bad food, subsist on caffeine and often other stimulants, work excruciatingly long hours, and often have or cause accidents due to those long hours. They're away from home and their families for weeks of a month. They sit in unergonomic conditions and often sleep in cramped quarters aboard their trucks. Truck drivers in India are often seen as very low class people because of this kind of living situation. One of the biggest cultural changes happening in truck driving in India are companies switching to relaying cargo - a driver may only go 100-300 miles from home, dropping off or switching their trailer for one heading back the opposite direction, and hauling back home for the night, where the next person goes the next distance, and so on. That allows the driver to have a somewhat normal home life outside of trucking. And as it happens, relay trucking is perfect for an electrically powered system, as it forces truckers to adopt the saner living situation by having to recharge after a run. So, not only healthier, it's safer for everyone on the road and better for the environment.
      - LyndsySimon 9y ago

runesoerensen 9y ago

"It can transform into a robot, fight aliens and make one hell of a latte" https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/930875739397791744 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/930875739397791744

karmapolic 9y ago
is this a video game? paranoid elon.

Jtsummers 9y ago

They're unveiling a semi(truck). I agree about the sign-up, I'd rather not (and won't). But it's quite clear what is being revealed.

jaggederest 9y ago

The form is not checked, you can enter any arbitrary nonsense and it will let you through. I recommend using an @example.com address which won't be routed.

kartD 9y ago
I prefer to put elon@tesla.com. Hopefully it'll incentivize them to stop this crap