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Full autonomy depends, among other things, on regulators. Could be years before the right people are convinced it should be road legal. Hints I see re: Cybertr
by ctdonath 6y ago
Full autonomy depends, among other things, on regulators. Could be years before the right people are convinced it should be road legal.
Hints I see re: Cybertruck point to new battery by end of 2021 (CT launch). Few/no regulators to persuade of exotic tech.
- cstejerean 6y agoI’ll settle for self driving package that doesn’t plow full speed into stationary objects. What regulatory hurdle is that stuck behind?
- new_realist 6y agoThere are no regulations currently in the US that would prohibit full self driving. They simply do not exist. Regulation is a lie told by Elon to excuse a lack of progress.
- ctdonath 6y agoIf there aren’t regulations, there will be soon. Tesla needs to address the obvious before it becomes a problem.
- jsight 6y agoBut will the Cybertruck actually be produced by the end of 2021 or were the battery requirements too high for the spec and price point?
- ctdonath 6y agoPoint of this thread is new battery tech arriving soon, and hints during CT unveiling were it would be the first Tesla vehicle using the new tech. Notice the new “Gigafactory” will double as CT manufacturing, and Elon has referenced new batteries well before any of this.
- jsight 6y agoSure, but there were hints of that during the semi and roadster unveiling too. 200KWh in a car smaller than a 3? Almost 1 MWh in a semi costing less than 200k? The CT was always going to be built at either NV or a new factory. All new factories are doing battery production. If there's a hint there, it is a really weak one. Having said that, I do think the CT will make it in 2022 and maybe we'll even see the lower trim versions in volume production by 2023. That would still be pretty impressive.