ERICOPOLY Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 The graphic says "unveil the D" with a garage door going up and a vehicle behind it. It is pretty obvious that there is going to be a Model D. Probably a Model P as well, based on the fact that he said "Glad I didn't mention the other letter!" and the "something else". I am going with Eric's guess -- "Dual Drive". The other letter is also D. Imagine if Musk tweeted about revealing a DD. Hence his comment that he is glad he didn't mention the other letter. Additionally, it's a Model S behind the doors. Exact same front trim and headlights. Model X looks different from the front and so would an entirely new not-yet-revealed body style. These aren't my original thoughts by the way -- just what I deemed the most likely scenario based on what I read over on the Tesla Motors forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikhil25 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Tesla Model S P85D: Is This Elon Musk's "D"? http://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-s-p85d-is-this-elon-musks-d-1641866673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Tech World Vexed by Slow Progress on Batteries http://online.wsj.com/articles/tech-world-vexed-by-slow-progress-on-batteries-1412552377?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Panasonic Plans Big Investment in Tesla Battery Plant Panasonic to Invest Tens of Billions of Yen as First Installment http://online.wsj.com/articles/panasonic-plans-big-investment-in-tesla-battery-plant-1412656008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palantir Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 We want the D!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERICOPOLY Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I want this: Tesla also said at a big briefing event here that it'll have a hopped-up version of its Model S that has all-wheel drive and blasts to 60 mph in little more than 3 seconds. Musk said in an interview with USA TODAY that his favorite car is the super-fast McLaren, a hihig-dollar, low-volume production car with racing attributes. Musk thinks the quickest Tesla will match the McLaren's 3.2-second sprint to 60 mph from standstill. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/10/09/tesla-musk-safety-driver-aids/16986665/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBird Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Tesla site back up. The P85D listed doing 0-60 in 3.2 sec. Top speed 155 mph. 691 horsepower! All yours for 112k. I would love to drive this thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikhil25 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/demo-of-tesla-model-s-2014-10 Cool video of the autopilot feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERICOPOLY Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Tesla site back up. The P85D listed doing 0-60 in 3.2 sec. Top speed 155 mph. 691 horsepower! All yours for 112k. I would love to drive this thing! Make an appointment for a test drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Tesla site back up. The P85D listed doing 0-60 in 3.2 sec. Top speed 155 mph. 691 horsepower! All yours for 112k. I would love to drive this thing! Make an appointment for a test drive. I'd love to drive one too, but I'd be terrified to make an appointment to test drive one. I might actually have to buy it. I'd rather never know that I need a $112K+ vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/demo-of-tesla-model-s-2014-10 Cool video of the autopilot feature. "even self-park itself in your garage — with you out of the car. You can even summon the car to your location, and it will drive up to meet you" Definitely a good start on autonomous vehicles, but not very useful yet because of the laws and regulations in place right now, as with just about anything in any industry government gets in the way. These features are "only available on private property". These features would be incredibly useful if you could be dropped off at the door of a store or restaurant and the car could then go park itself and pick you back up at the door when your were done. But at your home the ability to drop you off at your door and park itself in the garage isn't useful at all unless it can plug itself in when it gets there or charge wirelessly. You still have to go out to the garage to plug it in. Also it would need the ability to unplug itself in order to leave the garage and pick you up at your door. So these features are only legal where they are of no use and illegal where they would be of most use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenville Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 But at your home the ability to drop you off at your door and park itself in the garage isn't useful at all unless it can plug itself in when it gets there or charge wirelessly. You still have to go out to the garage to plug it in. Also it would need the ability to unplug itself in order to leave the garage and pick you up at your door. So these features are only legal where they are of no use and illegal where they would be of most use. If that becomes a popular use case with users, a good solution will be developed. Tesla listens to their customers and iterates quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberhound Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/demo-of-tesla-model-s-2014-10 Cool video of the autopilot feature. "even self-park itself in your garage — with you out of the car. You can even summon the car to your location, and it will drive up to meet you" Definitely a good start on autonomous vehicles, but not very useful yet because of the laws and regulations in place right now, as with just about anything in any industry government gets in the way. These features are "only available on private property". These features would be incredibly useful if you could be dropped off at the door of a store or restaurant and the car could then go park itself and pick you back up at the door when your were done. But at your home the ability to drop you off at your door and park itself in the garage isn't useful at all unless it can plug itself in when it gets there or charge wirelessly. You still have to go out to the garage to plug it in. Also it would need the ability to unplug itself in order to leave the garage and pick you up at your door. So these features are only legal where they are of no use and illegal where they would be of most use. Malls are private property so how long before stores and restaurants at malls set up a Tesla Valet service to attract wealthy customers? Perhaps this makes malls property more valuable? Why stop there. Why not set up a Tesla Town by building an entire city on private property? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYDemaray Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Most parking lots are private property. I know because I backed into someone once and the cop couldn't write me a ticket. I've heard this from other police officers as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Good point about parking lots. It'd be nice to have valet parking even in a city's downtown, but this would work with any establishment that has a parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yadayada Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 why does it say 275m range is an improvement. I thought range was 300m in the last one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenville Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Here's the official video of the autopilot and dual motor. Very good stuff. Interestingly, Musk mentions the charger plug-in issue when the car self parks in your garage. This guy and company is awesome. Eric, if you can figure out a way to get a P85D without too much of an outlay, that would be cool. The auto-pilot stuff seems really nice. I guess at this rate, Tesla will always be making the cars better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Malls are private property so how long before stores and restaurants at malls set up a Tesla Valet service to attract wealthy customers? Perhaps this makes malls property more valuable? Why stop there. Why not set up a Tesla Town by building an entire city on private property? Here's the hypo: You "hand over" your Tesla to the valet service. It goes to park the car in a Tesla-only area. A 12 year old skateboarding in the parking structure flies in front of the Model S, gets hit, and dies. The kid's parents sue you for negligent operation (just because traffic laws don't apply doesn't mean you aren't responsible for safe operation). They sue Tesla for deploying defective software. And they sue the mall for not doing enough to prevent children from skateboarding in the parking lot. Which lawsuits go the distance, which get tossed, and which end up with a big judgment? I don't think anybody really knows. And as long as the Malls think there is any chance they're going to get hit with some plausible lawsuit, I don't think the payoff to having the valet service is going to be attractive to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Malls are private property so how long before stores and restaurants at malls set up a Tesla Valet service to attract wealthy customers? Perhaps this makes malls property more valuable? Why stop there. Why not set up a Tesla Town by building an entire city on private property? Here's the hypo: You "hand over" your Tesla to the valet service. It goes to park the car in a Tesla-only area. A 12 year old skateboarding in the parking structure flies in front of the Model S, gets hit, and dies. The kid's parents sue you for negligent operation (just because traffic laws don't apply doesn't mean you aren't responsible for safe operation). They sue Tesla for deploying defective software. And they sue the mall for not doing enough to prevent children from skateboarding in the parking lot. Which lawsuits go the distance, which get tossed, and which end up with a big judgment? I don't think anybody really knows. And as long as the Malls think there is any chance they're going to get hit with some plausible lawsuit, I don't think the payoff to having the valet service is going to be attractive to them. Or...the sensors stop the car before it hits the kid and he skateboards away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Last month in my town we had a middle school kid hit in the school parking lot by an elderly driver who was there to vote in the primary elections. I'd be more likely to trust my kids skateboarding around vehicles driven by Tesla's software than vehicles operated by elderly ladies with their quick thinking and reaction times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Just to clarify: I'm very pro autonomous driving from a societal welfare perspective. But malls are not going to expose themselves to real (or imagined) legal liability just for the privilege of being on the vanguard and helping propel humanity forward. Until the malls (or their insurers) feel confident that they have essentially zero legal risk offering (or even explicitly tolerating) this sort of service, I think it is a sort of "wouldn't it be cool" idea, not a reasonable expectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERICOPOLY Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 How about a Skynet virus that hackers install in your Tesla and a fleet of centrally controlled Teslas goes on a simultaneously coordinated pedestrian killing rampage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 How about a Skynet virus that hackers install in your Tesla and a fleet of centrally controlled Teslas goes on a simultaneously coordinated pedestrian killing rampage. There are certainly easier ways to kill lots of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yadayada Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 But not nearly as entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 GM doesn't even need a skynet to kill random people with its cars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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