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isn't there a massive waiting list?
December for new orders, not too bad.
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Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
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Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#12HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Tesla Motors didn't announce the self-driving car that some had expected but did roll out an exotic suite of driver-aid and safety features Thursday night. And it said 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. Tesla's moves are closely watched by its shareholders, who seem to bid up stock prices wildly, then sell, so…
>The car reads speed-limit signs and adjusts the car to the speed on the sign.
This is not something I want in a vehicle. I realize why it's a good thing, but there are reasons I don't want to drive exactly the speed limit e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#13as someone who just picked up my model S last week, it'd be kind of crappy if I missed the cut for these new sensors. the car is so nice though it's hard to complain.
Mine was delivered in early September and doesn't have the sensors. Check for the parking sensors more on the side of your bumpers and for a camera underneath the rear view mirror. I believe many cars built mid September have the sensors built in, and yours should too.
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#14HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Tesla Motors didn't announce the self-driving car that some had expected but did roll out an exotic suite of driver-aid and safety features Thursday night. And it said 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. Tesla's moves are closely watched by its shareholders, who seem to bid up stock prices wildly, then sell, so…
>The new system will move the car over a lane when the driver uses the turn signal. ...what if you're just turning right?
Its probably like many luxury sedans (and pretty much every recent Benz) if you tap the turn signal stick it flashes the blinker three times to signal a lane change so you don't need to put it back into position once you have made the change.
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#15There's a bootleg stream of the event at: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/10419610/events/3475766
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
>The new system will move the car over a lane when the driver uses the turn signal. ...what if you're just turning right?
Its probably like many luxury sedans (and pretty much every recent Benz) if you tap the turn signal stick it flashes the blinker three times to signal a lane change so you don't need to put it back into position once you have made the change.
I don't think that's a luxury feature anymore, my base model ford does it.
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#17There's a bootleg stream of the event at: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/10419610/events/3475766
Over 3500 streamers!
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#18HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Tesla Motors didn't announce the self-driving car that some had expected but did roll out an exotic suite of driver-aid and safety features Thursday night. And it said 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. Tesla's moves are closely watched by its shareholders, who seem to bid up stock prices wildly, then sell, so…
> The car reads speed-limit signs and adjusts the car to the speed on the sign.
I hope this feature can be disabled. Where I live, the flow of traffic regularly exceeds the stated speed limit - sometimes by 20 mph. It would be very silly to be limited like this.
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#19HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Tesla Motors didn't announce the self-driving car that some had expected but did roll out an exotic suite of driver-aid and safety features Thursday night. And it said 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. Tesla's moves are closely watched by its shareholders, who seem to bid up stock prices wildly, then sell, so…
> The car reads speed-limit signs and adjusts the car to the speed on the sign. I hope this feature can be disabled. Where I live, the flow of traffic regularly exceeds the stated speed limit - sometimes by 20 mph. It would be very silly to be limited like this.
Indeed, even the Google Automated Driving system evaluates car-flow around it, and is prepared to violate the driving speed limit by as much as 10 MPH if traffic is going significantly faster than the posted limits.
Re: Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
#20HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Tesla Motors didn't announce the self-driving car that some had expected but did roll out an exotic suite of driver-aid and safety features Thursday night. And it said 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. Tesla's moves are closely watched by its shareholders, who seem to bid up stock prices wildly, then sell, so…
> The car reads speed-limit signs and adjusts the car to the speed on the sign. I hope this feature can be disabled. Where I live, the flow of traffic regularly exceeds the stated speed limit - sometimes by 20 mph. It would be very silly to be limited like this.
I am kind of curious what the vision system does when the sign has different speeds for different classes of vehicle. Or signs for night vs day.