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I'm not a fan of one-pedal driving, but I'm a fan of regenerative braking for longer range. So, I would hope that it's possible to set the car to coast in a manner similar to gas-powered car, but also that when the brake pedal is depressed, it uses regen braking before the brake pads. Friction...

Hold up... You lost plain old AP?? That comes with any Tesla! That's NOT beta, and it's something you paid for as part of the car!

This may be a bit off-topic, but I will never again have someone other than myself install passenger-side pedals in ANY car. Without experience doing what we do, the results have always been disappointing. Every time, and I mean every time, (about 12 times for me) I've had to at least tell...

Just logged in to say: "Well, today sucked."

Probably so. We get 6 hours with our students unless they choose to pay for more lessons, which isn't common. Supposedly they're getting 20-30 hours of practice with parents between each of our 2-hour lessons, but parents often sign to attest "under penalty of perjury" that the practice...

True story. This morning due to an errant mouse click while I was adjusting my chair, I bought more. (My platform is for day traders and it doesn't ask for confirmation.) At the time it was the HOTD, which isn't something I ever do. Apparently it was a limit order with a limit higher than...

Anyone else hear that popping sound? Like someone has been turning the crank on a little box?

"Hmm", that sounds a bit sarcastic. If you own and drive a Model 3, you already know it has substantial blind spots. If I could have made the car work, I would have. The side cameras don't see the blind spots at all... What they see is pretty much the same as the wing mirrors see, which by...

It's been a while since I posted. Here's the conclusion: Yes, I got it working, but after teaching 3 lessons, I decided to sell the car. The Model 3 doesn't allow an instructor to adequately maintain safety, even with an "advanced student". (That is, someone who is ready to get their...

Pardon the bump. I asked this question and still wondering, but it was buried in a longer post.

Shhh! When it goes up, we're pretending it makes sense. Don't tell.

POP!!!

The resistance at $2,000 is like the thin layer of skin over the head of a giant pimple. (Ew. Sorry.)

I know this: They got no money from me for FSD, but if there was a monthly or annual option, they'd have gotten something. Since the development costs are spent anyway, it would be almost 100% spendable gravy. Would it cannibalize the $8,000 purchase? Maybe, but only if it's not worth having...

The fact is we're guessing, but there's logic to it. 1) If we treat Tesla's price of $8,000 as its "value" as a permanent feature, and if we assume that a car lasts a typical 8 years that's $1,000 per year, or per $83.33 month. But if that was the monthly price, a person would be foolish to...

Right now it works well enough to be cool and add some convenience. So that has value. When it does more, it will have more value.

It might sell at that price, but I probably wouldn't be a buyer after the first month. Since it has nearly zero cost (after huge development overhead of course) I think my prices would result in greater sales dollars overall. I still feel I need to closely supervise regular Autopilot on a...

Great! In case they're listening (they're not) I'd go as much as $350US on a monthly basis (and I'd probably only do a one month trial at that price), or I would commit to a year at around ~$175 per month, as long as if I sell the car the remainder of the time would transfer with the car. It...

As a Model 3 owner who's happy with Autopilot and unwilling to pay the big price for FSD, I would certainly pay perhaps $350 to try it for a month, and if I fall in love I might even pay the bigger amount to keep it, or even "lease" it as a service for $350 per month. Granted, if I own the car...

Okay, WT actual F?

Although this probably isn't the right thread for this topic, this is where you brought it up. I believe the solution isn't complete until fusion replaces fossil fuels. Electricity is only as clean as its source. Solar and wind are nice, but both have certain inherent impracticalities...

For any business to provide great service, many things are required. Well trained people, money, a well-developed infrastructure... ...and one very important thing. The most important: The decision and commitment by management to actually DO IT.

Me: "Model Y mirrors exist right?" Tesla: "Yes." Me: "Can I order them?" Tesla: "No." Me: "Can I order Full Self Driving?" Tesla: "Of course!" Me: "Hmmph!"

Oh I totally I expected that. In fact I expected exactly what I found. But if this wasn't Tesla, I could at least put the part on backorder, and it wouldn't matter whether I own the vehicle.

Apparently they can't answer the phone, and the online chat says they have "no answers" about whether I can order the parts. (Let alone whether it would fit.) It seems even if I owned a Model Y, I would have a lot of trouble getting the parts.

The model Y side mirrors are bigger than the model 3 side mirrors. I would love to have them on my model 3. Will they fit? And if so, how can I acquire them?

I have not driven one. Have they committed to air suspension, or could it be hydraulic... and would that solve the problem? I do feel one of its unique characteristics is the ability to lower it so it "corners like it's on rails". (or at least so sayeth Elon... Although Elon is known to sayeth...

The correct term is "incompetent". By definition, that's not troubleshooting.

I'm also a former software developer. Often, even if the "Problem Exists Between Wheel And Seat" (PEBWAS)... Poor design greatly contributes to the likelihood that the user (driver) will not behave as the designers intended. In this case, Tesla should require creep mode for reverse. This...

I firmly believe that "creep mode" should be the default while in reverse. I like one-pedal driving, but I absolutely hate using the accelerator pedal to back up. It shouldn't even be an option to use regenerative braking in reverse. Personal question for the OP: Are you by chance, short in...

So anyway... Let's talk Monday. I predict the stock is gonna go up. It's also gonna go down. I have no idea which will happen first, or by how much, or for how much time. But I'm almost 100% sure both will happen. Please vote this post helpful and be sure to make all your life-altering...

You know what they say about he who smelt it.

I think if humans can't see, then even cars that can see through fog should stay home. Similarly, they shouldn't drive when road markings are obscured with snow or flooding.

That's what I said yesterday. It feels bottomey now, and I'm back in.

My opinion, as a complete idiot, on the recent action: First of all, I believe TSLA is going to $2,000 and beyond. I'm apprehensive about the reality of FSD, but Tesla doesn't need every Model 3 to be a potential robotaxi to be wildly successful. What happened yesterday was total BS, but...

Started the day with a 57K account net worth. 10 minutes before market close, I had 208K account net worth. 10 minutes later, half of it was gone. Down to 105K net worth. It was the best day I've ever had! Holding, and happy!

Just a thought, but it wouldn't surprise me if the stock price itself gleans so much press that a few extra cars get sold this quarter.

"Sorry boss, I can't come in today, I've come down with a bad case of euphoria."

Is a black top hat, coat tails, monocle and cane required attire when you're a multimillionaire? All I have is a tweed blazer with fake leather elbow patches so I don't know if I'm going to fit in.

So, here I sit with my $129K account... I mean $132K account... I mean $134K account... and... It's all TSLA calls, but I'm wondering what to do with the remaining $318.12 cash in my account. For a moment I thought "I could buy one actual share on margin, just to say I own a share." But nah...

This "get rich quick" situation is nice and all... but frankly it's scary. I wish it would move a little slower. I've got a few thousand in cash I'd like to spend on another call option, but I don't know if I'll be able to catch it. Also, it's moving SOOOO fast. Everything I've learned about...

The premarket volume looks like most days' intraday volume.

Me when I woke up this morning in California:

There's a reason the names "Mustang" and "Hummer" are resurrected. (And the word "Turbo" come to think of it.) I think they'll need those names to sell vehicles, as the specs and driving experience won't justify the prices.

That's what my car said when I disengaged autopilot.

If this isn't a squeeze, what does a squeeze look like?

If you're asking me, then no joke, for real, I literally do NOT know what I'm doing. I'm new with options. If you want a real introduction to options, (enough to buy them and sell them at random but at least know which way you're betting and what the worst-case scenario looks like) then...

I wouldn't know. I'm an actual idiot making big money on options. I was thinking their first commercial should be a static image of a 1-year daily stock chart, with the words "Tesla - Maybe it's time to take a test drive."

If 1,000 is the new 400, then 2,500 is the new 1,000 and 5,000 is the new 2,000.

I'd say 1,000 is the new 400