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Considering that this acquisition will help Tesla with overseas manufacturing I imagine that it will help expedite the release of the Model 3 in foreign countries and perhaps speed up that timeline.

There's a reason Elon moved his desk to the line! Also opens the door for overseas manufacturing in big way.

Just saw this posted on Engadget. Tesla buys an engineering firm to meet Model 3 production goals

How about can you prepurchase an aloted amount at a set cost.

I agree, the statement seems to be inclusive of all Tesla's ordered after the cutoff period.

Stayed at a hotel a couple of weeks ago in Western Mass, I was a little disappointed in the accommodations but they had a destination charger there. There was in fact a Tesla owner charging their vehicle overnight. That will be something to look for going forward for any overnight stays on...

1000 miles would provide a fair amount of travel for vacations and weekend getaways. The Mrs. and I are looking forward to gas free/ cost free trips when we get the Model 3. It puts a little bit of a damper on things but as long as it's relatively cost effective still I don't foresee it being...

At first I figured nah!! But you pose some good thoughts Cloxxki. It will be interesting to see what develops.

This is an interesting topic. I did see an interview once where Elon said the performance of a RWD is a non issue in snow because of the traction control and number of times per second that the system corrects traction issues. Of course AWD would give an even greater advantage but he was...

Good post Red Sage, definitely explains the hurdles that still have to be dealt with. So I guess my model 3 will have at least 10 or more cameras then :p

Good point Red Sage about hacking concerns thru an SD slot. Perhaps it can be locked to only allow writing to the cards once formatted thru proprietary software on a pc or something? At the same time your post highlights concerns of aftermarket products that we surely want, so why not make it...

I don't know, I can't picture using my Model 3 to go around and letting it give rides to strangers. Family and (close) friends may be one thing but otherwise might be concerned about to many what if's. Would probably use a big camera with a bright red blinking light and audio announcement that...

Cool, cast your vote! ;) It could be optional if one decides to record. The rear cam image during my test drive was pretty decent not sure if it was HD but nothing to complain about. The angle was pretty wide as well, as the Tesla copilot mentioned during my test drive it aids in observing...

You guys raise a good point, they probably do or will be recording. Hopefully they see the need for and release a user interface for the cameras. Hopefully that includes WI-FI file transfer to another device via the app or something. An SD card slot would also be nice, that storage medium is...

Pretty excited about the auto pilot and self driving announcement and looking forward to eventually having a Model 3 with these capabilities. In anticipation before this announcement I've been thinking about Dash and Rear window cameras. With 8 cameras built in I wonder if Tesla will...