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https://electrek.co/2024/06/15/elon-musk-tesla-always-coming-next-year-roadster-can-fly/

Purple is totally being short changed! There would be way more of them if they would only offer it as a color.

Metro Auto stepped up and got my insurance company an estimate without delay. I guess it pays to be a repeat customer :/ I never thought about the tinted windows before. I suspect they made a negative difference here. Had I saw what was going on in the other car I probably would have...

I'm trying hard not be annoyed. This is the 3rd time someone has driven into one of my non-moving Telsa's. Each time a red performance model. This one has 5,900 miles on it. Here's the video: Dash Cam Video I don't know what happened at Metro Auto Rebuild... they're telling me I have...

I just want a nice sports cars as my daily driver. Something that can pass knuckle heads when I want too. This was the promise and I bought into to it. But it appears that Tesla can’t actually deliver it. Nonetheless I still want it and If porche delivers on it, then I’d consider it. I...

Since there’s no roadster news.. this car is looking more & more like an option: https://www.autoblog.com/2024/04/10/porsche-taycan-gt-track-drive/ I wonder if it will have the Tesla plug/socket.

A few months is 6 times longer than whatever “two weeks” is. Sounds like multiple years… but who knows.

That’s my fear too… but I think they’ll be at least a year apart.

I’m on my 3rd model 3. I might trade my current M3P - so likely 4. Wasn’t planning on it but my current one has an occasional “klunk” that, despite what the repair department says, is not normal. So I want to get ride of it. I’m waiting to see the refreshed M3P specs. As for the roadster I...

I liked the part of his post which read “… if you could even call it a car.”

What would that do to regenerative breaking?

Only 2 seats.. the way a roadster should be.

Recently drove 1200 mile on a trip with a newer M3. It seems improved as compared to a couple of years ago on my M3 with radar removed. I don’t know if it’s all sw or sw + newer car. It had a few instances of mild letting up on the peddle. Only one more abrupt slow down. But it was not...

Is MyQ included with the monthly data subscription? (premium connectivity).

That’s not the one i downloaded. It was “watchla for tesla” by Villegas Ventures LLC. I believe it was $7 us. I didn’t notice the slight difference in the name… first lines under change history said bluetooth support & use Apple Watch as bluetooth key.

The UMC works better for me as opposed to the wall charger due to its smaller size. My charger is on a somewhat narrow support post in a shared garage next to my assigned spot. I put a corded UMC in for its slightly improved charging rate. (Ordered from eBay)

Thanks. I just downloaded it and will give it a try! I was particularly happy to see the option to not wake the car while in the background.

Interesting idea. Is the speed somehow captured in the current driving data? I imagine that would be pretty simple to implement. Not that it would help me..

For myself.. yes. Glad I tried it on my first M3, but it’s not working well enough for me to buy it again. (I just got a new M3 without it). If they get working reasonably well, I’ll update cars. I don’t expect my current car will necessarily have the best HW, cameras, sensors, etc before...

I’m putting new 19” wheels on my M3P and need 19” tires to go with. It sounds like the Pilot Sport AS4 are a fine choice. Anyone think I should like at an alternative? (I also have brand new 20” überturbine’s I need to sell)

Yes. This is frustrating and it’s hard to give tesla a pass on this. Poor software with too low of a bar on what is a pretty important feature. Which I think is advertised and not even as a beta feature. (It should have more test coverage and code that positively confirms it’s working or...

I picked up my M3P today. Tech asked if this was my first Tesla. Said no I have a couple of others and a roadster on order. They asked why I didn’t have my roadster yet…. I think it was news there’s a 2020 (or something) model version that can/could be ordered and has yet to ship.

M3P. Red/Black. Ordered 2/7 EDD: Feb-March 23

I’ve still got my deposit down. I was hoping for this year, but given the recent news, and price drop, I just bought (another) 3P to hold me over for a while. A red one. Now I need to find a good set of 19” wheels for it. (I’m not a fan of the 20s) I’m thinking a red roadster when it...

Ya. What a downer. Thanks for asking and the interview.

I’d be fine not getting an early one. They seem to make tweaks to the production as they learn of issues. But at this rate, I’d like some news from Tesla.

I have a 6-50 plug with a TMC plugged into it. The car is only charging at 120v. I think it used to charge at 220 but I’m not positive. What are the likely causes? I don’t know that it matters but when the car is plugged it sounds like the TMC engages and then disengages. Eg sound like a...

Welcome to the wait. I wish they would drop some news about the car.

Any dual pane rear windows in the US yet?

I’de skip the windshield. It rains here and the ceramic leaves a shadow of a streak. I ended up removing the ceramic from the windshield.

It’s inexcusable that the ui doesn’t alert the driver that the feature is not working. I’m sure they are trying to reduce phone calls & gloss over the quality of some of the software.

it has a lot more range then I need. I’d be happy with a mere 400 miles per charge :)

Because it likes to run the fan higher speeds then I like.

I assume they were also delivered before the non-signature reservations. But I honestly don’t know if that’s a good thing or not.

Any love for the wiper controls? Eg can you pin an icon that will open the pop up? Edit: just watched the video. Can’t wait for the update.

Sorry. They “won’t” take the trade in until you take possession of your new car.

After 30 days they called and asked if I still wanted to trade it in. I said yes. And they had me take another picture of the odometer and redid the offer. This time it came back 7.5k lower. Eg the offer was only good for 30 days.. it expired so had to be redone. And, of course, they want...

And certainly there are fully zero ways to create a test case for this..

I took delivery of a new M3 LR. The back door is slightly proud of the front. Eg sticks out 2 or 3 mm. They said “no problem” schedule and appointment. Did that. Broke my arm, so my wife brought it in for the door adjustment. They didn’t fix it and told her “wait a couple of months for...

I had Tesla drop my trade in rate over 15% from the initial offer to what I got at trade in time (nearly $8k drop). My initial offer was ~60 days before edd. During the ~30 day wait to get to the final offer I literally drove the car 15 miles as it was a good offer and I didn’t want to mess...

I purposely stayed away from fsd with that because I think it points out a more obvious (and possibly systematic) problem. For fsd they could have “traditional” tests that run in a simulation and determine if forward collision warnings work, could score “jerkiness” and make sure turns are...

I like the subscription model for fsd for tesla for this reason. Someone (at tesla) will be able to datamine attract & attention rates etc.. It should be pretty clear if people are valuing the feature or not in a much shorter timeframe then bundling it with the car sale.

Even with NN you can have non-ML unit & feature tests to confirm the performance. Eg you don’t just need to trust the testing ML data set. That can be followed up with more traditional tests. Additionally there are a bunch of regressions that don’t seem to be ML based. Spotify not loading...

Still waiting for the laminated rear glass…

They look pretty. The just get damaged (bend) easily. At least they used too…. maybe the new ones are better but I still see posts that indicate it’s probably still an issue. I agree. I’m willing to upgrade them myself if needed.

What motorcycle do you have? I’ve see a couple of news articles but haven’t been following then too closely. How far does it go on a charge?

I tend to think there are relying too heavily on ML. E.g., a L2 system doesn’t need to figure out when to pass cars that are stopped and occluding progress. In that case ask the driver for help. I think they’ve done a great job using ML to perceive the environment around the car and assuming...

I plan on ordering another M3P once it’s shipping with rear dual glass. I’m going to talk to the service rep and ask that they (at the service center) switch the factory 20” for Telsa 19” wheels at no cost to me. Eg they can keep the more expensive 20”. If they say no, I will reorder 19”...

I assume it’s a supply issue. There are only so many right now and they want everyone whom needs one in South Korea to be able to get one.

Mine got canceled last night. No reason given. Said I would be getting a refund.