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It's mainly financial interests and unions protecting jobs. In asian countries train are very close to autonomous. Lots of light railways are unmanned (Dockland light rail, UK). In the UK the biggest obstacle to autonomous trains is unions refusing to refusing to allow development or testing...

Agreed with the simple soap message - sometimes the old ways are still the best. it's a virus, not a bacteria so in this case soap is better than alcohol and far less likely to damage your car or other surfaces. Do all-natural soaps and cleaners protect against COVID-19? On a similar subject...

Just got my M3 back from having a fault like this repaired. The Tesla team were great, especially the Bristol SC staff. They said it's a wiring loom issue. RHD only. The connector is positioned where it wasn't expected to get really wet, but clearly that's not worked out. They now have...

After much thought I became one of the only 4 to tick "if they sort out my issues" because I'm sure they will, but it's unbelievably frustrating waiting. Before delivery; Agreed terrible. I really can't see why they can't get basic customer communication. Handover; Mine (London) was great...

Hello, Yes sensible to ask. This is engineering ; always ask the dumb questions, you might be the only one that thought of it. I had done a power off which as I understand is the step beyond a full reboot : How To: Perform Hard Reset on Model 3 - Tesla Owners Online...

Hello Diablo, did this get fixed by the SC ? I have the same issue which after repeated alerts for a week I found the car with no regen breaking, but no power assisted steering either. The steering is very heavy with no power assist. It's in the SC at the moment. They thinks it's probably a...

Thanks for the detailed rely. I'll watch the video, much of my comments were assumption, so I may be wrong (my wife tells me buying the Tesla was one of my few good choices). I'd hope the charge installations are protected from the battery connecting to the house as although it's unlikely with...

Great review - I'm jealous you made it to 10k before me. Ernie is at 8400, but he's only got 1 motor, so it's earning its keep. Surprised how fast your BMW got through tires, but it sounds like you drive them hard. Fully agree on the charging. It's much more convenient to leave home every day...

So as expected the SC team at Bristol have been great. They had me away in a loan car ( S 85D) before 9. They spotted marks on the chrome that nobody else had noticed in 2 months. The car's ready and on charge I see ; where else does you car get filled up when it's serviced ? The remaining...

Ernie is in at the Bristol SC 08:30 AM tomorrow ( delayed by me from end of Oct). Surprised to have a txt at 17:28 on Friday to say "please be advised this will be completed while you wait however a loan car is reserved in case the repair runs more than 3 hours". They had previously confirmed...

Welcome to the brave new world - you'll be glad you joined. My vote on range is that the SR+ is a very capable car, and £60 per month wisely spent buys a lot of happiness in other ways. Ernie my SR+ is just 2 months old and has covered 6631 miles, so it's not holding him back. He's been all...

I think QA is quality Assurance basically the same as Quality Control. with TQM (Total Quality Management) methods you’re typically start Ok, and keep getting better even when you have passed any “good enough” status. Improve because you can, and because it’s always cheaper to make it right...

I agree they are much worse when it’s rainy. The SC have said they will look at it and maybe burnish them. I found other post saying that due to most breaking being regenerate the disks can corrode a bit which is rubbed off by driving with the brakes on. Not convinced as mine have squealed...

My wife said she passed a Black Tesla being winched onto a breakdown truck Northbound on M3 down near Southampton. Hope it’s not serious. Do they just load up for a puncture on the motorway now?

Great to hear. My Ernie is booked in at Bristol SC for the end of this month. Minor paint issues from delivery and the brakes squeal like banshees when reversing especially when wet. Virtual service have been good so far. Looking forward to meeting the service team.

Just wondering how often people are needing to reboot. So far ( 1 month, 3000 miles) I've needed it twice. Both times on Version: 2019.32.2.2 1) Total sound failure. Ernie went completely quiet on me. No noise when indicating, no radio. Pulled over, gave the two finger salute...

We’ve got 3X Model 3’s in the office car park now. We should enjoy our couple of months of them being “special “. Visitors from Silicon Valley last week said there people really are trading in regular Toyota’s because the running costs of a TM3 are so low. I will be slightly sad when’s TM3...

Enjoy your collection today. For anyone arriving early or wanting to admire your new toy over coffee and really good cake we found this tea room just up the road when I collected two weeks ago. The tea room we stopped at was : Rural Activities W Drayton Rd, Hillingdon, Uxbridge UB8 3JZ

Aerodynamics? It had a hen house and a dozen lovely chickens when it went up to Cumbria, but yes it’s about as aero as the chucks ( can fly over a dry stone wall, but they need a run at it). I’ll fetch it back to Hampshire in a month so we can find the efficiency impact then. With most of the...

I’m on earth. I worry about politicians.

Great looking dog. I hope he enjoys his new adventures.

Now that’s real thinking! Thanks.

My wife insisted on extra tidying for Sophie’s social media debut. We got the L (large) which fits well, so I’m assuming US car sizes, the XL would probably fit aTMS or TMX which are six inches wider.

My alternative would be a charge mat. If you phone is compatible then this will change it and Bluetooth will connect it. No need to plug in and good for most recent phones. A friend with a TM3 has this and is very happy, so I’ll be getting one. For Tesla Model 3 Wireless Charger Board...

We had 3 days without power during that Christmas. But It stops everyone. The petrol stations can’t pump without electricity. Also look at Florida where Superchargers became free while gas stations ran out as everyone evacuated. Having said that some solar panels and a couple of Tesla power...

Good suggestion but so far the cars signal has roughly matched the phone. The WiFi seems less good in the car than my phone. I’ll get a power line to WiFi extension for home and enjoy the rare opportunity of getting lost until the cars get their star link upgrade.

Really looking forward to a true mass market family EV. A Golf equivalent will be a tipping point towards real mass market adoption. I've had an Audi A4 and BMW 325 and my VW Golf was still a really good car. It's not fair to compare my TM3 - the happy tubby kids in class should not be teased...

Internet is LTE (4G) reduces to 3G when needed. My annoyance at the moment is it can't get either where I park my car (very rural), so I can't map a destination before I drive off. That will be fixed by extending my wifi. However yesterday I found myself driving literally off the map; the...

For completeness Here is the panel that removes to allow access to the tow socket and electrics. Note 2p coin for twisting fasteners. I’ve packed one in the bag with the tow bar. And when the panel is removed: Here’s a view underneath. You can see the round blanking plug where the tow...

Ok quick search and found this So the Sandisk connect does work but needs to be unplugged and put into WiFi mode to view.

You may have seen something about the raspberry Pi that some owners use to do this. It’s a miniature computer that looks like a usb memory to the Tesla, but has WiFi so it can upload camera footage to your home or the cloud and can have music audio books etc written to the car. I’ve not seen...

My Blue Ernie lives south of Newbury near Kingsclear and comes up the A34 or A4 each day on the way to Swindon. Had a very Tesla spotting day Friday. First day driving Ernie to work was let into A34 by a black model S (thanks!), two MS at the Membury Supercharger. At lunchtime I’d taken some...

Agreed or just get the electrician to fit an outside socket next to the charge point. The charger will want a data handshake before it enables the power so a dumb cable adapter would not work.

Yes, was wondering about them yesterday, but don’t know what they are. Wild guess; microphones 2 of them to provide diversity coverage and noise cancellation. Maybe one day a ota software upgrade will let back seat passengers make phone calls. They could already be providing cabin...

OK as promised Sophie modelling her new hammock. It's very easy to fit ( took 15 minutes max) Item #: EE2T4Z0253 : Zip Off Windowed Car Hammock Price(Each): £189.00 Item #: EE2T4B0200: Side Door Protector: Price(Pair): £49.00 This is a large size which fits...

I've heard some alarming sounding bangs while supercharging - assume it's thermal expansion; think I read about it on a forum somewhere. I guess under load uphill could do the same.

Glad it's not just me ! I've reversed shockingly badly at both superchargers I've visited. Taken a couple of goes at forwards and back to get into what are quite generous spaces. At the last one as soon as I had plugged in the driver of the S in from two bays down came over quite quickly and I...

My Mum had Beetle in the 70's and we called it the boot (but at there was only one it's not ambiguous). We called the car many things - almost impossible to change the spark plugs, and would put the old oil from our Peugeot 405 into the Beetle because it would burn through it in weeks...

Agreed deposit to Tesla using the back details ob the invoice. I did not get any acknowledgement. You approve and sign "paper work" on a computer at your delivery. Agreed very strange that there is so little communication, but it works in the end ( at least it did for me yesterday)

Yes it's removable. There is even a plastic blanking plate that covers the underside where the tow bar connects to restore the smooth underside when it's not in use. I'll take some photo's, but I think there's a you tube clip of someone in Europe fitting one.

I asked if the staff were surviving the craziness and they are loving it, but some days don’t go quite as planned. Currently 70 cars per day. Ramping to 200!?! Per day. So hang in there. I’ll put first impressions in a more appropriate thread but despite all the hype it’s still miles better...

Unicorn tail !!!!!!!!!! Had great fun first time fitting as none of the Tesla staff had done it either. However once you have the trick it’s looks good and solid Car has a tow mode which must be enabled or apparently it gets all upset as it can’t work out why it can’t canter across the road...

Just waiting for tomorrow ................... Igore the charger is waiting to bring the monster ( Ernie) to life, and Sophie wants an electric sofa that takes her out on adventures. She's bored pressing F5 now So tomorrow tow bars !

Agreed - but he's probably off driving Britains top ten roads ( twice). Jealous ? Maybe a bit ? On phone waiting for a reg number, or my Delivery tomorrow may not happen.

Just bought an Orvis hammock. Looks great in the box. Search Tesla Orvis and you will find photos of TM3 with them fitted. Not cheap, but all the Orvis stuff we have is superb quality. My car is due Thursday so I’ll upload photos at the weekend.

Good to hear I'm not the only one, but disappointed that this process is so chaotic. Happily Tesla (One of the SC staff from West Drayton) called me. They said their Final invoice is incorrect as the loan is not accounted for. Like you Black Horse are providing less than I requested. In my...

I've been approved for HP with Black Horse ( and have a TXT to say approved, but nothing else) My Final Invoice shows Black Horse as the owner, delivered to me, so that's OK However there is no mention of the loan amount in the invoice so the Payment Due is the total minus my deposit. Seems a...

I must be living a charmed life. I emailed asking if I could have an after 7pm delivery slot instead of 4pm. They replied the next day offering 18:30 So definitely email it sometimes works well.

Will do. Ordered large hammock with mesh centre plus door covers. Car is due on 5th Sep so should have photos on 7th.

Looks great. Congratulations More Arc power Igore The monster lives !!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: I really want a big knife switch by my charge point.