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  1. K5ING

    let's look at this video of a tesla crashing while on autopilot

    The Tesla driver also passed this sign complete with a 45mph speed warning of the lane shift a full 17 seconds before it happened. Another case of inattention and using Autopilot where it shouldn't be used. The full video is here.
  2. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    Just caught this scene of a non-AWD Tesla Model S getting some low tech help in the snow. Not sure where.
  3. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    Personally, I would have gone with "The Phoenix", but Dolores is good too.
  4. K5ING

    Model S: All Glass Roof Customer Photos

    Simply beautiful. I've said for a couple of years now that Tesla should offer an all glass roof option along with the pano roof, but I envisioned a glass panel that just replaced the pano since the hole was already there, and kept the roof cross member for strength. This begs the question...
  5. K5ING

    Tesla Crash in Indy

    According to Motor Trend, it was 16 Fisker Karmas that were burned and destroyed when they were submerged by Hurricane Sandy.
  6. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    There was the Model X prototype that was featured in the show "Extant" back in July 2014.
  7. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    That's why I put "self driving" in quotes. I just thought it was funny because of all the potential problems I've read about with autonomous cars (from mostly uninformed armchair commentators on other sites), "running away" from it's owner had never been mentioned before now. BTW, there is a...
  8. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    It's not exactly a Tesla, and it's probably good that it's not, but it shows a potential unforeseen problem with autonomous, self driving cars. In Sunday's "The Last Man on Earth", one of the characters pulls up in a "self driving" BMW i8...which promptly drives away on it's own when she got...
  9. K5ING

    Aurora Supercharger added

    The one at the Roundhouse is still working as of yesterday (10/22/2016) according to this post. It's not on Tesla's official list however. I seem to remember that the "two brothers" who own The Roundhouse each owned a Tesla back when it was put in. I don't know if that is still the case or...
  10. K5ING

    Supercharger - North Aurora, IL

    Here's the one in North Aurora, half of it anyway. I had a friend who lives up there snap a picture of it today. He also verified the one at the Two Brothers Roundhouse is still there, physically anyway.
  11. K5ING

    Aurora Supercharger added

    The temp superchargers at Two Brother's are still there, physically, but have been removed from Tesla's supercharger list/map. I asked my friend Rick, who lives right down the street, to snap a pic the next time he went by, which he did today. And here are the new Superchargers (well, half...
  12. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    Congratulations!!
  13. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    My Dad always used to say "The first 90% of a job takes 10% of the time. The last 10% of the job takes 90% of the time."
  14. K5ING

    Tesla Supercharger network

    That North Aurora one is certainly handier for traffic on the East-West Ronald Reagan Tollway (I-88) than the one at the Roundhouse. As for the ones at the Roundhouse I had heard that back when that one was installed, it was mainly because the two brothers who owned the Roundhouse both owned...
  15. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    With the superior range of Teslas, and the large number of conveniently placed Superchargers spread out around the country, that's really not an issue anymore. :cool:
  16. K5ING

    Park Assist just ruined my front bumper - cut too short!

    I'm a retired CNC programmer, which is why I asked about this. I was asking whether the hardware and software was the same for LHD and RHD cars, or if it's optimized for parking on the right for LHD cars and on the left for RHD cars. Since he was parking on the left in a LHD car, I thought it...
  17. K5ING

    Park Assist just ruined my front bumper - cut too short!

    Just a thought here, but could it have anything to do with the fact that you were parking on the left side of the street? Most parallel parking is done on the right side of the street. Could it be that the left and right side parking sensors/software are calibrated differently?
  18. K5ING

    Bloomberg Tesla Autopilot Accident Story Today

    Question... Does the Autopilot shut off if the sensors detect that no one is sitting in the driver's seat? I know there was an issue with people turning around when backing up and the car putting itself into park at low speeds. I also know that Tesla was the subject of criticism when a certain...
  19. K5ING

    How hard would it be to make an electric semi truck

    I can also see a case for Tesla built tractors and flatbed trailers. Fill the flatbed with batteries under the floor and use containerized cargo. When it comes time for a swap, the driver (if there is one!) would just pull in under an overhead crane which would lift the cargo and place it on...
  20. K5ING

    Fatal autopilot crash, NHTSA investigating...

    There was also the expression used by NASCAR drivers that said "If you see a wreck happening in front of you, steer for it....it will be gone by the time you get there". I learned the same thing in advanced motorcycle school. It's called fixation, and basically you tend to go where you're...
  21. K5ING

    Fatal autopilot crash, NHTSA investigating...

    In this case, he could have turned or veered left, not right. It's a mistake many people make based on lots of those Russian dash cam videos I see. They try to avoid the crossing vehicle by turning in the same direction the crossing vehicle is heading in. People need to turn in the direction...
  22. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    That wasn't directed at you. We know you were kidding. It was for anyone else reading who may have thought the show was trying to take a poke at Tesla and it's Autopilot.
  23. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    Just to clarify things, that scene didn't have anything whatsoever to do with Autopilot. The character was contemplating taking "the final exit", and that episode was probably completed long before all of the recent autopilot incidents. It was just an unfortunate choice of cars for him to do...
  24. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    You think so, eh? Guess the Autopilot doesn't work too well on a classic Model S either!
  25. K5ING

    My friend's model X crashed using AP yesterday

    Use the coordinates that I gave a little earlier and look to the south. N 45.842528, W 111.915207. It probably happened a little further up the road where it starts to curve to the left, but this is where the wooden posts start. The winding road sign with the 45mph speed on it is just a few...
  26. K5ING

    My friend's model X crashed using AP yesterday

    Yep, that's it. If you're on Google Earth streetview, back up a few yards and you'll see an s-curve sign with a 45mph advisory speed on it. I'd upload a few screenshots I have, but for some reason it won't let me. The coordinates are N 45.842528, W 111.915207.
  27. K5ING

    Fatal autopilot crash, NHTSA investigating...

    They don't want much, do they? :rolleyes:
  28. K5ING

    My friend's model X crashed using AP yesterday

    Here's a CNN Money article on the Montana crash that includes a few more details, one of which is a possible language barrier... It's also stated, in the headline in fact, that the driver would buy another Tesla.
  29. K5ING

    My friend's model X crashed using AP yesterday

    I know. That's why I wanted to point that out, but both the OP and the State Police, according to the article, say it happened on Highway 55. There's just something about this whole thing that doesn't pass the smell test IMHO.
  30. K5ING

    My friend's model X crashed using AP yesterday

    Here's an article that quotes the State Troopers who responded to the accident. They also say that it occurred on Highway 55 (not MT 2 as shown in another post here). I used Google Earth Streetview to travel several miles down that road, and with the exception of that bridge just south of...
  31. K5ING

    Fatal autopilot crash, NHTSA investigating...

    Whether it was 10, 20 or 14mph, I'm not going to quibble about the exact speed. My point is that if he was already rolling, the time for him to get into a position perpendicular to the oncoming traffic would be significantly less than what was stated in the post that I responded to. It's also...
  32. K5ING

    Fatal autopilot crash, NHTSA investigating...

    Do we know that the tractor trailer made a complete stop before turning? There is no stop sign for his left-turn lane, and it may be that he was still moving at a good clip (20mph?) to make the turn so he wouldn't have to stop, and figured the oncoming Tesla would slow down for him. The...
  33. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    I never said that it was Euro Truck Sim. It was in American Truck Simulator. I wrote that shortly before ATS was introduced and later posted a picture of a trailer full of Model S's on ATS after it was introduced.
  34. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    That's his car in the middle picture, but not the same one that went through the tunnel. Somebody just needed a picture of a flooded Model S. Guess which one they picked?
  35. K5ING

    Model X on Top Gear

    It's going to be on tomorrow (June 19) and Rory Reid will be doing the Model X test in New York. Here's the link....
  36. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    Do you have a trailer hitch on your Tesla? Those pictures gave me an idea on how to double your range. :)
  37. K5ING

    Model 3 Supercharging Capable Discussion

    This, only keep the time based fee running until you disconnect, not just until the electrons stop flowing. You would be paying for a parking spot, not the electricity itself. It will also give owners an extra incentive to move their cars as soon as they are done charging instead of tying up...
  38. K5ING

    My Tesla entered production - and is this picture for real?

    It shouldn't be that hard to set up cameras at various points along the line to take pictures of each car as they came through, link them to the serial number (or production number) of the car, and automatically email them to their respective future owners so they can actually watch their car...
  39. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    You might want to check out this video, made for first responders, to see how to disassemble a Model S with extreme prejudice. I tried to start it where the serious stuff starts (@ 26:41), but the entire 37 minute video is worth watching if you have the time.
  40. K5ING

    Naughty Tesla Sneaks Out

    Be sure you show it coming home, opening the garage door and putting itself away. Just after the garage door closes, show yourself coming out of the house, hair askew and in your pj's or bathrobe like you just woke up. Scratch head and show a good "wtf" expression. Don't forget the final shot...
  41. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    Tesla Model S in the Movies and TV
  42. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    No worries. will.i.am will just add a new hood that's a little different then call the car his own design.
  43. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    No offense intended, but when I first saw that picture, I couldn't help but think "ahhh....Silicone Valley hillbillies!" o_O I'll see myself to the door. :oops:
  44. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    Concerning the burrito... apparently this is not an uncommon problem. I found this in a post about strange things auto mechanics have to deal with.
  45. K5ING

    steel and aluminum... mostly steel

    I saw that video of the Tesla employee saying it was steel, but the question, IIRC, was "what was THIS car made out of", to which the employee said "THIS car?", then he mentioned the steel. I almost got the impression that he may have been referring to the actual prototype they were in, and...
  46. K5ING

    Teslas in Movies & TV

    HAHA!! Thanks for that, Cliff. It was hilarious!!
  47. K5ING

    Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

    I thought you looked familiar. Besides, it looks like Elon made you a better offer. Stay classy, my friend.
  48. K5ING

    Tesla Supercharger network

    Huh? I suggested green because it's the color of ecology. What does that have to do with fascists (your link)???
  49. K5ING

    Tesla Supercharger network

    I would think that green would be a more appropriate color.
  50. K5ING

    Model X at Geneva Auto Show

    Sometimes it pays to duck. Here's an article and video that shows BMW's CEO, Harald Kruger, getting bonked on the head while trying to get out of the Model X at the Geneva Auto Show. Someone touched the door as it was opening, stopping it, and Mr. Kruger didn't look as he was getting out...