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My guess is that the FSD team has parked(!) the problem of recognising digital signs. Unlike static signs where thousands of examples can be used to train the neural net, digital signs are dynamic and potentially the recogniser needs to cope with: - any value between 0-99 - blank sign - outer...

If anyone wants a better understanding of the FSD beta software, the limitations and challenges I recommend watching this: Worth noting the Software 1.0 to Software 2.0 transition described in the video. It is going to take a while to refine the FSD implementation and there will be bumps along...

"do not collect statistics" - to be charitable they must have misunderstood the question or assumed a strict technical definition of statistics. See the screenshot below from Transport Tasmania's registration check website, obviously their database has the necessary fields (even if the field...

Some data points from Tasmania. We estimate the number of Tesla's in Tasmania is at least 60 (as at Sep-2020). We know a local Nissan LEAF importer (sourcing used vehicles from Japan) has so far sold 52 (in one case 4 adjacent houses in one suburb purchased LEAFs - word-of-mouth can be...

Thanks Sandy, and more here too Tesla Filed Patent 'Machine learning models operating at different frequencies for autonomous vehicles'

Perhaps, but Tweets by Elon suggest it could be something else as per: Tesla speed limit sign recognition My interpretation having watched presentations by the Tesla team working on their full-self-driving and various Elon tweets is that they want to solve the whole problem. That is using...

Used my son's ICE car last week to move a load of boxes, parked it, managed to walk about a dozen paces before I looked back and wondered why it was still making a noise...I am so used to jumping out of the Model 3 and walking away that I had forgotten to turn off the ICE car, remove the key...

me too; I like the design and the specifications, amazing!

I noticed on FB today one a MX has gone up on eeve.com.au (not affiliated etc...was delighted to see one in Tassie...)

With V10 update I think it sets the air vents to your personal profile setting now?

Lost my VIN, in the page source-code I had "5YJ3F7EB9KF488383", but it has gone now :-(

If they can deliver 2,500 Model 3 in September then they would be safely in third place according to this list: Premium new car sales tumbling, here's the data | CarAdvice

Mine just went to Next Steps! P3-, res. holder, first opp order.

I thought some of the evidence in favour of "nerfing" came from people looking at parts lists of the respective models and not seeing any differences. I could image Tesla simply making a "maintenance" provision for P models for potential slightly higher warranty claims due to over stressing some...

Regarding delivery comms and the uncertainty, to me it seems entirely expected given the chaotic nature of the system. There are too many uncontrolled variables, it is not a build-to-order pipeline. I get the impression their new web checkout process is an attempt to streamline the process, at...

Pepper need two most recent payslips, front and back of drivers license and a privacy form.

Thanks Chuq for the reminder. I am at doing a tricky upgrade at work over the weekend, but if it is going ok by that time, I will try to get there.

Read somewhere else that Pepper does indeed let Tesla know of whom they approved finance.

too easy...

excellent! going for the speed run option then...

Please Tesla no! in an out in 5-minutes please, show id, sign the paperwork, pair the phone, drive-away...under 5-minutes if possible...

From carsales, weak dollar?

yes, realised my error and just deleted the post...got too excited...

From the stuff.co.nz review: I never understand comments like this. I use the glovebox once a year at best, why bother with a dedicated button, seems unnecessary.

Another delivery data-point, financier indicated that they would be in contact "1-2 weeks prior to the day you pick your vehicle up", so still looking like mid to late August.

AAMI now have Model 3 in their Tesla list, but only the SR+ model and a cap of $88,500 price. RACT have Model 3 in their online quote tool, but still locks up on the Cylinders question (there is nothing to select), so it cannot proceed to a quote.

copy-pasta is a new Internet thing, the neologism is deliberate... Urban Dictionary: copypasta

Quote from that Top Gear HK YT: "Elon Musk got a new ruler" :-) when talking about improvements in panel alignment; still a bit critical about the workmanship quality it seems.

Just arrived in my inbox...Model 3s on CS:

I would guess there is a dedicated team in Tesla doing exactly this. And these seemingly token market-offerings are driven by their model output based on input from sales, production, suppliers, and many tuneable assumptions. Enough people need to act to overturn one of those assumptions or...

Does Tassie have (or getting) a Tesla Ranger? As an aside how are deliveries done here? Or do we travel to Melbourne and bring back on the ferry?

Is it possible to get a referral added manually later? I've read another post saying it is not possible. I don't recall seeing where it could be entered and other posts (and the FAQ) suggest using a referral URL instead at the time of ordering?

If you are a reservation holder and you place your order, presumably somewhere in the pricing detail the original deposit is shown? the Pricing Details in the configurator does not show any discount for the original deposit.

Surprised me too at the lower than expected price, the Performance model has the extra range and AWD (dual motor). Not sure I need or could use the Performance Upgrade, I think 233kmh is quite fast enough :-)

Anyone know or care to speculate about mobile connectivity for the Model 3 (from the car to Tesla, not the driver's personal devices)? I vaguely recall that the current Tesla's in Australia are mostly on the 3G network and that mobile network costs are included for the first year and then there...

I recall the Model 3 has the rear seats bench height raised too (by several cm). Found some more on reddit: - headliner change from Alcantara to cloth - revised springs - front seating stitch pattern - trunk ceiling has plastic finish added (rather than bare metal) - diagnostic port connector...

The Model 3 (and Teslas generally) are about as simple as it gets to start moving, the sequence is: seatbelt, foot-on-brake, flick down for drive, throttle and gone, in one smooth motion. There is none of the ICE car: listen to the engine rumble into life, watch the instrument cluster needles...

One aspect I find fascinating about the Tesla story is the granularity of the Tesla fleet data they are collecting, Tesla would have a unmatched insight into where their fleet is traveling, just by mapping charge events (on or off superchargers). They can easily spot choke points or where to put...

This might be a bit off-topic, but does anyone know much about Tritium other than their website? Ourstory - Tritium | Offering Energy Freedom They seem to be a quiet Australian success story, but I haven't seen much razzamatazz about them. Can the Tritium Veefil-PK, which can do 350kW, feed a...

It will be interesting to me how Tesla handles the Australian market delivery of the Model 3. Given estimates of about 8,000+ pre-orders for the Model 3 in Oz, a single ship carrier could deliver the whole pre-order batch in one go :-) even if they followed the European model of 3,000 per...

Given that Tesla are introducing permanent magnet motors in the Model S and Model X that will improve efficiency, and if they redo the pack with 2170 cells, lighten the vehicle, the sum of these improvements could gain how much in range?

price volatility seems to be a feature of disruptive car manufacturers, checkout the Ford Model T (1909 - 1927): Ford Model T - Wikipedia Spare a thought for the people who won and lost on that pricing rollercoaster; even though the pricing swings must have been visible to buyers at the time...

Tesla Australia would have a pretty good idea (by now) as to the uptake of their vehicles in Oz and the seeming lack of a more rapidly expanding supercharger infrastructure suggests either Oz is lagging in enthusiasm for Tesla's or local councils are being difficult about approving installations...

So it was written-off and the repaired back to roadworthy? I guess it would depend on the type of accident.

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/Tesla-Model-S-2016/SSE-AD-5821661 I’ve not seen one listed so far with such a low price.

Here are all the submissions to the Senate committee on EVs...could be some good reading here: Submissions – Parliament of Australia

definitely! I was dismayed to see the stack of pipes belching while I enjoyed an half on the stern cruising out of picturesque Devonport.

7,000 really!?! that makes me happy! on that basis there would have to be at least double-digits here in Tassie: if we have more than a dozen here then it will start at least a 10-fold increase in conversations about BEVs...that will be a dramatic leap forward in getting the Tasmanian...

Any idea what the overall cost of a fast-charger setup like that would be? for Campbell Town is it within reach of a group of businesses to get together and use them to lure customers?

In the video Clive mentioned that the Tesla in the video could not do the return journey (Hobart-->Launceston), is that because it is a smaller pack Model S?