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    Risk of autopilot being used for nefarious purposes

    I was chatting with my brother about my new X and he made a comment that worried me. What if a terrorist organization decides to use a self-driving car as a car-bomb? Yes, autopilot cannot be used to deliver a bomb today, but in the near future that will be possible. I think it may be possible...
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    Pick a color, any color

    In line with the pattern of Tesla Motors doing everything differently from everyone else in the industry (and doing it better), I wonder if there's a chance Tesla could drop the limited range of colors model in the future. Today you are offered the option to choose from a very limited range of...
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    Non-traditional ideas on improving range

    We have been discussing new battery tech and other such things for a while, but I wanted to start a thread on how range could be improved in other ways not related to battery capacity. Some ideas I can think of: * Tracking distance sensors. Given that tailgating on a vehicle can get HUGE...
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    Hacking the Model S for evil...

    As a Computer Scientist that has worked in Computer Security for all his life, I'm more than a little bit worried about the potential for someone hacking into my car with evil intent. At best it could lead to someone gaining access to my information, at worst it could end up with my car smashing...
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    Removing ballast from a 40KWh Model S

    I understand that the 40KWh and 85KWh variations of the model S weigh the same due to the model with the smaller battery having some added ballast where the missing battery packs go in order to simplify the crash testing process. Once a car is delivered, I wonder if removing the ballast would...