About time to unveil the D and something else

[artsci]

My earlier post, "My guess is that they'll unveil the production beta version Model X and some other big surprise but I don't think it will have anything to do with the Model S."

I think I'll be eating crow

 

[hockeythug]

still a middle seat headrest in the rear row as well.

 

[Jeff N]

I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet -- it's about a CNN tweet earlier today quoting a (pre-taped and not-yet-broadcast?) interview with Elon Musk.

Here's a video excerpt of the interview:

Twitter Video

Is this related to the Oct. 9 announcement?

Elon Musk says next years Tesla cars will be able to self-drive 90 percent of the time | The Verge

 

[hershey101]

Seen in the wild by a friend...

Why did your "friend" not take more pics?


I say elon & team know that we are smart, savy people on this fourm and they are teasing us even more by "leaking" this photo... #ConspiracyTheory

 

[Duckjybe]

I'm just surprised they are going to call it the Model S D85 or PD85 etc, not Model S 85 AWD or P85 AWD. Adding a D for dual motor seems strange and misses the immediate consumer recognition of an all wheel drive vehicle. You see 85 AWD on a car and you think: oh, that's an AWD version. You see D85 or 85D and you think: what?

Yes but the dual motor D85 is likely much better than AWD. Why associate with inferior mechanically linked AWD system?

 

[hockeythug]

I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet -- it's about a CNN tweet earlier today quoting a (pre-taped and not-yet-broadcast?) interview with Elon Musk.

Here's a video excerpt of the interview:

Twitter Video

Is this related to the Oct. 9 announcement?

Elon Musk says next years Tesla cars will be able to self-drive 90 percent of the time | The Verge

Those comments and with the event being at an airport make sense for a demo of the autopilot.

 

[gene]

Very interesting. Too bad there's no side shot or interior shot. Is that Hawthorne airport?

Certainly not Hawthorne. Looks like a small airport in Mojave.

That Beechcraft is registered in Mojave, CA. Full info on that plane: Aircraft Data N5717V, 1966 Beech 35-C33 C/N CD-1027

 

[DPDsModelS]

Now what's AWD drive worth to those waiting in the production que? $10k?
"Discuss"

 

[hockeythug]

Certainly not Hawthorne. Looks like a small airport in Mojave or Great Basin deserts.

That Cessna is registered in Idaho. Full info on that plane: Aircraft Data N3717V, 1948 Cessna 140 C/N 14994

I think that 3 might be a 5. So N5717V. Registered in Ridgecrest,CA.

Inyokern, CA. Last location on Flightaware.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5717V

 

[HankLloydRight]

Photo checks out as not being modified/manipulated, and the EXIF data say it's from an iPhone 5s taken on Sept 19th.

FotoForensics - Analysis

Too bad no lat/long data.

 

[pete8314]

Assuming the metadata is accurate, the photo was taking on Sep 19. No GPS coordinates though.

online metadata and exif viewer

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Assuming the metadata is accurate, the photo was taking on Sep 19. No GPS coordinates though.

online metadata and exif viewer

@hockeythug, looks light you're right, the concrete and mountain range looks a lot like Inyokern.

Google Maps

 

[NJS1207]

Any thoughts on why the unveiling is at Hawthorne Airport? Perhaps it suggests they want to show of the performance of dual motors on a runway.

 

[TEG]

Seen in the wild by a friend...

Does your friend drive a white Chevy Tahoe?

 

[ggr]

Very interesting. Too bad there's no side shot or interior shot. Is that Hawthorne airport?

Too close to the barren hills for Hawthorne. It does remind me of Rialto, which I've been to a few times; it's out near Rancho Cucamonga.

 

[TEG]

Any thoughts on why the unveiling is at Hawthorne Airport?...

The Tesla design studio is there. SpaceX is there. It is a home base of sorts for launch of new Tesla models.

Maybe Elon has a hanger there and can move his jet out on tarmac somewhere to make room for a big event?

 

[Doug_G]

Moderator note:

Additional alphabet innuendo jokes are no longer being tolerated. Just getting needlessly out of hand. Please keep it family friendly.

 

[tomas]

New theory: D is for democrat. It will have more energy efficiency, with epa loop averaging 400 whmi. Undyed cotton seats, no VOC paint. Don't worry, the other surprise is the R. It is really just like the S but it costs 50k more to suit captains of finance, and the left turn signal is grudging and silent.

 

[Ufrugger]

Does your friend drive a white Chevy Tahoe?

 

[brianman]

I'm an X reservation holder yes. I'm also an S sig owner, so it could be that too *shrug*

Nope.

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Yes. I am not an X reservation holder, but have a Signature Model S and a Roadster.

Sounds like X reservation, or Roadster, or CA something.

 

[TEG]

I think that 3 might be a 5. So N5717V. Registered in Ridgecrest,CA.

Inyokern, CA. Last location on Flightaware.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5717V

Yeah, the mountains look like KIYK Inyokern
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