Elon on CBS This Morning regarding Model 3

[T34ME]

Okay, so it's the Falcon Wing Doors problem all over again.

Tesla didn't learn their own lesson. In fact they did the opposite. Oh dear, boo hoo

Well, that's one way to look at it, but it is not the way I look at it.

 

[jsmay311]

The keycard/bluetooth interface is obviously not an impediment for mass production.

But it may be an impediment to mass adoption of they can't fix it and make it 99%+ reliable via OTA.

If it continues to be unreliable and Tesla refuses to change course and make a regular fob available, that will be a big hurdle for non-enthusiast buyers to get over.

 

[shrspeedblade]

I guess they just aren’t targeting the “doesn’t have a smartphone” market!

For the most part they followed the KISS principle in regard to the car, now they need to in regard to the production line as well. Simple and automated are not always the same thing.

 

[Beckler]

New clips added, including a good factory one:

Elon Musk: Tesla CEO talks Model 3; he's "stressed," but "optimistic" about increase in Model 3 production - CBS News

 

[mos6507]

I guess they just aren’t targeting the “doesn’t have a smartphone” market!
For the most part they followed the KISS principle in regard to the car, now they need to in regard to the production line as well. Simple and automated are not always the same thing.

It's not that opening the car requires a smartphone, it's that the system too often simply fails to work right.

 

[boiler81]

It's not that opening the car requires a smartphone, it's that the system too often simply fails to work right.

More failure for iPhones over Android, as I hear it.
Perhaps, they can just give us a new "compatible phone" with the car instead of a fob to fix the problem

 

[slipnslider]

The keycard/bluetooth interface is obviously not an impediment for mass production.

I wouldnt be so sure. It might not slow down the line, but it can bog down the service centers, who have to keep figuring out why the stupid phone key isn't working on all these cars.

 

[slipnslider]

More failure for iPhones over Android, as I hear it.
Perhaps, they can just give us a new "compatible phone" with the car instead of a fob to fix the problem

You're joking, but that's actually the only way it will ever be a reliable system.

 

[buttershrimp]

You're joking, but that's actually the only way it will ever be a reliable system.

It would suck to have a broken fob/key phone thing.... but it seems to me that it's something they'll get fixed. I really wish they'd offer the card key for purchase for model s/x and vice versa for model 3.