Is there anything left to speculate about?

[Ken7]

Well, we now have this thread...

Does it have wiper blades?

 

[azred]

Windshield washers and wipers? I have had my new S for seven months and have never used either one. That's what happens when you live in Phoenix and have left the Tesla in the garage the half dozen or so days that had precip in forecast. What global warming?

 

[JeffK]

Does it have wiper blades?

Sorry, for wiper blades you'll have to purchase the Model S. For $35,000 it'll come with a bottle of windex and a towel. A microfiber towel is a premium upgrade.

 

[22522]

Windshield wiper fluid.

We need a massive thread discussing the composition of the factory windshield wiper fluid, it's fill level, specific gravity, and overall impact on mileage.

Then we compare the data against speculative fluid data for some as-yet unmanufactured electric vehicle such as the (revived) Edsel company electrical that someone heard might enter production in 2027

... so we can then endlessly debate whether or not we should hold off on purchasing....

Hey! Hey! No joke. If you use non BMW washer fluid in a BMW328i it can cost you a $400 repair to clean the filter - this is with the CPO warranty!

 

[KarenRei]

Sorry, for wiper blades you'll have to purchase the Model S. For $35,000 it'll come with a bottle of windex and a towel. A microfiber towel is a premium upgrade.

Oh, it comes with wiper blades - but using them requires an over-the-air upgrade.

Also, while they're usually pretty reliable, occasionally they'll misinterpret a glare from the side of your car as being the windshield and will start wiping your tires.

 

[206er]

how environmentally friendly is the washer fluid? and is it vegan?

 

[KarenRei]

how environmentally friendly is the washer fluid? and is it vegan?

My understanding is that it's made of ethylene glycol diluted with the tears of Jeremy Clarkson.

 

[KarenRei]

So, it's pretty toxic.

 

[GonzaloAR]

Level 3 autonomy?

 

[ikjadoon]

I am actually pretty pumped about the UI on that screen.

Elon Musk on Twitter

I think we've barely cracked the surface on UI speculation. How else that screen gonna morph? I would've expected more speculation on it, especially because it'll likely borrow from the Model S/X UI. I also want to be convinced it's built on a more stable platform than the S/X screen.

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I'm also curious what hardware drives the single display. The Drive PX2 doesn't have any GPU rendering for content, AFAIK, so maybe Tegra X1 (NVIDIA says they still power the infotainment system in the S/X, so I just assume Tesla would stick with them for the 3).

 

[Dangerous Fish]

There's "one more thing". Supposedly.

 

[KarenRei]

 

[ikjadoon]

Hey, no fair. You made me look.

 

[BluestarE3]

Do lemurs bore?

 

[Stolz25]

Windshield washers and wipers? I have had my new S for seven months and have never used either one. That's what happens when you live in Phoenix and have left the Tesla in the garage the half dozen or so days that had precip in forecast. What global warming?

Isn't it monsoon season there? I was in Tucson last week and it poured everyday.

 

[KarenRei]

Do lemurs bore?

Aye-ayes bore in wood, at least:

Some day someone's going to open up one of Musk's TBMs and it's just going to be full of lemurs....

 

[BluestarE3]

Some day someone's going to open up one of Musk's TBMs and it's just going to be full of lemurs....

I thought it was just a snail named Stanley inside there?

 

[S3XY]

how environmentally friendly is the washer fluid? and is it vegan?

It is but it sure doesn't taste very good. Actually, now that I think about it, that basically proves it's vegan.

 

[tsla007]

Yes there is... will I be able to sleep Friday night without watching the unveil.

 

[T-Will]

Looking forward to hearing about the revolutionary HVAC system. (serious)