Or, more desirably (to me at least) the third row sits forward but is slightly sunken. Backward facing rear rows aren't "adult" friendly in my opinion. The ones in my MS are barely kid friendly now that the novelty has worn off.
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Or, more desirably (to me at least) the third row sits forward but is slightly sunken. Backward facing rear rows aren't "adult" friendly in my opinion. The ones in my MS are barely kid friendly now that the novelty has worn off.
JohnSnowNW
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I think this is unlikely. That would make the Falcon doors less necessary/functional, as you would most likely put kids in the rear facing seats...and would no longer need the raised headroom afforded to put children in the second row.
Not to mention that some people get motion sickness facing rearward. However, I still wish all plane seats should be rear-facing, much safer!
Not to mention that some people get motion sickness facing rearward. However, I still wish all plane seats should be rear-facing, much safer!
I wish not!
NigelM
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Also not to forget entering and exiting the third row becomes tough for adults if they are rearward facing, especially with anything attached to the trailer hitch.
The third row is forward facing.
JohnSnowNW
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That was the only thing about the tube I didn't enjoy when I was living there. Sitting there staring at strangers was wholly uncomfortable for me. The Glasgow one was even more intimate, since it's a bit smaller and more cramped.
cdub
OG 2011 Leaf / 2023 Model Y LR
It's there. This is the same shape as the Model X I saw in person in Santa Monica after they announced it. There's headroom, believe me.
Of course there are multiple test vehicles, but there are also a lot of indications in the detail that suggest this particular mule has appeared in most, if not all of the independent-seeming leaks - in two different sets of wheels. Either that or identical errors in the camo have been carefully crafted, a (distant) possibility of course. The car seems to do some auto-pilot testing, perhaps.
The first leaks in the docks and the black mule, those are harder to say if they are the same car (different camo) or a different mule.
My comment was directed mostly to the people implying that this was the same badly damaged one we saw before only repaired and with different wheels, or the video was older and taken before that damage occurred. I did acknowledge that this looks similar to the one in the bulk of the leaks, and in all likelihood is the same vehicle. It's difficult to tell how many unique vehicles we have actually seen, but it's at least 4 and likely more.
Just in case someone takes this seriously - Never! One of my Toyota Land Cruisers - the 1980 BJ40 - has side-facing seats, as do a slew of their other models, like the 45 aka "Troopy".
It is always uncomfortable or worse trying to maintain one's balance, one's composure and most of all one's lunch when the vehicle is moving forward and you're jolting left-right-left. Yecch.
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Test vehicles spotted - with video - testing autopilot software
http://cleantechnica.com/2015/04/23/video-shows-tesla-model-x-testing-autopilot-software/
http://cleantechnica.com/2015/04/23/video-shows-tesla-model-x-testing-autopilot-software/
NigelM
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Already reported up-thread and over-analysed by press it seems. It's amazing how they proclaim that this was a test of auto-pilot with the driver deliberately trying to crash the car:
Maybe he was just texting his boss "Oh crap, I got filmed again!"
More likely he was texting "Elon, I got someone else to leak a video of the X! This one should keep interest for a while."
I think they were simply trying to drive it off onto the shoulder, not necessarily trying to crash it. The feature is called "lane assist", not "crash assist".
I agree they weren't actually trying to crash it. I'm disagreeing with the implication the article makes, that they are testing this kind of action outside of a test track environment. "The latest Tesla Model X spy video shows a test driver purposely trying to crash a Model X test mule, no doubt putting the next-gen Autopilot system through its paces. "
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