jlund
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Got a nice tip from someone examining behind-closed-doors schematics.
The new Model S with the facelift comes with a new triple cam to boost Autopilot, and also a pedestrian noise unit! (I know, not everyone is thrilled about cowbell, but we'll see where Elon goes with it.)
New Tesla Model S Has 2nd Triple Cam For Autopilot & Pedestrian Noise Unit (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Zach and all: what's your latest thoughts given that we are starting to see post facelift deliveries without triple cam?
Like many, I'm trying to make a somewhat educated guess as to when to pull the trigger on a model s (I know, I know, you can't)
It seems like the prevailing theories in this thread are:
1) everything _but_ the triple cam are included: i.e. the new schematic wiring is there. which could mean:
A) tesla doesn't want to make headlines until part 2 unveil so it is using old cam for now but wants to allow for 'retro fit' ability to cars ~6 months old
B) tesla is making part of the manufacturing wiring changes now because it's cheap and it will start rolling out with triple cam in the near future but not provide 'retro fit' for initial non trip cam facelift cars
2) the schematic you've seen doesn't correlate at all to new facelift edition and is planned for a later 2016 edition.
3) the schematic is fake, been abandoned for facelift edition, or intentionally made public for [insert conspiracy reason here]
I think I'd be willing to gamble on purchasing today _if_ we get confirmation that theory 1 turns out to be true: the wiring or other parts internally have changed, thus the chances of retro fit ability slightly improves. Does this require someone to void there warranty in order to verify that?
Has anyone seen evidence of facelift model Ss that have been delivered to owners with schematic changes?
Thanks for humouring this obsessive curiosity of mine.