Thegreatdane
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Also why is there a cam (or antenna) on the back in just one of the pictures? It was not present on any of the founder series on stage.
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Tesla shows passion. Apple shows an understanding for numbers. I'll take passion any day.
Long after he emphasized the soccer moms' favorite features.
Men, well, bros specifically, were clearly only a secondary target audience of the presentation.
The TSA has done no good. Stealing? Groping? Saving naked pics of ppl? Targeting folks they want to touch? Failing the internal gov audit tests by an absurd margin more than once.. On and on.I really want Tesla to keep the small company charm, even with all the glitches, as long as they possibly can. Once the presentations are being handled by marketing, you loose almost all access to real information. All you will ever hear is what is on the approved script. Sure, this would solve a few of Tesla's communication problems but at what price? I'm sure the TSA has done some good, but, again, at what price?
Thanks. Yeah, I saw this one. Isn't that the rear view mirror attached to the windshield? If not, where is the rear view, then? I'd think the radar is behind that black "grill" at the bottom.
Not sure someone with tree allergies should want a Leaf....I live in TN, as in the southeast United States. My wife has allergies (tree, grass, weed pollen) and she actually wants the Model X because the filter is better in it than any other car. That was her favorite part of the entirety of everything she has learned about Tesla before and including last night.
OK, she really really wanted a Nissan Leaf back before she had heard of a Tesla and I've let her know over time that Tesla is better than Nissan.
But EVness aside some people really value good filtration. Don't undersell it.
They presented a car that is a class above the competition from any major auto maker. There is no amount of money that can buy an SUV with better occupant safety, acceleration and road holding because such a thing does not exist.
You can cheap out and get a Ranger Rover or you can pay more get a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S - it makes no difference, you get reduced performance and occupant safety compared with the X either way.
Cayenne was the mainstay of Porsche. Model X crushes it on price and performance across the entire range from $80 - $142K even before accounting for incentives and running costs.
Also why is there a cam (or antenna) on the back in just one of the pictures? It was not present on any of the founder series on stage.
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No Tesla isn't just hoping that the car won't be upside down. With the battery the entire underside of the car it's virtually impossible for it to roll over, just like the Model S.Can the Falcon Door be opened if the car is upside down? Mercedes SLS Gull-wing door has explosive charge that will blow the door off the hinge by the way. Is Tesla just hoping that the car won't be upside down?
Model X is a very unique product in many respects, but certainly is not without competitions.
You really don't understand Apple if you don't think they live and breathe passion.
With the battery the entire underside of the car it's virtually impossible for it to roll over, just like the Model S.
I think Elon is a wonderful presenter. He has far more passion and enthusiasm for what he's actually doing than any CEO out there.
I've watched Apple for over 30 years and I've been invested in their products for over 20 of those years, including today. While I have no doubt that the people who work at Apple have a lot of passion for what they do, I don't feel that passion in the keynote presentations and Apple's product launches. I see a focus on market share and iterating products to maximize profit over innovation. Apple has lost its edge in many ways, but that's still possible even when many in the organization are passionate. There is a certain lack of passion at the top, with a decided focus on the numbers side. This is not a criticism as much as it is simply an acknowledgment of what I see as differences. Tim Cook is a numbers guy. He's not a passionate visionary.
Apologists and worshippers of Elon Musk can post their Kool-Aid opinions all they want. Doesn't change the fact that he was 50 minutes late, gave an uncomfortable presentation to a group of people who had been standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the CA heat for more than 3 hours, hadn't been fed sufficiently, and only elicited sustained enthusiastic cacophonous applause a few times. Anyone watching this would think Tesla fanboys have nothing on Apple fanboys when it comes to conventions and product reveals, that's for sure!
If Tesla wants to grow beyond a start-up, Elon needs to expand his circle of disciples from thousands to hundreds of thousands (and eventually millions). You don't do that by looking awkward and unprepared on a national stage while announcing your biggest new product in half a decade. While all of us who know and respect Elon know what to expect and don't mind his quirks, it's the NEW and POTENTIAL customers who are desperately looking for a reason to get excited about not only the car but the company. Seeing a disorganized reveal party and clumsy keynote speaker is not a way to engender such fervor.
The product is great, but the producer needs to rise to the same level to succeed in the long term.
But surely the Canadian model has Daytime Running lights so that isn't an issue. DRLs are like chip and PIN credit cards and the metric system - used everywhere but the US.Some thoughts:
* The "running lights" (around the headlights) were rather bright. Almost to the point of being annoyingly bright. Particularly from the side. Possibly adds safety making the vehicle easy to be seen, and easier for the driver to see obstacles, and road signs on the side of the road, particularly when getting ready to turn.
I'm not seeing the stereoscopic cameras in that photo either, FWIW.
If you see a focus on market share, I think you aren't watching closely enough. Apple is focused on profit share. Market share is where the $50 phones live.
No Tesla isn't just hoping that the car won't be upside down. With the battery the entire underside of the car it's virtually impossible for it to roll over, just like the Model S.
Thee is no competition for people who care about driving an EV. For us not driving an ICE is far more important than details about a door handle, seat, etc.
I've heard Musk taking a lot of heat from his presentation and lack of details on the Model X. Well MUSK is a Genius.....
He knows this is going to be WOMEN's vehicle. He knows women will be doing most of the driving with their kids
so what does Elon focus on?????? SAFETY!!!! SAFETY!!!! SAFETY!!!!
BRIILLANT!!!!