Speculation on what "TESLIVE" actually is?

[ToddRLockwood]

144 days is a substantial amount of time, which leads me to suspect that TM is involved in this. Were it only a new TMC feature, I would expect to see faster implementation. Here are some ideas:

• a bridge between TMC and the TM forums

• a real-time information source for owners/reservation holders regarding new features, bug fixes, warranty policy, etc -- to replace the occasional TMC post by GeorgeB and other TM management

• a way of connecting with the factory that will obsolete traditional "talk through your dealer" methods

 

[andrewket]

A native app for the MS to use the forum from the 17" display?

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[TEG]

Someone asked me lately if my car could find me and pick me up (using my smartphone app). And someone mentioned Google's self-driving car thing. Would be pretty awesome. Could you imagine? It's - 40 outside, so I wait by the mall entrance until my car pulls up, already warm, and instead of walking 2 minutes and freezing my nose off. And then, of course, Tessie asks if I want hot chocolate or herbal tea. Now THAT would be "Teslive"

 

[ElSupreme]

A native app for the MS to use the forum from the 17" display?

A

My god that would be more dangerous than the current ability to navigate through the somewhat lacking in car browser while driving! :wink:

 

[Lloyd]

New Roadster??

 

[TEG]

Model X alpha prototype ?

 

[Hobiemon]

I received a private message from TESLIVE regarding clues. All it said was "autokey". I have just followed this for awhile so hope this can help. I will definitely follow this post!

 

[efusco]

Would it be a live broadcast of the factory? Could you follow your own car as it is being built?

 

[ElSupreme]

New Roadster??

Hmm. Maybe not a Roadster but the oft speculated about Tesla Super Car. I was thinking that maybe the S platform could lend itself to such a vehicle.

The overall dimensions don't seem that far off.

	Model S	Bugatti Veyron	McLaren F1	Mclaren MP4
Length	196.0"	175.7"	168.8"	177.4"
Width	77.3"	78.7"	71.7"	75.2"
Height	56.5"	45.6"	44.9"	47.2"
Wheel Base	116.5"	106.7"	107.0"	105.1"
Rear Track	66.9"
Front Track	65.4"

All dimensions from teslamotors.com or wikipedia.org

If Tesla could pull out 10-12" from the S platform wheel base. Fit a little wider tires (probably make the car a tiny bit wider). Double stack a battery pack, drop a motor in for the fronts. They could have a serious straight line vehicle. I think pure mass would limit handling. I don't think it would take much R&D to double stack a battery pack, and run another motor up front (since this control was probably developed for the Model X). Suspension would be the major undertaking here. And a (2 or 3 speed) transmission. And cutting off 10-12" of a battery pack. Height would be an issue, but dropping the Model S height 10" should be easy with a better seating position and a lower car. But adding another 5" or so for a battery pack would make the car a little tall. But you could stuff batteries in the 'back seat' that would mimic a mid engine weight distribution, that could make the car shorter also.

I am moving into wild speculation mode. I honestly think a Tesla supercar isn't going to happen anytime soon. I think it would cost too much, and not provide that much benefit. But thinking about it it might not be all that hard to put out a super car if everything is super modular.

 

[Doug_G]

I received a private message from TESLIVE regarding clues. All it said was "autokey". I have just followed this for awhile so hope this can help. I will definitely follow this post!

Did you see TESLIVE's profile picture?

 

[fengshui]

I could also see this as a follow-on to the Get Amped Tour, with prototype Model X and production Model S vehicles touring around for test.

 

[ckessel]

It's clearly the point at which the Tesla fleet will have enough cars to become self aware and begin the process of removing the weak link in the electric driving experience: the humans.

 

[ElSupreme]

Did you see TESLIVE's profile picture?

I don't remember seeing that earlier when I was looking at "TESLIVE"'s profile. I wonder if Tesla/SpaceX have a contract for Mars/Moon rovers!

More extreme wild speculation.

 

[Bearman]

That looks like a satellite dish

 

[TEG]

Did you see TESLIVE's profile picture?

TeslaTV goes live... Ready to transmit...

I bet SpaceX would give Tesla good deal to launch their own satellite!

 

[Lloyd]

Blowup of profile pic

 

[TEG]

Yes, it was clear that there is an upside down T logo in there...

 

[Lloyd]

Did anyone try Teslive as the cipher?

 

[TEG]

Yes. But there seem to be different ways to try to decode autokey. For instance does it use a scrambled alphabet or not?

Also, that encrypted block was published before "TESLIVE" went "live", so I am guessing it wouldn't use that as the key.

 

[action7981]

Announcing Tesla's connectivity plans and app marketplace?