Still Waiting for Elon's Blog Post on Autopilot Update...

[Gerard60]

Bet he has...not a spare tire, but a spare Tesla (or two)

There seems to be more rumors about this. The spare Tesla is the main reason the press conference is useless, it is driving behind him with the new software, no human driver needed.

 

[scottf200]

Elon Tweet: Will do some press Q&A on Autopilot post at 11am PDT tmrw and then publish at noon.

So this is going on now then? 55 minutes until post supposedly. Nothing on http:// ir tesla com releases Press Releases | Tesla Motors

 

[Bladerunner]

Now?

 

[scottf200]

Now?

On the 10th it said tomorrow (11th).

 

[Ulmo]

It seems like Elon Musk does "embargoed" press conferences one hour before general public release these days. I think it was a request by press companies, as a favor to them, for their profitability. The idea is that Elon Musk says valuable things in secret to a secret press conference, without any releases, and then only the press companies get to release the information as they see fit, making it necessary for everyone who wants to know what's said to buy their media, giving them profit. A polished doc is released by Tesla at the release time an hour later that everyone can read. Color is given by the press. It's so that the press doesn't bad-mouth him & Tesla as much, by giving them that money, by making them work for it a little. It also helps with S.E.C. regulations regarding who knew what when for insider vs public trading, and other stuff like that, even if it's not always strictly necessary to do it exactly that way.

He's already done this at least a few times with other issues. We've been seeing it quite a bit over at the investment tracking threads.

 

[K-MTG]

Elon just tweeted he has a flat tire. Since his car has no spare, they're postponing the press conference indefinitely.

Sorry, did I trigger anyone?

Yea but he has a rocket

 

[bradhs]

So where do we go to listen to Press Q & A?

 

[Model S M.D.]

Maybe he's watching NFL football

 

[Yggdrasill]

So where do we go to listen to Press Q & A?

Nowhere. It's press only.

 

[Adm]

you can pick up bits on twitter. search for autopilot.

 

[bradhs]

Vincent everts (@vincente) | Twitter
Katie Burke (@KatieGBurke) | Twitter

 

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It seems like Elon Musk does "embargoed" press conferences one hour before general public release these days. I think it was a request by press companies, as a favor to them, for their profitability. The idea is that Elon Musk says valuable things in secret to a secret press conference, without any releases, and then only the press companies get to release the information as they see fit, making it necessary for everyone who wants to know what's said to buy their media, giving them profit. A polished doc is released by Tesla at the release time an hour later that everyone can read. Color is given by the press. It's so that the press doesn't bad-mouth him & Tesla as much, by giving them that money, by making them work for it a little. It also helps with S.E.C. regulations regarding who knew what when for insider vs public trading, and other stuff like that, even if it's not always strictly necessary to do it exactly that way.

He's already done this at least a few times with other issues. We've been seeing it quite a bit over at the investment tracking threads.

Many companies hold embargoed press Q&A ahead of announcements. We do it all day long in biotech. Mainly so reporters can get accurate info. Easy to screw up technical reporting

 

[K-MTG]

Yay, V8.0 will roll out in 2 Tesla weeks. Gotta roll into the SC every morning to get the update or get a GPS spoofer??

 

[Todd Burch]

Unfortunately we heard 2 more weeks a week or two ago.

 

[chwall P90DL]

Yay, V8.0 will roll out in 2 Tesla weeks. Gotta roll into the SC every morning to get the update or get a GPS spoofer??

Where did you get the information? Do you have a link to the post?

 

[Todd Burch]

Where did you get the information? Do you have a link to the post?

Look up 3 posts.

 

[K-MTG]

Where did you get the information? Do you have a link to the post?

This guy is at the conference:

 

[theslimshadyist]

Tesla is using this familiar technology to make its Autopilot safer

 

[Model S M.D.]

EM said the updated AP would have saved Josh Brown's life...

 

[LastGas]

you can pick up bits on twitter. search for autopilot.

Noooooooooooooo. Don't do that. Trust me.