Tesla / Google Partnership, Coming Soon?

[Teslawisher]

Self-driving car partnership with Google

Bloomberg: Tesla's Elon Musk discussing self-driving car partnership with Google

"Meanwhile, a hidden configuration page in current vehicles reveals some additional features, including Blind Spot Detection, Adaptive Cruise and Lane Departure Warning. All three are currently disabled, but they could bring at least some additional automation to the all-electric car. It's unlikely that the required hardware is installed within sedans already on the road, but it's clearly on the company's radar, giving us hope that some of the concerns we outlined during our review may soon be addressed."



Is this the :right under your nose piece?

 

[doug]

Elon had these tweets in the last hour:

Creating an autopilot for cars at Tesla is an important, but not yet top priority. Still a few years from production.

Tesla priority is electrification of cars, so priority is Model S, Model X, then mass market third gen vehicle & truck

Am a fan of Larry, Sergey & Google in general, but self-driving cars comments to Bloomberg were just off-the-cuff. No big announcement here

 

[gjunky]

Bloomberg: Tesla's Elon Musk discussing self-driving car partnership with Google

"Meanwhile, a hidden configuration page in current vehicles reveals some additional features, including Blind Spot Detection, Adaptive Cruise and Lane Departure Warning. All three are currently disabled, but they could bring at least some additional automation to the all-electric car. It's unlikely that the required hardware is installed within sedans already on the road, but it's clearly on the company's radar, giving us hope that some of the concerns we outlined during our review may soon be addressed."



Is this the :right under your nose piece?

I would think yes although I assume the wiring for these are there but the sensors might not be.

 

[gjunky]

Here is another good reason for the self driving tech and another reason to get rid of all the @#$%^& valet parking places that take up all the good spots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_SgaqQEx4D0

 

[Shakespear]

Tesla in talks with Google

Onswipe

 

[Soflason]

Great article just published today, the conclusion: "Elon Musk gets this, and that’s why his company isn’t emulating just one tech behemoth. Tesla is Apple on the outside, but it’s Google at its core.":
Tesla Model S: The electric car company is a little bit Apple, a little bit Google, and about to be huge. - Slate Magazine

 

[AnOutsider]

Great article just published today, the conclusion: "Elon Musk gets this, and that’s why his company isn’t emulating just one tech behemoth. Tesla is Apple on the outside, but it’s Google at its core."

Perfect assessment

 

[evme]

Time to resurrect the speculation?

http://www.nextiphonenews.com/2013/...be-partnering-on-self-driving-car-technology/

Edit: nvm it was a program by Tesla and Google to inspire students:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/education&id=9302004

 

[vfx]

Looks like Google owns a few cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUC2KicuUTXEOPd45690jCbg&v=Eok6Ic1aTAw

 

[ecarfan]

In that video I saw 3 Model S (just the noses sticking out in a parked row of various EVs) and a Roadster.