It seems possible that this is on Elon's "to do" list. Fred suggested it following the Joe Rogan interview: https://electrek.co/2018/09/07/tesla-smart-home-elon-musk-efficient-air-conditioning/ Some ideas: Need/opportunity Housing shortage in many countries Entire industry remains mostly in the dark ages Millennials will want to live in a more mobile way Elon needs homes near Gigafactories - GF1 already has the requirement Musk School / hyper loop / boring tunnel / Supercharger location / roller skate and rock burger restaurant could start to support a community Tesla already is buying up swathes of land for various reasons Bigger industry than Automotive Supports the Tesla mission Preppers will buy for various reasons including bioweapon defence mode Construction Could automotive steel robot built walls & insulation work? (alien dreadnought built) Boring company bricks doesn't feel right to me Use plenty of glass - Tesla know how Tesla Solar Roof Systems Tesla Powerpack Model Y style electrical flexi harness Tesla air con / purifier / heater If RV - FSD Alexa style Tesla AI concierge control system built in (plus Tesla screen with Atari games etc.) - read across from automotive to control lights and order pizza Starlink comms
Tesla Semi campervan concept: introducing the Vanlifer Semi-Home A bonafide camper company actually thinking about it.
Nevada - with all that Sun, going underground really pays off. ground floor and a one or two floors below ground. Underground might be the only way to survive Mars with no magnetic field and no ozone layer to protect the ground from UV and even more dangerous solar rays.
Personally hoping for a super-efficient residential Tesla heat pump based off of the octovalve (my home electricity usage triples in the winter due to an old SEER 12 heat pump)... But I did a quick search for that Lighting Systems job posting, and it seems to be for vehicles: https://www.tesla.com/careers/job/sr-mechanicaldesignengineer-lightingsystems-54367 "You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager of Vehicle Lighting Systems within Vehicle Engineering. ... Engineer, develop and execute world-class automotive lamp systems that meet styling intent and are compliant to regulatory requirements.'
This looks like my Vixen 21TD motorhome, 1986. 21 ft. long, x 8' wide, 6'-2" H, 7'-4" w/top up. 28mpg - diesel.