I was wondering, does anyone know if Tesla have looked into using multiple Tesla vehicles, on the motorway, so that the front vehicle becomes the master Autopilot vehicle, allowing other Teslas to tailgate the leading car, to reduce drag and minimise power usage.
One would think it would be reasonably easy to create a link between multiple cars, and when the front car needs to brake, the other cars do so at exactly the same time, and keep a "safe" (non zero) gap between the cars.
Clearly there will be regulatory issues, and no doubt some interesting user and user interface issues to overcome, but it could make a really big impact on long journeys.
Could be super cool to have a string of Teslas, all with a small gap between them, safely helping to save the planet :-D
One would think it would be reasonably easy to create a link between multiple cars, and when the front car needs to brake, the other cars do so at exactly the same time, and keep a "safe" (non zero) gap between the cars.
Clearly there will be regulatory issues, and no doubt some interesting user and user interface issues to overcome, but it could make a really big impact on long journeys.
Could be super cool to have a string of Teslas, all with a small gap between them, safely helping to save the planet :-D