Unveiling on Oct 17th

[NicB72]

"We are excited to announce that, as of today, all Tesla vehicles produced in our factory – including Model 3 – will have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver. Eight surround cameras provide 360 degree visibility around the car at up to 250 meters of range. Twelve updated ultrasonic sensors complement this vision, allowing for detection of both hard and soft objects at nearly twice the distance of the prior system. A forward-facing radar with enhanced processing provides additional data about the world on a redundant wavelength, capable of seeing through heavy rain, fog, dust and even the car ahead."

Get ready for the cancellations for people picking up cars without it.

Yep, my car is due for pick up next Tuesday, I see a cancellation happening

 

[zer0cool]

I don't think people who recently bought should feel being left off the boat. The fact is full hardware exists on many existing cars, like many many MB or Audi. The thing is that the necessary hardware is FAR from autonomous driving. Elon frequently exaggerates, for example his Mars plans, and this is one of those exaggerations. He thinks that this is the needed hardware. However the software that will bring about auto driving is probably years away. I will see how long it takes for this new system to even marginally exceed AP 1.0.

Basically significant improvement in real function are probably several years away.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Yep, my car is due for pick up next Tuesday, I see a cancellation happening

lol.... I didn't know you could do that.

 

[timk225]

So where is the Model 3 Part 2 news?

 

[rcarpen22]

The announcement says that all Teslas in production have the capability for full autonomy, but the website says that the hardware is an extra $8,000. It sounds like standard AP is still included, but you can upgrade to 4 cameras or 8 to get the full capability. So if you already ordered and are expecting the full suite, might want to call and make sure you get exactly what you want.

 

[Tam]

Isn't there a M3 unveiling? Why would you need to delay a reveal for something that you can't visually display?

You GOT IT!

 

[Garlan Garner]

So where is the Model 3 Part 2 news?

Yeah..... where is it?

 

[JeffK]

There's going to be a video!!!

 

[Garlan Garner]

There's going to be a video!!!

A video of the M3 part 2? Where is the Q&A going to take place?

 

[diamond.g]

Found in updated Order Page:

Enhanced Autopilot $5000 ($6000 upgrade after delivery)
Full Self Driving Capability $3000 ($4000 upgrade after delivery)

ouch. Wonder if the Model 3 pricing directly translates. 8 grand is a lot of cheddar.

 

[kmtl]

In design studio, the description for "Full Self Driving" includes "For Superchargers that have automatic charge connection enabled, you do not even need to plug in your vehicle"

!

 

[JeffK]

A video of the M3 part 2? Where is the Q&A going to take place?

A video of the new system in an urban environment. (Elon said that's what took a few days)

 

[Garlan Garner]

Oh I see...... There is a video of a car self navigating something.

 

[Mkorpal]

Oh wait, were getting auto superchargers!

 

[JRD1]

"doing so for revenue purposes will only be permissible on the Tesla network"

wow

 

[pjk]

My P100D delivery is scheduled for next week. It looks like I'll be cancelling if it doesn't include the new hardware and I imagine many will be doing the same.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Oh wait, were getting auto superchargers!

What does that mean? What is an auto supercharger?

 

[Garlan Garner]

My P100D delivery is scheduled for next week. It looks like I'll be cancelling if it doesn't include the new hardware and I imagine many will be doing the same.

I wonder how many orders are going to get canceled tonight.

 

[timk225]

Man, an automatic supercharger connection is the LAST thing Tesla needs to waste time on. If you are too damn LAZY to get out of the car and plug the cable in, you don't deserve a Tesla! How did you ever manage to pump your car up with gas back in the day?

 

[NicB72]

My P100D delivery is scheduled for next week. It looks like I'll be cancelling if it doesn't include the new hardware and I imagine many will be doing the same.

Yep I am in the same boat. Next Tuesday pick up - looks like a cancellation here as well