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I'll take that bet! I expect they'll come up with some scrappy short-term substitute for the underbody castings that would have come off on an 8-ton gigapress, probably (as others have suggested) with more pieces. Certainly would take more time to assemble, and weigh a bit more, but could...

Yes, and consider that there is no particular reason for a "camera" to simply produce a human-viewable image. It isn't that expensive to go somewhat beyond the spectra visible to humans, and also supply a neural net with rich contextual data points like time of day, date, lat/long, simple...

Got mine today. Seems there are a few on eBay, some for less than twice the list price, if anyone wants one, though I suppose one can't tell if they are genuine. Fedex wouldn't share a delivery date until the day they chose to deliver it. I thought the journey it took was interesting! Too...

I wonder what Tesla will use in Fremont in lieu of the 8-ton gigapress the CT would supposedly require. Perhaps some different subassembly design that can be made with a smaller machine, e.g. in more pieces?

Once Cybertrucks start rolling off the assembly line, and enough driving's been done by the employees who will get them first to suggest that sending them to the world won't be a total debacle, Tesla will have three thoughts about them. 1) Deliver the Cybertrucks 2) Deliver the Cybertrucks 3)...

You made me look. I ordered one of each. My order for the "GXG31" (the bigger one) is still marked "Backordered until 2021-05-01" but the "GXG30" (the little one) is now marked "In Progress". Whatever that means, at least it is a signal in what has otherwise been a very quiet environment.

Oh, hey, you remind me of the day I got XM Radio as a bolt-on for my truck a couple decades ago. Best Father's day present ever! At the time there was a good story, made obvious by the antenna and cable design, about these satellite coverage corner cases. Ground repeaters, as Friday noted...

Which ones? If I didn't love the CT anyway, bed length would be my issue. Can't imagine doing with less room in the bed than in my Ridgeline. Either truck would probably solve for me, for ground clearance, payload, towing capacity. This is old, but:

If this is really a problem, why aren't you buying the Rivian instead?

My wife thinks the look is fantastic, and my to my surprise has also insisted that we buy the Cyberquad. It was _me_ that was dumb enough to sleep on it before putting in a reservation, after the reveal.

I'm sure this is covered elsewhere but there are a handful of drone pilots putting up some great vids on YouTube regularly as this wonderful thing goes up. I am particularly a fan of Joe Tegtmeyer's stuff - he does a bunch of research and takes the time to share it. The area that relies more...

Reasoning from first principles is how we wound up with a growing worldwide network of Superchargers. That's a capital-intensive, loss-leading product that had to be created in order to get the public to buy into BEVs. Reasonably speaking, a company that wants the world to shift to alternative...

I believe those solutions will come along. However, it is remarkably complicated. Certain difficult problems must be solved that involve high voltage, lots of current, and safety. - Power from an EV can never leave the home and get onto the grid, just the same way power from a home generator...

I feel like this thread has its wires crossed ;) Keeping in mind that my information is from internet rumor mills, I understand that Cybertruck is likely to come with at least one AC outlet in the bed. Some rumors suggest that it will have a 240V outlet - I can't imagine that being provided...

i am a truck guy. I have also been a small car guy for reasons similar to yours. Whenever it seems safe to you, you really ought to go drive a Tesla, IMO. Probably a Model X - that's as big as they come, today. If that doesn't feel like fun, then driving a CT probably won't be fun. Then...

It wouldn't be a big surprise, I suppose, for these numbers to become a bit different/more precise as the detailed design effort progresses, but it is probably also helpful to remember from Battery Day that Tesla intends to diversify its approach to battery cathode make-up as a function of...

Had a chance to consider this yesterday while backing out of a parking space at the harbor where we keep our boat. An ancient Ford pickup, parked illegally in a that's-not-a-parking-space behind my truck, severely limited how far I could back up. A person (who had no mask in the parking lot -...

Quite true. When my financial situation changed (largely due to the price of TSLA) I upgraded my reservation to a tri-motor. Money is one decision point and will be a personal one for every buyer. However AFAIK it is most likely that the first production tri-motor Tesla will be the Plaid...

Well put. I hereby impose a mental framework on this (at least in my own brain). OPTION: Something that gets installed at the factory, usually during General Assembly, probably because it has parts or parts that are instead-of the standard bits, rather than in-addition-to. ACCESSORY...

Yeah sorta hoping to time it for SXSW, myself, but maybe that's a lot to ask. :)