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Elon Musk:: Tesla cars to be fully autonomous by 2018
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:00 pm
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Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:02 pm to Jim Rockford
Isn't there a major problem of some sort with Teslas at the moment?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:06 pm to Jim Rockford
Does the OT teally want this?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:08 pm to N2cars
I don't even want an automatic transmission, much less an automatic car.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:09 pm to Jim Rockford
I dont see how thats possible when you think of all the non-autonomous drivers out on the road. He seems like the type of guy that would say things like this for attention/investors.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:11 pm to upgrayedd
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Isn't there a major problem of some sort with Teslas at the moment?
Yes, there are issues. I think he should focus on making Tesla's affordable and more available instead of jumping the gun and making them autonomous. I mean, Tesla's are mostly only available to very wealthy. So Im guessing his goal has nothing to do with carbon emissions and greenhouse gases?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:14 pm to Jim Rockford
In fairness, the article said that a) Musk agrees that the prediction is "optimistic" and b) having the ability does not mean that Teslas will actually be driving themselves all over the country in two years minus a week.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:20 pm to tiggerthetooth
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I think he should focus on making Tesla's affordable and more available instead of jumping the gun and making them autonomous. I mean, Tesla's are mostly only available to very wealthy
The model S is about $75k. Hardly only for the "very wealthy", and the Model 3, which will be around $35k, is scheduled to be released next year.
Pretty sure one of the smartest businessmen on the planet has thought it through.
This post was edited on 1/10/16 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:25 pm to tiggerthetooth
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dont see how thats possible when you think of all the non-autonomous drivers out on the road.
Do you follow the Google car project at all?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:27 pm to tiggerthetooth
quote:Elon Musk seems like that type?
He seems like the type of guy that would say things like this for attention/investors.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:28 pm to Jim Rockford
$30 oil
Don't need electric cars anymore
Don't need electric cars anymore
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:28 pm to Jim Rockford
Who is Elon musk and why is he important?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:30 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Who is Elon musk and why is he important?
Let me Google that for you
quote:
Elon Reeve Musk (/'i?l?n 'm?sk/; born June 28, 1971) is a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate,[9][10] engineer,[11] inventor[12] and investor.[13][14][15] He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity as well as co-chairman ofOpenAI.
He is the founder of SpaceX and a co-founder of Zip2,PayPal, and Tesla Motors.[16][17][18] He has also envisioned a conceptual high-speed transportationsystem known as the Hyperloop and has proposed aVTOL supersonic jet aircraft with electric fan propulsion.[19][20] As of January 2016, he has an estimated net worth of US$12.4 billion, making him the 39th wealthiest person in the US.[21]
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:30 pm to tiggerthetooth
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I think he should focus on making Tesla's affordable and more available instead of jumping the gun and making them autonomous. I mean, Tesla's are mostly only available to very wealthy. So Im guessing his goal has nothing to do with carbon emissions and greenhouse gases?
Maybe read up on what's coming from Tesla in the next 12 months next time?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:39 pm to Jim Rockford
Musk has a very ardent pack of fanboys on the OT.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:41 pm to Lou Pai
The near future, most people will not own cars. They'll summon a driverless car from an app on their phone/device when they need one.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:49 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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The near future, most people will not own cars. They'll summon a driverless car from an app on their phone/device when they need one.
I believe this and can't wait. The entire concept of car ownership will eventually dissolve.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:52 pm to rintintin
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Pretty sure one of the smartest businessmen on the planet has thought it through.
Elon Musk = real life Howard Stark
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:54 pm to rintintin
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quote:
I think he should focus on making Tesla's affordable and more available instead of jumping the gun and making them autonomous. I mean, Tesla's are mostly only available to very wealthy
The model S is about $75k. Hardly only for the "very wealthy", and the Model 3, which will be around $35k, is scheduled to be released next year.
Pretty sure one of the smartest businessmen on the planet has thought it through.
couldn't possibly be a pr move for the firm/stock/etc? ...
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:55 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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The near future, most people will not own cars. They'll summon a driverless car from an app on their phone/device when they need one.
how many yrs is "near future"?
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