Tesla Unveils Dual Motor and Autopilot
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mostly cited as a primary source for what Tesla and Musk said about Autopilot and automatic charging at the time.
What it is
Tesla's 2014 event where Elon Musk unveiled the dual motor all-wheel-drive Model S and the first Autopilot features.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2014 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Cites dave1619 · 2014-10 · on “Watch This Tesla Drive Itself at the Press of a Button [video]”
I did a test ride of a P85D last night. It was breathtaking. The car explodes (silently) of course like a rocket. It feel much, much faster than a regular P85. Here's the test ride I took: [LINK] It's difficult to explain in just words how fast 3.2 seconds is and I had a difficult time grasping it myself until I actually sat in a Tesla P85D and experienced it going from 0-60 in a blazing quick three seconds. It felt like a completely different (and much quicker) car than the previous single-motor P85. The car accelerates so quickly with so much force that I found myself in disbelief and awe. Tesla truly engineered an amazing new version of the Model S. This new dual-motor version of the Mode
Cites beltex · 2014-12 · on “Tesla Is Working on Robotic Snakes That Emerge from the Wall to Charge Your Car”
This was originally mentioned by Elon back in October at the launch of the Dual Motor Model S and Autopilot event. It was in reference to the cars new ability to park itself. “Something I’d like to do, which I think many of our engineers will be hearing this in real-time, is have the charge connector plug itself in. Like an articulating, like sort of a snake, like Metal Gear Solid or something.” [this video]
Critical stefan_ · 2023-05 · on “Tesla Confirms Automated Driving Systems Were Engaged During Fatal Crash”
Tesla Unveils Dual Motor And Autopilot, Oct 10, 2014: [this video] "from zero miles an hour to 155 miles an hour and so it'll detect if there's a car in your blind spot if you've got a highway barrier on one side if there's something you might you know move into in any way possible" Toyota never claimed any of this stuff.