Tesla Unveils Dual Motor and Autopilot

From this Gizmodo article, Elon Musk announces the much faster new Tesla with dual motors. This video doesn't include the test drive he mentions at the end, I'll put that in the comments.

As for how fast: 0-60 MPH in 3.2 seconds, and an 11.8 second quarter mile.

(H/T @eric3579)

YouTube Description:

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reveals Dual Motor All Wheel Drive Model S and Autopilot.

For more information, visit: http://www.teslamotors.com
siftbotsays...

Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Friday, October 10th, 2014 7:42pm PDT - promote requested by eric3579.

Enzobluesays...

it's just bizarre to me that so much is based getting from point a to point b. Lie the entire human race is measured by how we go from one place to another. It's petty isn't it? Where are we going wrong?

Janussays...

I have to wonder about liability and related problems for self-driving vehicles.

Say an accident happens which is at least partly the fault of the vehicle, as good as it may or may not be at avoiding accidents. Who is liable, considering the car was driving itself? The owner, who may not even be in the car? The car company, or the company who provided the software which was driving the car (which could be the same company)?

I could see liability being a big potential problem for these car companies, especially in the early days before the legal issues get ironed out.

Also, what if there's actually nobody in the car when the accident happens? Even if it's a minor accident I imagine the vehicle would need some way of reporting it. Would the vehicle always stop and stay at the location of the accident?

Eh, just some of the issues on the path to widely used self-driving vehicles that I'll be interested to see play out.

Stormsingersays...

Insurance...no-fault insurance will be mandatory, just like it is in most states already. Because we all know that corporations obviously won't be held responsible for accidents.

Janussaid:

I have to wonder about liability and related problems for self-driving vehicles.

Say an accident happens which is at least partly the fault of the vehicle, as good as it may or may not be at avoiding accidents. Who is liable, considering the car was driving itself? The owner, who may not even be in the car? The car company, or the company who provided the software which was driving the car (which could be the same company)?

I could see liability being a big potential problem for these car companies, especially in the early days before the legal issues get ironed out.

Also, what if there's actually nobody in the car when the accident happens? Even if it's a minor accident I imagine the vehicle would need some way of reporting it. Would the vehicle always stop and stay at the location of the accident?

Eh, just some of the issues on the path to widely used self-driving vehicles that I'll be interested to see play out.

dagsays...

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

Telepresence is going to be an increasingly bigger deal over the next 40 years.

Enzobluesaid:

it's just bizarre to me that so much is based getting from point a to point b. Lie the entire human race is measured by how we go from one place to another. It's petty isn't it? Where are we going wrong?

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