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New model S spotted at Kettleman City

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New model S spotted at Kettleman City

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level 1
21 hours ago

Holy batman does the side cameras sit wider out now haha. To compensate for the wider rear now.

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20 hours ago · edited 20 hours ago

Wow that is really protruding huh. I wonder if that's just a test car thing, as this obviously looks non final in a few ways. Is it possible that it's retracting in the final model, goes out when you start driving?

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level 2
21 hours ago

Appears so. Makes me wonder about the quicker obsolescence of AP3.

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level 2
19 hours ago

Why not put cameras under the side mirrors if they need it out that far?

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level 2
20 hours ago

Looks like they potentially move?

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level 2
20 hours ago

It’s like canards for jets. Hopefully creates additional downforce!

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level 2
21 hours ago

Hope not! Jeez that does not look good.

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Investor
19 hours ago · edited 18 hours ago

Wider rear? I’ve seen zero evidence of any dimensional changes in the “refresh.”

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Owner
19 hours ago

Hopefully the US allows cameras for side view mirrors soon. If they did, they might be able to remove the side repeater camera completely since it would be mostly redundant.

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level 2
14 hours ago

Tacky car design

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level 2
13 hours ago

I noticed that like a sore thumb. Then I also noticed the really uneven panel gap on the hood above it... Looks like Tesla is back to square 1 all over again.

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level 1
20 hours ago

Has Tesla ever indicated, or anything hinted, that these will be steer by wire?

Toyota's yoke explanation was that they're using steer by wire to dynamically adjust ratios by speed and input, so that you won't have to do hand over hand, which is where not being a wheel may cause annoyance. Would make sense if they both were doing that.

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20 hours ago

No indication, but I would consider this article/patent applications and the mere existence of the yoke as evidence that they’re moving forward with that. It just makes sense.

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level 2
12 hours ago

A lot of modern cars already have dynamic steering ratios

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level 2
19 hours ago

it would be more than an annoyance, it would be a safety issue to do hand over hand with a non circular steering wheel.

I've yet to see any confirmation of the total rotation range of the yoke. I'm assuming it would be 270 degrees (+/- 135) like race cars.

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level 2
14 hours ago

What's the legality of steer by wire? I know nissan/infiniti is doing it but they're required to keep a steering column.

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