Model 3 Deliveries via "Summoning"

[Ulmo]

Nobody seems to remember the Ticket Avoidance Mode?

"Receipts for Premium Parking" Hahahahahaha that video was funny

 

[Lonnie123]

The law says that if you charge a delivery (or "destination") fee, it must be the same for everybody regardless of how far from the factory they are getting the car (including at the factory).

Wow... I guess I kind of understand the intent of that, but that seems incredibly stupid when one is picking it up at the location its built (aka, not delivered). I guess I'll just pick it up at the service station 8 minutes away then.

 

[Ross1]

Think of the games kids/big kids could play.
Like when you put bullets or coins on a train linein the good old days.
So 100 Models 3 are travelling in convoy, driverless and following the leader. A meter apart.
Someone throws a teddy bear, stuffed deer or inflatable kangaroo in between them. Lots of fun. Someone shoves a dummy manequin kid in, and the cars all go into self-sacrifice/ save the kid mode. Big laugh for someone. 99 wrecked cars were on their way to be delivered to a SC near you. They pretty obviously have no passengers as they are all new and batched for delivery.

I guess you could also play chicken with them.
Probably more serious would be 1000 driverless trucks in convoy, in the scenarios above.

Driverless trucks, huge ones, already operate the mines in Australia. Put a lot of girls out of work probably.

 

[Vic_F]

I could see Summon used at the Sales center to have the car pull out from cover with various lighting effects and music and stopping at your feet. Kind of like a dog greeting it's master

 

[mikevbf]

I really like the idea of being able to send my car to the service center. One obstacle I see is that a driver less car would be a perfect delivery medium for a bomb.

 

[PaulJB]

Just throwing out an interesting idea that crossed my mind:

Elon said in 2 years the summon feature should work anywhere connected by land. What if your Model 3 (for fun let's assume it will have this feature) could be delivered autonomously to your house? You could select 2 delivery options:

(1) summon delivery = free
(2) standard delivery = $$$

summon delivery: faster delivery, free, mileage on car
standard delivery: zero miles/wear put on your new baby, slower delivery, delivery charge

Realistic or pure fantasy?

Suddenly, this idea just went from fantasy to realistic. Maybe not 2017, but maybe 2018 or 19. Woah.

 

[22522]

It is 235 miles from Reno to Freemont. Reno is at the top of a hill.

 

[JeffK]

I'd be a little ticked off if my future car arrived with even a single rock chip from a cross country trip.

 

[TEG]

I suppose it could show up wrapped in some kind of delivery covering (with selective cutouts for the cameras to see). Maybe a Kevlar temporary car cover or something like that.
But then there would be the unavoidable tire wear...

 

[Tezlah]

or maybe delivered by train and/or truck to the local service center, then inspected by the service center team and summoned to the owner's driveway for final delivery.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Total fantasy, of course. But how f---ing cool would that be?! And a bit scary.

It would be like Christmas. You wake up in the morning and a Tesla M3 is in your driveway.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Not only would my Model 3 have several thousand kilometres on it when "delivered" by remote, the residual value would be that much less.

Where is SK? Southern Kansas?

 

[Garlan Garner]

Indeed. Why buy a car when you could just summon one.

Can you imagine the state of summoned cars? Especially when you summon the car in the morning after it has just got finished summoning a group of drunks. Can you imagine the smell?

No thanks. I'm going to buy my own.

 

[TEG]

Where is SK? Southern Kansas?

I would assume SasKatchewan (Canada)

 

[Garlan Garner]

I would assume SasKatchewan (Canada)

Holy Smokes - 17K posts? You must live here.

 

[Bangor Bob]

XKCD is going to need to update this one. Tesla has just eliminated the need for the rock. And no "Vroooom", of course...

 

[tga]

Can you imagine the state of summoned cars? Especially when you summon the car in the morning after it has just got finished summoning a group of drunks. Can you imagine the smell?

No thanks. I'm going to buy my own.

Worse, can you imagine how your car would be treated if you put it out in the fleet for a night? I like to think that, if I were driving the car (ie, Uber/Lyft), that the passengers would show a little respect. Remove the owner's/driver's supervision, and you'll have all kind of nightmares - vandals summoning a Tesla just to "trash a rich guys car", drunks throwing up in it, amorous couples doing you-know-what in the back seat, etc.

Thanks, I'll pass. I'd rather not buy the car if that's what it would take to afford it.

 

[TEG]

Maybe some of those 8 cameras are on the inside to watch that the passengers behave?
Some built in tasers, and everyone respects your car...

 

[Garlan Garner]

Maybe some of those 8 cameras are on the inside to watch that the passengers behave?
Some built in tasers, and everyone respects your car...

Built in Tasers....I like that idea.

 

[Garlan Garner]

I'll tell you what: I wouldn't let my car belong to a fleet, however I wouldn't mind allowing my parents to summon my car and letting it take them to the store and/or anywhere they would want to go.
I also wouldn't mind my car taking me to work then returning home to take my wife to work. That way we would only need 1 car.

I'm not sure what my Insurance Company would say if my driverless AP car got into an accident with a non AP car. How will they know who's fault the accident is? Are my insurance rates going to sky rocket?

Will I have to tell my insurance company that I purchased AP or not? They will automatically know that my car comes with the hardware.

I have a lot more questions.