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I have no high conviction interest in any other stocks other than Tesla, but I do have high conviction in taking advantage of anomalous situations that happen sporadically. This thread will be about that exploration for me, and anyone else who wants to discuss their options / trading plays on...

I know some people have mentioned plans on dream houses (or mountains), but I thought it would be neat to share any big purchases you are excited or dreaming about thanks to your TSLA (or other) investment. I don't have a very specific plan, but right now it's looking like it could end up like...

I predict TSLA reaches $1200 before end of the year. ~~~Investor Moderator: This thread will not remain open. All subsequent posts to this one that have been placed upon it will be relocated to the main thread. Note to all: Do not try this again. Moderators have spent many years cultivating...

Sad. :( A reminder to investors, one of the key challenges (probably the single most important) for FSD and "March of 9s" is static object detection and classification. Is the fleet data enough for training and does HW3.0 allow for a big enough network to make a difference here? Remains to be seen

Trying to get out of these threads complaining about missed deadlines, as I wanted to discuss more specifically the limiting factors to achieving some level of FSD. We know Tesla has chosen to focus on camera-based vision. They believe vision will have to be solved even if using LIDAR, and if it...

On a surface street, someone next to me had their signal on and wanted to get into my lane. My car started beeping and highlighted that car on the UI. I've never seen anything like this before. Is this a known feature?

Anyone notice this? Seems even 70 to 80 degree weather, even after a 2 mile trip the AC is on cooling the battery for a while after parked. Sometime battery drain can be 5% overnight.

What do you think they are doing with this Project Dojo? One simple answer might be they will just upload a crap ton of data, without doing any manual labeling. And they will just assume the driver's input is the True condition. E.g. the driver's input is the label. Even though in some cases...

What will 0-60 mph time be?

Include cash savings in denominator. I'm roughly 20-30% TSLA. Most in Roth. Thinking about moving more in traditional IRA but also don't want to be overexposed.

Any suggestions on the best value for a portable monitor? Don't want to spend too much, just want to get reliable readings of PM 2.5 concentrations.

Given the terrible air quality in California recently, I am curious how much filtering / recirculation reduces PM 2.5 levels you breathe inside the car. Any ideas?

Curious what the relationship is between, say PM 2.5 concentration and solar panel efficiency? I'm assuming all the smoke in California recently affects solar panel effectiveness somewhat. What metric is most important?

Thinking specifically about the LR RWD edition, but could apply to any type. Tire friction, motor power limit, battery current output limit? Or do you think there is slight software limitation that may be unlocked at a future date?

Since Model Y prototype has been internally approved, it sounds further along than Model 3 in March 2016 at reveal. Maybe I am wrong. What time point in the Model 3 Dev does this sound like to you?

I prefer sport.

More of a thought experiment I haven't tried. I know I can shift between D and R while moving (like going in reverse, then switching to D and accelerating while still moving backwards). Could I do the same while driving? Say I'm going 40 mph and going to slow down for a red light. Could I...

I think I prefer off. I feel comfortable enough slightly pressing accelerator to move small distances, so don't need creep. Plus like to slow down using regen to lowest speed possible.

I caught wind of an internal e-mail Elon send employees today (I have a pic of the email). Perhaps some of it is interesting info to note in their development of FSD features. I will paraphrase key portions: 1) He wants to add 100 employees to internal testing as they roll out FSD capabilities...

Mine fits in nicely.

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Elon has hinted a few times recently that there is a next-gen more affordable vehicle in the works. Assuming this vehicle is sold with a base around $25k to $30k, how do you think Tesla will be able to manufacture it to keep costs down far enough to extract a decent margin? Some guesses, I...

Stupid question. After receiving my license plate, I went to take out the screws on the plate holder and one of the screws is just stuck (turning it does nothing). So it seems somehow the screw maybe dethreaded the plastic insert. Do I have to have Tesla take a look at this to fix, or anyone...

I've done just a bit of testing, and was getting between 285 and 290.

Been driving my red beauty for a week. I literally refused to ride in or drive a Tesla before I got mine as I didn't want to feel terrible going back to my old car. My previous car was a 2005 Honda Civic I bought before grad school. Manual locks & windows :). This car is unbelievable. The...

Noticed that the regen seems weak above 60 or 65 mph, is that legitimate? Also, I notice that if I tap on the brakes (at say 30 mph), it seems to initiate an even higher level of regen than felt normally (on high setting). Have you noticed this?

What is the most cost-effective methods to protect your car's paint from fading over time?

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I'm renting, so not going to install dedicated charging line right now. I will share with the dryer outlet. Reading previous threads, sounds like I need to buy a NEMA 14-30 Tesla adapter, and then in order not to be pull cables in and out all the time, a Dryer Buddy. Are there any other options?

Are there any competitive solutions for adding wind turbines on your house?

Let me be clear, I am invested in $TSLA for the long term, along with some other single stocks (and market ETFs for t most the rest). However, I allocate a certain % of funds into higher risk/reward ventures with shorter-term horizons. In the past year, year and a half I have put most of that...

Is the rate of deceleration in regular semis limited by brakes or by tires? If by brakes, then the regen could help decelerate the vehicle more quickly than normal. This is will be more important coming down from mountains. Overheating brakes causing runaway semis could be significantly...

Ok, now that I have your attention, I have an employee source that works on the battery pack team that I happened to chat with yesterday. There's more detail and nuance to what I was told than the title says. The Good This person seemed very confident that they will hit Q1 target (2500 / week)...

Uh I don't know how to proposition this well, but I would love to get a chance to ride in a Model 3 (and decide if I want premium interior) before getting chance to configure in (hopefully) a few weeks. I'm not (too) scary. Live mid-peninsula, work in south bay.

Much like your smartphone may get laggy over a few years, what is going to happen to the tablet responsiveness over 5-10 years?

I never got a clear understanding of what happened. There was some group (contractor, or inside Tesla) that was building the automation software, and they just failed? It sounded like Tesla had to take the software development "in-house", but now it sounds like they have new robots that need to...

I asked a model 3 owner about the stiffness of the ride. They said it was actually too smooth, their baby had difficulty falling asleep! They said, of course its not the soft pillow ride of a Model S, but it is much smoother than some other cars. So opinions are all over the place. What gives...

This is an issue I have heard from employees might affect some vehicles.

Production rate will step function higher with each resolved rate limiting issue. What do you think are the current ones preventing say 2000/week? I think battery pack assembly is still limited to 1000/week from what I've read.

"Effective January 1, 2018, the Department of Motor Vehicles cannot issue a CAV decal to an applicant who has received a consumer rebate through the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), nor can an applicant participate in both the CAV Decal Program and the CVRP unless income restrictions are...

Who's driven both a decent amount, how to they compare? Handling. Acceleration Comfort. UI.

One way to better quantify regen strength is at what downhill gradients (and speed if going fast) does the model 3 decelerate / keep same speed / accelerate when you take your foot off the pedal? For instance, if go down CA-84 from Skyline to Woodside (~5-6% grade), if you let off the pedal...

After seeing Model 3 parked and whilst driving a dozen or so times, I've gotten a decent feel for the looks. And indeed it is hard to capture the great looks because it varies by angle (unlike the S). Straight on from the front it looks like a Frog. Not bad, but a little odd. It definitely...

I personally was going for the larger battery, but now may just get the smaller battery. That's a $9k drop in revenue.

Most people have assumed that Tesla will use some deep convolutional nets for Tesla Vision, but not for end-to-end actual control of the car. Indeed it can be seen as dangerous. However the lead of Tesla's AI division, Andrej Karpathy, recently wrote this blog post. An interesting take on the...

Instead of getting a non-black color for $1000, I'm considering getting black + a custom paint job. I have no idea of all the options (paint vs wrap), but how much will the different options cost me (in the Bay Area) for decent quality work (does not have to be fancy, just not crappy)? And what...

I am thinking it might be possible (I hope not). Why are some annoying driver habits to you? 1. Blocking left lanes / carpool lanes going at slow speed (i.e. prius or other BEVs) 2. Super aggressive driving / cutting off people (some BMW, Fiat in my experience). 3. Inattentive driving (phone...

Ok I know this is too generic of a question, but any resources / advice are appreciated. I live in a condo, and informally asked the HOA about possibly installing a level 2 charger in a guest spot by the pool, so other condo owners could use it as well. This would require probably running a...

Found this lovely vehicle on the Peninsula. Obviously a startup, I got out and tried to ask them more, but they were secretive (claiming stealth mode) and would only verify lidar (duh). I'm assuming varying orientation x 6 is to improve SNR of mapping for testing. Thoughts?

FWIW a ~ 3yr employee told me they will get a Model 3 in about a month.