Thread: Tesla D – cars of the future today

So, unbeknownst to many, we were suddenly on the next turn of the unwinding of the spiral development of the world, with other vehicles, and quite another order of things in the cities and on the roads.



Evolutionary development is proceeding slowly, and sometimes come with bright innovators, bright vision of what the world, and strong intention to realize this vision. And surprisingly, they start making changes at the level of established systems.
Last Friday I watched an informal presentation broadcast from Tesla (D) in California and tested range of feelings from joy to admiration. And it's not a new product innovation industry leader, case throughout the conceptual and engineering beauty and the view of the far-reaching implications.
Ilon Icia again moved the border beyond the expected.




Next post will be slightly technical. But the plot is not the technical details, but that the future is here, and the commitment of a great idea, sometimes gives incredible results.

Time to unveil the D-Two
What happened? A little detail.
Best car Tesla Model S in the world got its first upgrade of hardware platform and suffikc D in the title. D-denotes the Dual Motor. Yes, Tesla solves questions: Want 4WD? -Let's add the second motor!
The electric motor is compact, simple, almost silent and do not require heap additional units as a gasoline engine that makes possible the installation of a separate motor for each axle. A radical rejection of the legacy of the past provides opportunities for unexpected solutions.




In summary:

• [] Acceleration to 60 mph (96.5 km/h) in 3.2 seconds. This is insanely fast! Ulterior motive Mask called machine personal roller coaster ride. Now it is the fastest four-door car in the world, on the dynamics of acceleration as the famous Mclaren F1 supercar. Despite the fact that the essence of the Tesla is not a luxury car, and the family premium sedan with seating for kids in the trunk
  [] Maximum speed increased to 155 mph (249 km/h)
  [] Machine became 4. On-board computer controls the motors: front and rear.
  [] And energy consumption. decreased. The machine travels farther on the same charge.

Many in the last paragraph of the wonder-as-consumption dropped so?
Any normal machine, adding all-wheel drive starts consuming more fuel and often reduces to povoračivaemosti. In Tesle, all unnecessary elements and complex conjugation (transmission, razdatka, shafts), motors are controlled by wire, the capacity of each adjustable with millisecond accuracy. Mechanical losses and delays are negligible. As a result, the computer distributes the load on the motors so that they always work optimally, save energy, and improves manageability.
It is difficult to briefly explain the popular engineering and beauty of what is happening. It's not about speed acceleration, it's amazing opportunities emerging because of the radicalism and intransigence in creating a new mode of transport.

And something else ...-Autopilot
But that's not all. I well remember how unrealistic it sounded a year and a half ago, when Musk spoke to year 2015 we make autopilot ... And it did!




In a nominally Tesle radar, sonar and hires camera. And now it is used as a system of autopilot and improved active safety.
Tesla now:

• [] Shows the danger on the dashboard (oncoming cars).
  [] Take into account the layout and shows it on the dashboard.
  [] Itself goes turning lane,
  [] Take into account speed limits (wind-gaining recognizing signs),
  [] Gives audio and tactile warnings.

The machine analyzes the dangerous-approaching objects and tries to avoid a collision. If desired, the driver can make her go in any direction, but by default, the machine will choose the safe way.




It all adds to what was already the Model S, on all krèštestam is the safest car in the world.
And after all the charms of the autopilot is just beginning:

• [] The machine itself makes parallel parking.
  [] Itself enters into the garage.
  [] It can leave the garage and meet the host at the door.
  [] Moreover, the machine can focus on meetings added to the calendar, and leave the parking space in advance. Going to a meeting, you otstaetsâ just get out of the House and sit in the car at the door.

What experienced, but conservative car concerns goes Decade (bringing new promises and prototype to series), Tesle, newbie, lacking a year. Moreover, in parallel with the introduction of dozens of other innovations.


Platform Tesla
Some people say: parking-Assistant now pose and Fords. It is important to understand that here we are talking about things of a different order. Tesla is not a set of funkcinal′nyh features. It is a holistic radical innovation platform and power in the integration of all its elements. At the time you add it to the calendar features all the existing parking-assist immediately became obsolete. And this happens for each area that develops Tesla.




A week ago I once watched as the Tesla is may last software update (v 6.0) with the functionality of calendar syncing with your phone. Thought well, then a small but handy feature. And suddenly, sway paws industrial robot, the calendar add autopilot and get something out of a science fiction movie ... All of which makes the Tesla isn't with simple
The Tesla Model S is not a machine, it is a platform for an entirely new mode of transport.

• [] Making autopilot they offer upgrade for previous Model S.
  [] Making electric all-wheel drive, they change body and roomy crossover Model X.
  [] Making touchscreen Panel, they can as long as you want to improve the interface of the machine.
  [] Having initially radically new body they get low weight (high distance) and a brand new level of security for all machines series.
  [] Having once updating and troubleshooting on the network, they get stats, updates and neugonâemost′ for all subsequent machines.
  []…
  This list is very great now. I'm not here to talk about electromechanical brakes and other technical wizardry.

With each upgrade the platform gets stronger and all nedostižimee with position technologies of the last century. The gap is growing.
And when you look at the next step of development platform-to stir up curiosity: what vizionerskie tricks of future Ilon reserved for next year.
We are waiting for a bright future.




Bonuses
Test drive the presentation (D), demonstration of acceleration and the autopilot



Presentation of Tesla in California (English)