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by shekyboy 3737 days ago
Felt the presentation ended half way. Wanted him to show the inside of the car and all the features.

Caught the glimpse the new horizontal screen, but no details on that in the presentation or on the side....

Wonder if they are not ready with all those yet. Or maybe I am used to Apple keynotes
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shekyboy 3737 days ago
Here is the periscope feed of a drive. You can see the horizontal screen better

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1dRKZyRkpgNxB

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pritambaral 3737 days ago
The link does not let me view it now. Such a video should not be a live-only stream.
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eclipxe 3737 days ago
Yes you can. It's stored for playback
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pritambaral 3737 days ago
Here's what the link shows to me: http://imgur.com/a/Dcs1Y

No playback. "Ended 3 hours ago" and "Broadcast not found"

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jonquark 3737 days ago
I got the same in Firefox (on Linux with a therefore out-dated flash). It worked fine in Chrome.
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jd20 3737 days ago
Felt more like they're just not ready yet (not a good sign IMO). When the final version of the Model X got a stage reveal, Musk presented a great deal more info (interior, new features like BioHazard mode, etc...)
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UnoriginalGuy 3737 days ago
The BioHazard Mode was a work of genius. Not in terms of the actual feature, but in marketing terms, everyone was talking about it and it was a unique thing that only Tesla had.

Essentially they re-branded "full" on the AC dial.

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mikeash 3737 days ago
When the final version of the Model X got a stage reveal, they capped off the night by delivering cars to their first six customers. It's not a reasonable comparison with the Model 3 target release being a year and a half out.
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c-slice 3737 days ago
The presentation definitely felt short. I wanted to understand more of the specifications, get to know the car a little bit. Especially if 115K people just pre-ordered something they know so little about.
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UnoriginalGuy 3737 days ago
I was surprised too. They left SO many questions completely unanswered. At minimum I thought they'd give us an internal tour, show someone sitting in it, even if it was via cheezy video.

Hopefully some vehicle reviewers will test drive it and we'll learn more going forward. Or when Tesla's site comes online.

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forgetsusername 3737 days ago
>I was surprised too.

I'm not. The car is not ready for prime-time, but there's pressure on Tesla, the company, to show they're "on track".

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