New Tesla product at the end of April!

Elon Musk CEO of Tesla announced a surprise for the end of April.

Elon Musk announced via a tweet an important new Tesla product line, which will be unveiled on April 30!

Major new Tesla product line -- not a car -- will be unveiled at our Hawthorne Design Studio on Thurs 8pm, April 30
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 30 Mars 2015

He published via a tweet today that it won’t be a car. The CEO and co-founder of Tesla promised a new product that will be unveiled in his design studio in Hawthorne. He didn’t specify whether it is a mechanical product, a bicycle,an electric motorcycle, or anew range of innovative products.

After electric cars, Tesla could propose a motorcycle?

LiveWire, the electric motorcycle prototype of Harley Davidson

Various rumors indicate Elon Musk could unveil an electric power motorcycle. Tesla Group already offers two cars, the Model S (with the option P85D) and the Model X. By positioning itself in the world of motorcycles, the group could appeal to a wider audience and a new community. An exceptional motorcycle like the Tesla cars could be proposed in April.

Other rumors suggest that the CEO of Tesla could produce electric batteries for household use that could come equip people who live in remote areas.

All this is based on rumors, so it’s necessary to wait until the end of April…

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News Tesla: Navigation, Autopilot, Model X

19 of March 24, 2015 Elon Musk announced an embedded system update in the Model S that optimizes paths to avoid the anxiety of break down batteries. Not surprisingly, the press conference involved a software update for Model S. Elon Musk explains that most cars don’t upgrade with time but the Model S "upgrades the night when you sleep.” The CEO of Tesla presented the future developments of the embedded system of the Model S.

Version 6.2.
With this update, called 6.2,  Tesla says that you won’t break down anymore because of battery failure, unless intentionally. Two new features will ensure that: "Range Insurance" and "Trip Planner".
The "Range Insurance" communicates in real time with the superchargers network and is informed in case of default or risk of not having free space. Thus, the driver is well informed when he may not be able to recharge or if he crosses a "white zone" without superchargers.

It must be said that Tesla is beginning to have a dense network of superchargers, including the USA
Note that the calculations performed by "Range Insurance" take into account the landform, the weather and the wind; which makes sense when you consider the impact of these elements on the autonomy of the car.

The "Trip Planner" goes even further: When planning your trip, this tool provides the most optimized journey taking into account the recharge possibilities, use of superchargers network and recharge duration.

He also said that during testing, the brand's engineers were able to travel from San Francisco to Seattle almost without having to touch the car.

In summary, Tesla wants to make life easier for users during long journeys based on sophisticated software coupled with information from its charging network.
Available in ten days, this update also includes significant security enhancements: blind spot warning, side collision warning, automatic emergency braking, etc.

Version 7

During the press conference, Elon Musk has also unveiled version 7 of its software, which should arrive by the end of the year. It will include in particular the "autopilot".

Tesla boss said this feature has to be seen like automatic pilot of a plane: the vehicle will be able to drive alone, but vigilance will be required of the user. Thus, alerts will ask the driver if all goes well when not touch the wheel for a while.

 

The Model X

If Elon Musk has not given many details about the Model X, he still said that these innovations will be present in the Model X. The latter should be presented this summer and Elon Musk assured it will be a car with features "never seen in the automobile industry" so far.

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