Tesla CEO says he's working on another secret 'masterplan'

Associated Press ^ | Jul 10, 2016 3:33 PM EDT | Paul Wiseman

[Olog-hai]

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, under pressure after a fatal crash involving one of his electric cars, went on Twitter Sunday to say he’s working on another “Top Secret Tesla Masterplan.” He said he hoped to publish details this week.

The tantalizing message echoes an August 2006 blog post, titled “The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me),” in which Musk unveiled the cars that became the Tesla Model S four-door family car and the Tesla 3 sports sedan. …

[MisterArtery]

This asshat is working on another scheme to scam big bucks from the government to promote another of his bullshit projects.

[CapnJack]

[adorno]

Cars get dirty.

And those cameras are right at the maximum dirt level.

I think you might have touched on what Musk's Secret Master Plan for Tesla is...

The plan being to create self-cleaning cars, which will also clean the cameras.

Musk is such a genius!

[adorno]

I will not own a self driving car.

You may not have to own that self-driving car. In fact, nobody will have to own self-driving cars. Car ownership, by individuals, will be a thing of the past.

[Olog-hai]

Musk’s version of that is the “hyperloop”.

[r_barton]

Send a self-driving Tesla to Mars? Nothing to hit but rocks and the other Mars rovers. ;-)

[EVO X]

And those cameras are right at the maximum dirt level

Read an article that says the cameras are low resolution(2MP). They are low in order to decrease image processing time in order to make timely maneuvers.