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The Tesla Model 3 surpassed Leaf sales in early 2020 to become the world's best-selling plug-in electric car ever. [30] Global sales totaled about 814,000 units overall up to December 2020. [126] [96] [110] [144] [145] The Model 3, with 365,240 global deliveries, was the world's best-selling plug-in passenger car in 2020 for the third ...
In May 2016 Tesla raised $1.46 billion in stock, of which $1.26 billion is to prepare production of the Model 3 scheduled for late 2017. [87] [88] Changing from serially producing the Model S and X to the mass production of Model 3 is viewed by experts as a significant step. [89]
Tesla Autopilot, an advanced driver-assistance system for Tesla vehicles, uses a suite of sensors and an onboard computer. It has undergone several hardware changes and versions since 2014, most notably moving to an all-camera-based system by 2023, in contrast with ADAS from other companies, which include radar and sometimes lidar sensors.
Voice command "Keep Tesla Safe" or "Keep Summer Safe" were discovered to activate sentry mode. [13] Sentry mode, which was originally depicted on the in-vehicle display as HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but replaced by what appears to be the eye of a sentient sentry turret from the Valve video game Portal, [14] is a Tesla security feature that can be toggled on or off using voice ...
In July 2019 US-based Motor Trend magazine awarded the fully-electric Tesla Model S the title "ultimate car of the year". [53] In March 2020 the Tesla Model 3 passed the Nissan Leaf to become the world's all-time best-selling electric car, with more than 500,000 units delivered; [19] it reached the milestone of 1 million global sales in June ...
A Tesla valve, called a valvular conduit by its inventor, is a fixed-geometry passive check valve. It allows a fluid to flow preferentially in one direction, without moving parts. The device is named after Nikola Tesla , who was awarded U.S. patent 1,329,559 in 1920 for its invention.
Tesla, Inc. (/ ˈ t ɛ s l ə / TESS-lə or / ˈ t ɛ z l ə / TEZ-lə [a]) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs), stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and services.
Model 3 or Tesla Model 3, is an electric vehicle. Model 3 may also refer to: Transportation. MVP Model 3, an aircraft; Pescara Model 3 Helicopter; Other uses