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For 2013, Tesla aimed to quadruple that. Tesla built its 1,000th Model S by October 31, 2012, [220] and delivered 2,650 units by the end of the year. [221] In the first half of the subsequent year, 10,050 units were delivered to customers. [222] The Model S was the first vehicle by Tesla produced at the Fremont facility. [223]
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 April 2023, Tesla was found not liable in a lawsuit filed in 2020 by a driver who sued for damages after she claimed the Autopilot system guided her Tesla Model S into a curb, resulting in an airbag deployment and facial injuries. [314] Jurors explained in post-trial interviews that "Autopilot never confessed to be self pilot.
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.
The Tesla Supercharger network is an electric vehicle fast charging network built and operated by American vehicle manufacturer Tesla, Inc.. The Supercharger network was introduced on September 24, 2012, as the Tesla Model S entered production, with six sites in California and Nevada.
Tesla Model S chassis with drive motor Cutaway view of a Tesla Model S drive motor. Electric motors are mechanically very simple and often achieve 90% energy conversion efficiency [121] over the full range of speeds and power output and can be precisely controlled.
The Model S and X battery packs are assembled in-house at the Fremont Factory using battery cells from Japan. Battery cells for the Model 3 and Y are made on-site at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada and assembled into battery packs before being shipped to Fremont. Both battery pack types are liquid-cooled and contain an intumescent fire prevention ...