Teslas currently being used to ‘practice’ FSD on the Warner Brothers lot (not the yellow one 🙃)

Probably employee-owned cars. They don't have manufacturer plates on them.

Isn't the upcoming robotaxi presentation slated to take place there?

Yeah they’re basically cooking the FSD books so it works as well as possible. Kind of like the original iPhone demo.

Without the title I woulda thought that Jeep was a Tesla

It would be pretty stupid not to test the demo you plan to do before you do it. And they do that, after all that's how they screwed up the cybertruck demo.

Seems to be just employee cars setting up for the upcoming event. These aren’t manufacturer or dealer tag cars

Isn't this literally every "demo" though?

You must not know what an average LA parking lot looks like.

Its for training on dev vins

Regardless of it working or not, I really want to buy some TSDD because TSLA always ranks after any event like this.

How do you know?

Sure, but demos for something that were not slated to come out 8 years ago (2016 was the first date promised for FSD, right?)

lmao. way to let everyone know you’ve never had to prepare for an important meeting or event, ever.

Tbf didn’t they end up diagnosing that testing beforehand likely is the reason it shattered?

[https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1f6p30i/tesla\_has\_allegedly\_begun\_mapping\_warner\_bros/](https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1f6p30i/tesla_has_allegedly_begun_mapping_warner_bros/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1f6p30i/tesla\_has\_allegedly\_begun\_mapping\_warner\_bros/](https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1f6p30i/tesla_has_allegedly_begun_mapping_warner_bros/)

I think so.

I work on a Hollywood Studio lot. That picture represents 1/100th the number of Teslas I normally see. This picture was taken at 6:45am.

This was the post I was looking for.

These look like all privately owned cars and many are not even the latest FSD hardware so not sure to make of that of them being used to test.

If that was the only reason it shattered they would have done it again with the metal ball at the Cybertruck delivery event and not the weakest throw I've ever seen of a baseball.

You still do it.

Good point, they suspiciously changed the test instead of redoing it.

Collecting training data for robotaxi demo

No, they’re collecting data for robotaxi demo

It's a Cybercab in disguise.

And yet they never make it into a movie.

You obviously haven't seen Leave the World Behind...

And the solar roof. Another fake demo to boost the stock price.

This is for the robotaxi demonstration which, unlike public FSD, will be geofenced like other robotaxis... So if robotaxi FSD is to be specially cooked for those regions in the same way this would be a fair demonstration?

The roadster and model s were in a bunch of movies... But showing the model 3 or y in a movie would be about as exciting as showing a corolla or rav4 in a movie. They're around but usually not center stage.

I have a Tesla solar roof.

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Dude, did you just give us the first look at a cybercab?

Wow! Great pic, that looks like a 2 door and similar to some of the robotaxi concept drawings and mockup that we’ve seen already. https://preview.redd.it/gfag2oda3iod1.png?width=941&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e92844877d18930e22fa1ba203d1aa9f91b0ae6

Yo wtf. This is it.

Okay, but the demo roof at Universal Studios was a fake. It took years to make it work.

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If only Animaniacs was still being produced, we could've got a good episode with a self-driving Tesla going around the lot.

Is there a steering wheel?

You saw a full light bar that went across the whole rear for a tail light?

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Cool, thanks for sharing all of this!

Yo wtf

I’m literally saying that’s exactly what it is.

this looks awful

Thank you for sharing! This appears to have 4 wheels but I still think the actual vehicle will have 3 and be very similar to Aptera.

https://preview.redd.it/06b61hqcciod1.jpeg?width=1632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db42611cb7d25dcee2b91b5200aa506a83cefee7 Galaxy AI remastered - looks like a steering wheel to me.

HECK FUCKING YEAH!! FINALLY THE NEW MODEL

The official word was that hitting it with the sledgehammer first caused some cracks in the glass, so when the ball hit the window it shattered. Though not sure why the back window broke, as they didn’t hit that door with the sledgehammer in the demo: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50547044

But like… they did that? Right? Breath man. It’s all coming.

Anything else interesting you’ve spotted?

What do you do at Warner Bros?

I am fairly confident there is. Roast me on October 10th if I'm wrong, but I believe there was very heavy back and forth discussion between the Tesla head engineer and head of design with Elon about this. Elon said no steering wheel time and again, but eventually relented. October 10th we'll all know for sure.

It kind of reminds me of the OG roadster https://images.app.goo.gl/xXArkW4rp1WEmkdc7

Cereal box cutout disguise.

Eventually it wont be geofenced

But why 2 seater? Waymo has 4 and can transport more people

Depends... right now, in my experience with using FSD every single drive, inaccuracies in the map is one of the major things holding FSD back. So if constantly updated well curated maps are a requirement for it to work well then it would be difficult/expensive to do that reliably for everywhere. Or they need to change FSD to rely less on the maps for short term driving decision.

Because most of the time only 1-2 persons are using taxis. If you are 3-4, just order another one. Tbh I think this is a good idea. We don’t need big cars for that.

~~Not~~ Very cool, ~~bad~~ good employee!!

I’m really excited for the event!

I wonder if it's the 'other' vehicle they've teased about. Something modular and van like. Or is it all the same thing and you can customise/convert it for purpose.

Yo, is that a Tesla Ute?

Nothing, soon

It would be really great if they could also sell this as a regular two door car, especially for the European market. However, I'm not sure the economics would allow them to price it competitively.

The base is supposed to be the 25k EV. A Smart-sized EV with Tesla features, and long range, could sell really well in Europe.

As I understand, both versions were developed internally, and they planned to produce both at same time as a hedge. But with recent FSD progress, the rumor is they killed the steering wheel version. I think that's why they need a private lot to test and announce this.

That's interesting. Wouldn't surprise me for Elon to change his mind again lol.

Meh, barely any 2 seaters here in Europe

***cooking the FSD books*** denotes that they are being disingenuous or trying to deceive someone. Practicing, rehearsing and perfecting a presentation is not cooking the books. lol

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Probably will look cool and 2 seat car right move but I see one problem - it's too low, u can see compare to model 3/y it's even lower it's would be not convenient to getting in for people over 40+

Cost and the majority of rides are 1-2 people.

That looks like a blob of goo, but anyways, why shouldn't it have a steering wheel? Because some people on Reddit made up some myth?

Elon, is that you? 😂

Enhance!

All hw3 cars? Doesn’t make much sense, should be hw4 or even modified for the new hw5? (AI5)

Has to be a 5-seater to sell well in Europe. Make it small and Golf-like though

Looks like he works in the costume department or at least the building that houses it. I found where the picture was taken from. https://maps.app.goo.gl/12UPjvixY6zxS1Qs8

With the unboxed approach to manufacturing Tesla recently patented and are about to implement, anything is possible.

Hope FSD works better on the WB lot than around my town.

Yeah try again. The magical "unboxing" production method that will "significantly reduce costs" has been officially scrapped. The other M2 promised cost savings of a new super battery is also vaporware, last I read was "imploding" on itself. This thing is a M3 with some new body panels.

Yes, foud 'em https://maps.app.goo.gl/12UPjvixY6zxS1Qs8

Maybe it's not a cab but a delivery vehicle. The square box is to keep the pizza hot.

Source?

They're also working on a van. I'm sure that will also be used for the robotaxi service and will include a lot more seating

You are highly misinformed [Q2 update letter](https://digitalassets.tesla.com/tesla-contents/image/upload/IR/TSLA-Q2-2024-Update.pdf) >"Our purpose-built Robotaxi product will continue to pursue a revolutionary ‘unboxed’ manufacturing strategy,”

Bloomberg actual reporting and not Tesla lies: Tesla has accelerated, rather than delayed, its future-products roadmap and that “more affordable models” are coming in late 2024 or early 2025. Those models will be produced on Tesla’s existing production lines, rather than using the experimental “unboxed,” that was originally planned.

YouTubers did it with a production truck and it held up just fine to a few throws, but after a bunch of increasingly larger ball bearings, it finally cracked. https://youtu.be/NASoPjWIrbg?si=PjYMzWuLSTtsJ2Ff

There was a point in time where I was 100% positive Netflix had some back door ad deal with Tesla. Every single movie had one being driven by a main character.

The "existing production line" statement is also in the Q2 report that I just shared, in context. Bloomberg is writing using the source I just linked. Please stop being misinformed and misinforming others. > Plans for new vehicles, including more affordable models, remain on track for start of production in the first half of 2025. These vehicles will utilize aspects of the next generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms __and will be able to be produced on the same manufacturing lines as our current vehicle line-up.__ This approach will result in achieving less cost reduction than previously expected but enables us to prudently grow our vehicle volumes in a more capex efficient manner during uncertain times. This should help us fully utilize our current expected maximum capacity of close to three million vehicles, enabling more than 50% growth over 2023 production before investing in new manufacturing lines. **Our purpose-built Robotaxi product will continue to pursue a revolutionary “unboxed” manufacturing strategy.**

three wheels gains nothing and instead compromises the vehicle immensely.

Commenting on Teslas currently being used to ‘practice’ FSD on the Warner Brothers lot (not the yellow one 🙃)...

Wait till the lot security starts cracking down on these leaks 💀

Would be funny if someone like knocked over a traffic light in the area right before the event just to throw all the robo-taxis off their game

I… still do demos like that?

FSD (Supervised) probably not. Robotaxis probably will be for a long time to come.

That's the funniest shit I have read so far. If you worked on the lot and dealt with the security department, you would know. Not the best.

Now do some FSD donuts please

Walking by B156 rn lol.

Not without AI-5 there won’t

Incorrect. Less rolling resistance and can have a more narrow design in the back decreasing air resistance.

Why are they parking front in?

But, you're really going to make me ride with Jerry? Alone?

Did you save the pictures?

Too many blenders

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaLounge/comments/1ffly7l/first_look_at_a_cybercab_credit_uboopitysmopp_who/

Ah, I didn't look at the time stamp. Thanks

100%. Even in the biography, Franz found middle ground with Elon's mandate of no steering wheel by pleading to design in a steering wheel to swiftly get around potential regulatory issues which could be easily removed once new regulations are adopted.

Okay

Looks like one of those model y is an older one with USS. That’s a good sign for us “legacy” folk with HW3

We just need a big trunk for Jerry 👀

Hi Elon,My wife never drives on freeways and wants a Tesla so she can use FSD for parking. We test drove the Model 3 and the nav. system kept trying to take her on the freeway and there's currently no option to avoid Highways like we have with Google maps.When will Tesla  have an Avoid highway option in addition to the Avoid Ferries and Toll roads?Thank you

So they'll just have unaltered 3s and Ys doing rounds on an "enclosed circuit" at WB with FSD to market the 10.10. "robotaxi" release?

The "official word?" Sounds more like the official excuse.

is it 10/10 yet? :)