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Re:Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode ... by viraptor on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @08:18AM (#11619869)
Yes, I did read it. That's how people talk about products these days (unfortunately). But we didn't talk about it that much in case of tank-proof audi:

http://blog.caranddriver.com/now-you-can-spec-your-audi-a8-t...

Or cases that can literally survive a bowling ball:

http://www.yourtechreport.com/2011/04/16/protect-your-ipad-f...

You're not expected to test either one of those claims. They're just there for comparison of what the product is theoretically capable of. (or going the other way, one could complain that anything below 200mph is not ludicrous)

Re:Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode ... by squeaky-clean on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:12PM (#11622466)
That doesn't seem like just marketing for the Audi. It seems like the car is seriously intended for individuals who may be attacked, politicians, very rich/powerful people in unsafe areas. It's not for your grandparents to drive to church on Sundays. It looks like most people buying it are politicians and diplomats. The security features are also an upgrade that costs like $600k.

It has a built in "patented emergency exit system, a fire extinguishing system and an emergency fresh air system" [0] and the windows on the standard model can't even be opened/closed. And get this, that emergency exit system will blow the freaking doors off the car so you can exit.

"If the doors can no longer be opened normally, an Audi-patented pyrotechnic system simply blows apart the joins between the doors and the vehicle body and you walk out without even grabbing the door latch." [1]

This Tesla is being pushed as helping people deal with air pollution, but "it can withstand a bioweapon attack! For real!". That Audi is literally for people who might drive over an IED, or get pulled over by a jeep full of people with machine guns.

[0] https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-a8-l...

[1] http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/05/a-685k-audi-a8-that-will-...

Re:Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode ... by viraptor on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:38PM (#11624817)
It's class BR7 protection. That means it protects from lead bullets. That's all. Here's a list of examples of what it doesn't protect from: AK47 with hardened or armor-piercing bullets, incendiary bullets, tank fired shells.
Re:Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode ... by Vik1ng on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @11:29AM (#11629030)
I wouldn't be surprised if the author confused gas tank and tank.

> Oh, and for even more money on top of all that, special battery and tank protection can be fitted.