Re:A Most Peculiar Test Drive
by yread on Thursday February 14, 2013 @03:37AM
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I find it interesting that they didn't actually show the car going in circles on a map. Either they have the GPS logged and they don't want to show it (customers could think "oh this car is going to record my location?!") or they just don't have it and are guessing?
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Re:A Most Peculiar Test Drive
by elliotanderson on Thursday February 14, 2013 @03:51AM
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The car park is described as a 100-lot area. Zooming in the map to show a tiny little circle wouldn't have conveyed the point - instead they showed the speed data logged instead.
As for data loggin: Elon states it's only for the media test drives unless written permission is given [1]
Or unless the United States asks for it to be turned on, or unless you have a lawsuit of some sort pending against the company.
Re:A Most Peculiar Test Drive
by InclinedPlane on Thursday February 14, 2013 @03:45AM
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The GPS logs probably don't update fast enough and aren't accurate enough to make for an interesting display. It'd probably look like a confused scribble, the speed data is more accurate.
Re:A Most Peculiar Test Drive
by sachingulaya on Thursday February 14, 2013 @05:09AM
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If you look at the google map link above the supercharger is at a rest stop. If you don't pull in to the rest stop your only option is to continue down the highway. The start-and-stop pattern in the logs is not possible on a highway.