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Tesla Takes a Step Toward Self-Driving Cars with Imminent Software Upgrade

They show the Model X in all its very conspicuous glory.

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A $75,000 price tag for Model X is particularly aggressive when you realize the company had generated about 25,000 orders for the vehicle ahead of its launch without any advertising. His point was that competition has arrived for Tesla, competition that will put pressure on the company’s business and stock price.

Tesla Motor’s CTO, JB Straubel tried to clear the air by clarifying the method Tesla uses to ascribe horsepower to its vehicles.

Originally meant to make the acquisition of things like farm equipment more affordable, its 6,000 pound weight cut-off has also – perhaps unexpectedly for its original creators – made it popular with buyers of trucks that may never go anywhere near a field.

Version 7 will not turn all Tesla vehicles into driverless cars per say.

But when you consider Tesla’s future plans for Model X pricing, it’s clear the company wants to ramp up sales of the SUV significantly this year. Just what is going on, and why is Musk suddenly backtracking?

Everyone who read the message probably jumped for joy for the possibility that Tesla will release a Model Y version, which will have falcon-wing doors in a sedan-type vehicle. With the Model X now clocking in at well in excess of $100k, it’s likely that well-heeled buyers of the auto will be looking for every way possible to trim that figure down. The stock was sold at an average price of $257.61, for a total transaction of $1,288,050.00. Last year, speaking at MIT’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Centennial Symposium, Musk said he was “toying” with the idea of developing an electric aircraft adding: “I would love to do it, but I think my mind would explode”. According to the analyst, the stock is presently overvalued and does not factor in the risks and challenges associated with the company’s goal of becoming a mass-market OEM. Tesla has already introduced a 90D model. Judging from Musk’s answer US Tesla drivers can expect the update on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The company has a market cap of $30.11 billion and a P/E ratio of 0. It also includes tax credits and rebates to buyers of solar panels and electric cars. The brokerage set a “hold” rating on the electric vehicle producer’s stock.

Tesla shares ended the day down over 2%, at $216, continuing a slide that began over a week ago. Yet in fact that’s exactly what the Model X could do.

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With TSLA down 12% last week and trading at $220 per share, we see a long-term opportunity amid selloff. If they’re paying 33% of their income to the feds, the deduction would reduce the tax bill by $8,250.

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