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He confirmed that Tesla intends to have the same cargo capacity as diesel trucks – meaning that it should weigh about the same as a diesel truck.
Guillen compared the aerodynamic design of the Tesla Semi to a bullet train.
He also addressed development work to adapt the Tesla Semi design to European trucking regulations, which is apparently in the work, but it doesn’t sound like they have all the solutions yet.
The exec expects that the Tesla Semi cost of operation advantage should be even greater in Europe than in the US due to the higher cost of diesel.
On top of the Megachargers to enable longer routes, Tesla also plans to offer destination chargers for its electric trucks.
Guillen also confirmed that Tesla uses the same Autopilot hardware suite developed for their passenger vehicles to enable Enhanced Autopilot features on Tesla Semi trucks.
Tesla Semi offers a 360-degree view all around the vehicle with cameras in order to eliminate blind spots.
Like the Tesla Model 3, Tesla Semi doesn’t have a key and instead it relies on the Tesla mobile app.
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