Well, now they are doing sensor duty as well 🤣

 

Ideal scenario is a camera that combines vision, infrared, ultraviolet, RADAR, SONAR, LIDAR. And the output is compatible with a vision only camera. Feed that into the neural network you'll get the most hyper aware all seeing AI possible.

 

Tesla's US market share now tops Volkswagen, Subaru, and BMW

*** Automotive reports Tesla US market share hit 4.2% in 2023, up 25% from a year ago

Tesla (TSLA) isn’t just dominating the electric vehicle market in the US, it’s also gaining ground in the overall market for cars.

Per data from *** Automotive and its subsidiary Kelley Blue Book, Tesla increased its market share in the US across all automakers to 4.2% in 2023 from 3.8% in 2022. That 4.2% market share resulted from 654,888 Tesla vehicles being sold in the US, as estimated by ***, a whopping 25.4% jump from 2022.

Though a 4.2% market share for Tesla still puts it behind automakers such as GM (GM), Ford (F), and Toyota (TM), it translates to Tesla now having a larger market share than Volkswagen (4.1%), Subaru (4.1%), and BMW (2.5%).

Overall, ***’s data shows GM leading the way in the US by market share (16.5%), followed by Toyota (14.4%), Ford (12.7%), Hyundai (10.6%), Stellantis (9.8%), Honda (8.4%), Nissan-Mitsubishi (6.3%), and Tesla (4.2%).


In addition to Tesla, the brands making the biggest gains in sales in 2023 were Honda (up 33%), Mazda (23.2%), and Volvo (26.1%), among those with over 100,000 unit sales in the US.

While Tesla’s gains in the overall market are strong, it did come at the expense of profitability. Tesla’s jump in sales came as its average transaction price tumbled from approximately $60,000 in January 2023 to $50,051 at the end of the year. *** said overall EV sales in the country rose 46% from a year ago, though sales improved only marginally from Q3 to Q4, indicating a sales plateau may be near.


Looking ahead, the EV landscape will shift considerably from a competition point of view, which will likely increase sales of EVs but bring pressure on top US EV sellers like Tesla and Ford. *** estimates that over 70 new EVs will be on the way in the next two years, with 37 models debuting this year and another 34 in 2025.

This will coincide with the overall vehicle sales market in the US improving in 2024 despite headwinds such as high financing costs and higher overall pricing. *** forecast the market for new vehicle sales will hit a seasonally adjusted 15.7 million in 2024, up from 2023’s 15.5 million. Fleet sales, new lease volume, and higher lease penetration will help boost those sales figures, with leasing seen as a way to offset higher prices via lower payments to consumers.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla...161055575.html

 

Tesla is still a small fry in the auto world.

 

It's here

 

I'm in the middle of a big project at work, but I may just book a test drive around the summer

 

I saw on X it was posted that Tesla is #1 in sales for sedans.

Have no idea if this is true.

But if it is, dang that's some serious bragging rights.

 

Model Y is the number one selling car world wide as an individual model, but overall, Tesla is still a small Fry

 

I like the highland update, but the lack of stalks still bothers me.

 

I also wish they didn't remove the stalks, but driving the model X, it wasn't that bad, it's easy to adjust. What is silly IMO was removing the horn and putting a horn button. That is truly stupid, no other way to word it. If you're steering wheel is turned, the horn button is unreachable. If you need to hit the horn in a panic, you'll never hit it in time. Other than that, it's not that hard to adjust

 

they added the no button horn to the new 3 so im sure it will return to the other models

 

So it has a regular horn?

 

interesting the main web page show lease as the only option. if you go to customize then other options are there.

he said sedans.

 

Well, that would probably go to the Camry then

 

also model y is not the best selling vehicle in the u.s. - that would be the f150 truck.