Thread by @MateenOmair

So.. a Hyundai employee just borrowed my 2022 Tesla Model 3 LR (FSD) for a week for “Driving locally”. I kept getting Notifications that all my doors were left open for several days. I was curious so i accessed the Live cam. This is what i see.

@elonmusk @WholeMarsBlog @Tesla

Upon return i asked the person, I’m curious why did you have the car just sitting with doors/trunks opening/closing? He smirked and said “Training”. Then he said at Hyundai.

I didn’t mention i already looked at it’s whereabouts. 🥸

I Pushed for more information and then he finally opened up and said, I’m not really supposed to say but it was being used for Research and Training purposes for benchmarking against the Hyundai Ionic 6 prior to it’s release. He didn’t want me backing out 🫤

They apparently measured every little thing, had all sizes of people sit in it. Looked at component placements under the Frunk. He said they specifically took this car for Testing FSD capabilities!

@elonmusk @WholeMarsBlog

They were apparently happy to report that they were able to achieve a more spacious passenger compartment and rear passenger seat control access (heated seats etc.) compared to the model 3 by reducing the size of the Frunk and Trunk. Also pushing the drive units further apart. 🤷🏻‍♂️

After returning he admitted that this car through software updates will “blossom into a flower” while the Ionic 6 will stay the same for the most part after purchase.

#TSLA

Ionic 6 was tested side by side. Almost missed it there.