Whether you’re an Elon Musk skeptic or true believer, it’s hard to deny
the Tesla Model 3 has generated iPhone-level buzz about electric cars. Since this “affordable luxury” $35,000-and-up sedan was unveiled in 2016, roughly 450,000 people have preordered one. Now if only Tesla could make them. Significant manufacturing issues keep pushing back the Model 3 delivery timeline, but there’s a good chance you’ll see some on the road in 2018. What’s the big deal? Tesla is forcing all car companies to act more like consumer tech companies, pushing into electric and making standard such capabilities as accident prevention and connectivity. My favorite Model 3 idea: It comes with the cameras, sensors and computing power it needs to eventually allow the car to drive itself.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/12/28/10-ways-tech-will-shape-your-life-in-2018-for-better-and-worse/?utm_term=.0b2214b47685
