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Tesla Model Y Size Compared To Tesla Model 3

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Published on March 18th, 2019 |

by Dr. Maximilian Holland

Tesla Model Y Size Compared To Tesla Model 3

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March 18th, 2019 by Dr. Maximilian Holland

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Let’s take a quick look at the comparative size of the new Tesla Model Y when overlayed on top of the Tesla Model 3.

No great surprises here, Elon Musk has already said the Model Y is around 10% larger (in volume?). Let’s make some guesses about the exterior dimensions of the newcomer?

Author’s own work, based on Tesla design studio profile images

Notice that I’ve tried to very accurately line up the wheels (and thus the wheelbases) to get a decent starting point for the comparison. Both are images of the respective performance model (from the design studio) with what should be the same 20’’ performance wheels.

We know that the dimensions of the model 3 are: 4,694 mm L x 1,849 mm W x 1,443 mm H. If any of you have the patience and imaging skills to do some direct measurements of the proportions (based on cursor placing and pixel counts, and then calculating the scaling), please be my guest. I’m just going to make some visual estimates here.

I’d roughly guess that the Model Y is a couple of inches (~50 mm) longer at the rear, and 3 to 4 inches (~75–100 mm) longer at the front. The front hood starts a fraction higher and the height climbs to perhaps 8 inches (~200 mm) taller in some areas, especially the roof-line over the passenger compartment (and at the rear).

One point of interest is that — judging by the starting point of the front windshield — the Model Y’s passenger compartment appears to begin around 4 inches (100 mm) further forward than the Model 3. That obviously further helps the interior space. The length extension at the rear of the passenger compartment appears to be more modest.

Screen grab from Tesla Model Y promo video

We can’t get much clue about differences in width from any existing images that I’ve seen so far (chime in if you’ve got info or sources on this). On the basis of this image, I’d estimate that the length of the Model Y should be around 125–150 mm greater than the 3 (let’s call it ~4,830 mm in total). From this perspective, the height should be around 200 mm more (~1,643 mm in total).

What do you think? Jump into the comments with your own estimates, especially if you have other sources!

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About the Author

Dr. Maximilian Holland Max is an anthropologist, social theorist and international political economist, trying to ask questions and encourage critical thinking about social and environmental justice, sustainability and the human condition. He has lived and worked in Europe and Asia, and is currently based in Barcelona.

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Safety-critical positioning for autonomous driving: with ESCAPE the first fully integrated device is on its way

The ESCAPE GNSS Engine board in its final packaging (courtesy of FICOSA)

BARCELONA, Spain, 19-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Autonomous driving is the hot topic of todays’ mobility and transportation world. Safety is the most fundamental requirement and, at the same time, the greatest concern about autonomous driving applications. The major perceived concern about autonomous driving is safety, at all levels of the technology and of the human interaction. In this context, the localization technology is a key element, as it enables the navigation of autonomous vehicles when operating without human supervision. To achieve this goal, the localization technology has to be designed from the beginning for safety.

The ESCAPE project (European Safety Critical Applications Positioning Engine), funded by the European GNSS Agency’s Fundamental Elements Programme, has indeed pursued a safety-oriented design paradigm for its innovative automotive-grade localization engine for autonomous vehicles, the ESCAPE GNSS Engine, or EGE.

The design of each component on the EGE, its development, integration and manufacturing has followed stringent safety-oriented criteria, which encompass automotive-grade Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) procedures and GNSS-oriented Required Navigation Performance (RNP).

The solution leverages on the Global Navigation Satellite Systems, including the Galileo constellation, thanks to the new STM TESEO APP chipset, which supports ASIL-B platforms. This is complemented with intelligent automotive cameras and low-cost inertial sensors, vehicle odometry, lane-level navigation maps, governed by GMV’s integration algorithms. The GMV’s real-time Precise Point Positioning service, as well as the use of highly precise maps, are the keys for enhanced accuracy, enabled via a high-speed connectivity of the vehicle. The unique feature of such a multi-layer design is the estimation in real-time of the integrity level associated with the location estimates, which is also the fundamental element for safety-oriented navigation.

The ESCAPE GNSS Engine is assembled and manufactured by FICOSA and will be validated through an extensive test campaign on-board of a Renault’s electric car.

The first accuracy results obtained from the GNSS-only positioning algorithms in a medium-multipath propagation scenario have offered a promising 0.3 m RMS horizontal accuracy in static and 0.5 m in dynamic conditions.

Other test sessions are expected for March, July and September 2019 and are intended to validate, respectively:

The integrated positioning algorithms (March 2019)
The provision of integrity information through the computation of Protection Levels (July 2019)
The robustness of the integrated approach in urban and suburban scenarios (September 2019)

The project is also planning a final demo at the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC), in France, in which a test car will show its enhanced/autonomous driving capabilities enabled by the EGE board. Autonomous maneuvers will be demonstrated along a controlled circuit in the UTC campus, while enhanced ADAS functionalities will be demonstrated along public urban streets in Compiègne. The final demo will be organized in late November/December 2019.

The ESCAPE project’s most recent achievements will be also presented at the 2019 edition of the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit at the Session 8, dedicated to “THE ROLE OF GNSS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AUTOMATIC DRIVING”.

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This press release can be downloaded from this link.

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For more information: www.gnss-escape.eu

Contacts:

Jessica García Soriano
ESCAPE Project Leader
FICOSA – Advanced Communications Dpt
Tel: +34 937008500 – Ext: 888197
jessica.garcia@ficosa.com

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