Hidden Code May Reveal the Secret of Tesla's 'D'

Rumors and speculation have been following Elon's hint at a mysterious Tesla announcement during tonight's 7PM press conference.

About time to unveil the D and something else pic.twitter.com/qp23yi59i6

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 2, 2014

As originally reported by Angelo Young of the International Business Times, some clever digital investigation into Tesla's website's javascript coding reveals a “Dual Drive Motor” which seems to be suggesting the 'D' may stand for an All-Wheel Drive or Dual-Motor version of the Model S. There's also “Driver’s Assistance” mentioned in the javascript, which sounds like it could be a sort of smart cruise control or crash protection. The fully-featured vehicle will possibly be called the P85D, based on this photographic evidence.

ENHANCE.....

Tesla has already promised consumers an AWD SUV known as the Model X - though that may or may not be the ‘something else’  to which Musk was referring.

Kimbal Musk Interview-Everything But The Kitchen Sink

Kimbal Musk discusses:

• Starting The Kitchen
• Space X
• The Learning Gardens 
• His secret to success

Here are some of my favorite quotes from Kimbal:

Starting a company and making it successful is like chewing glass and looking into the abyss. It is the hardest thing you could ever do.

My joke is; if not for the physical trauma, I highly recommend a psychological awakening.

If you do something you love, there is no such thing as failure.

Okay Startup People~  We want to hear from you! Are you doing work you love? Does it feel like chewing a glass sandwich? Can you relate to Kimbal's advice?  What's the best bit of advice you've ever heard?

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Elon Musk - SpaceX to bring People to Mars by 2026

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he's hopeful "the first people could be taken to Mars in 10 to 12 years. I think it's certainly possible for that to occur," according to a recent interview with CNBC. "But the thing that matters long term is to have a self-sustaining city on Mars, to make life multi-planetary." Musk's timeframe puts SpaceX well ahead of NASA, which is talking about getting people to Mars by the 2030s. And that's only if it can get billions in public funding and build a rocket suitable for the job, notes The Register - a science and tech news site from the UK. The Register continues by saying, "Musk's Falcon Heavy booster is scheduled to fly within the next year, and will carry enough payload to make assembling a Mars spaceship possible."

There's still a strong role for NASA, however. Neil deGrasse Tyson makes one such case this piece.  Elon gives credit to NASA and admits SpaceX couldn't have gotten as far as it has without them.  Generally, we're seeing a growing interest in advancing the space frontier on both the private enterprise level as well as on a national level. After all, NASA was recently awarded $17.9 billion. Private enterprises like SpaceX can jumpstart innovation and reduce costs. A major example for SpaceX is their development of reusable rockets.  NASA, on the other hand, can invest in basic scientific research and can have a longer term view.

In the meantime, Elon's electric car company - Tesla Motors - is paving the way for sustainable transport here on earth.  He's "quite optimistic about improvements in the battery price" which he hopes would enable Tesla to have a mass-market car ready within the next three years. With the strategic opening of Tesla's patents, it appears their technology is rapidly becoming the industry standard for electric vehicles.