I spoke with an engineer who has worked in the automotive industry earlier today. There are no legal requirements for headlights, just legal requirements about the light that the front of a vehicle illuminates. He thinks that it would be difficult but it's doable.

He did note the brake lights may need a bit of modification, but not a crazy amount. There are rules about how much needs to be visible and how much light they put out.

Basically, he said that headlamps basically have always been what they are because of tradition, but there is nothing stopping them from changing legally.

The side mirrors are currently not legal in the US but are legal overseas.

Tesla doesn't usually reveal vehicles that look too drastically different. I think it's all legit. Kind of crazy, but legit.

This is actually pretty much what Tesla interiors look like. I have a Model 3, same interior but smaller (5 seats) and smaller screen.

Once you get used to it which took me about 48 hours, it feels insane going back to a "normal" car.

Yeah, I know it's scary tech to you because of the other thread. However, I have never, ever hear of anyone being routed to a supercharger under construction because you get live updates of how many are working and filled.

My 3 has been on two major road trips. I was really surprised to find out how much easier it was than gas. Longest charging stop was ten minutes.

And the resets, it happens super rarely but the car keeps working as it. If a reboot caused the car to literally stop in the middle of the freeway, it wouldn't be a thing.

You find it easy to go back to another car because you don't drive it much, and I'm betting a lot of the benefits that I became so used to so quickly aren't utilized the same way.

And all that's fine. It's not for you. But that doesn't mean it doesn't have a market.