West Rodri spotted two seconds of Blender in a recent Discovery Channel video about Tesla. Find the clip at 47-48 seconds. I'm not sure if this means Tesla uses Blender, or if Discovery edited in some '3D' footage (maybe someone from Tesla would like to comment?). Either way, nice find!
I have a LONG history with Blender - I wrote some of the earliest Blender tutorials, worked for Not a Number and helped run the crowdfunding campaign that open sourced Blender (the first one on the internet!). I founded BlenderNation in 2006 and have been editing it every single day since then ;-) I also run the Blender Artists forum and I'm Head of Community at Sketchfab.
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Looking through the mesh, the back licence plate says "Ford" in reverse.
That's true. Very hilarious. I bet it is some model from blendswap.com
I'd love to know if this was true. A company like that using blender extensively would be an awesome bragging point.
The guy who modificated the car used Blender, not the Tesla themselves.
http://tomsepe.com/portfolio/modified-tesla-model-s-for-racing-extinction-documentary
Take a closer look at the picture. If you look at the rear license plate, you see see in mirror writing the word FORD.
(Hi Bart, I had said this but my comment never showed.)
Ah sorry, it was stuck in moderation.
It a Ford Mustang model, you can see by the license plate, tail lights, and the cobra logo on the side.
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/74140
The Car used in the video.
So no, it's a cut in from somewhere else.
Fun that they are violating the license :)
If you watch the video it becomes very obvious second 0:47 or 0:52 that either Tom Sepe or Obscura Digital use blender to previsualize installing projection systems into the Tesla. Tesla has very little to do with this whole thing.