---
title: "This Time Lapse of a Tesla Model 3 Getting Built Is Weirdly Soothing"
description: "Forget about \"production hell\" for a second. Gaze into the clean white abyss."
date: "2019-01-05"
modified: "2019-01-05"
authors:
  - name: "Stef Schrader"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/stef-schrader"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/25804/this-timelapse-of-a-tesla-model-3-getting-built-is-weirdly-soothing"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Tesla News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "model 3"
  - "sedan"
  - "Tesla"
  - "Time Lapse"
---

# This Time Lapse of a Tesla Model 3 Getting Built Is Weirdly Soothing

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2019/01/t-stuff_970x546.jpg>)
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There's nothing quite as satisfying than seeing how things get built. Tesla strapped a camera inside one of its Model 3s, and the end result is a positively soothing time-lapse, complete with fresh bright white upholstery.

https://youtube.com/embed/RQHBR3rjGXM

While this deeply satisfying time lapse of a red-over-white Model 3 coming together doesn't absolve Tesla from [labor](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14009/tesla-violated-workers-rights-u-s-labor-board-complaint-alleges>) or [quality](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/18218/auto-consultant-tears-down-tesla-model-3-and-compares-it-to-a-kia-in-the-90s>) concerns, it is very cool to ride along the production line and see how one of its cars comes together.

It's a delicate dance of human workers and robots on the production line, even if the short clip glosses over the [complex](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24281/teslas-manufacturing-complexity-to-blame-for-thin-profit-margins-says-analyst>) nature of building a Tesla somewhat.

Did you know that a new Model 3 drives in "Factory Mode" when it comes out, per the center screen? Now you do. Owners who've figured out how to access [Factory Mode](<https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/7zyoas/model_3_factory_mode_battery_pack_info_revealed/>) can access a ton of interesting data about the battery and other vital functions that certainly comes in handy if you need to determine if a car is truly finished or not.

## Author
Stef Schrader is a former senior staff writer for The Drive. She started writing about cars in 2013 after meeting Jalopnik's editor-in-chief at a race track, where Stef can be found at every available opportunity.

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