Huh?? What projections were those? They're months behind any projections that I'm aware of ... although, in fairness, that is to the surprise of nobody ... and they WILL get the production line going properly over the next few months. (one of my customers built a bit of the production-line equipment)
They're at around 1000 per week now. They'll probably get to 5000 per week mid-2018. If it's an even ramp-up that's about 78,000 cars in that first half, and 250,000 over the next year, so about a third of a million on the road by mid 2019. (It will be a major challenge for that production line in that plant to build more than 5000 per week.) That's not a whole lot different from the number of TDI cars that VW had to deal with in Dieselgate. Granted, this doesn't count the number of 2006 and prior cars that are still on the road, but those are getting to be old cars.
Initial reports are that the Model 3 driving experience is quite good, although with some infuriating "features". Headlight switch is on the touch-screen. (Oops.) Hazard flasher switch is up by the rear view mirror. (Oops.) Autopilot display screen isn't in front of the driver like it is with the Model S, and the autopilot controls - through the touchscreen! - aren't intuitive. (The Model S autopilot controls are reasonably intuitive ... because they borrowed the cruise control stalk and switch from Mercedes-Benz!) The credit-card-like "key" that's supposed to unlock the car from outside when held up to the B-pillar, doesn't work if the B-pillar is coated in snow, ice, or salt.
I like the car but I don't like everything being done through that touch-screen.