Probably because the free Autopilot is so damn good, and takes over 95% of the workload already? That's my guess, why I used it, and why some of my friends say they use it. I have two friends who pay for FSD and their review of it is quite phenomenal.
Fewer than the number of deaths caused by meatbag drivers, which we've seen is clearly the case. It's already a win that is only getting better.
Is autopilot better than it was 3 years ago? It was terrible on my model Y. I had the basic. It shut off during highway lane changes (blinker to change lanes, shuts off, turn it back on, blinker to change lanes, shut off). I hated it. (Edit: oh god the phantom breaking. Under a highway sign I had to be ready to hit the gas . . . I assume it must be better now).
Price. $8,000 is a lot of money for a one time purchase and $99 a month is also a lot for a monthly subscription. I'd imagine the take-up rate would have been higher if priced at $5,000 a month for the one time payment and $50 for the monthly subscription.
I last had a Tesla two years ago, so don't really know. I recently drove with it and it seemed just as good as it was on my car, which was great. But that was only maybe 20 miles (nearly all on AP).
Yes, that's how basic AP works, I put about 30k miles on it. Loved it. EAP manages the lane changes.
People are idiots. This is like the people who refuse to use even just cruise control "because I want full control." Remember that in surveys, something like 80% of people think they are a better driver than average. And the people with the highest self-assessments had the most wrecks.
yea. I think there is a disconnect between what “regular” people value and what tech-focused/tesla fans value. I think most people view current FSD as a good level 2 system which isn’t worth the $$ where as the Tesla fans/tech folks think it is mind blowing. Maybe both can be true.
The guy I know who gushes the most about FSD is VERY non-technical, and partly towards anti-tech. Or at least, just having things be simple and not actually see the tech. He commutes 60 miles a day and says it's just amazing, both in how it works, and how much less stress he has. He reports nearly zero hands on time.
FSD V14 is good enough. Certainly not perfect, but will take you from point A to point B with minimal intervention. At $99 a month though, I'm driving myself. If it were say $25, I could see it an assist for commuting duty. While they are still issues to be worked out on the actual system, the bigger problem for adoption moving forward IMO will be price.
Funny thing is, it's impossible to know whether that's sarcasm or serious. I have no idea how many nicked arteries are safe, or not, and whether the alternative is a surgeon that never nicks any but every 100th patient has a very serious/deadly mistake happen.
Or how many arteries have been almost nicked, nicked, or patients killed by that surgeon because the hospital claims the data on that subject is proprietary while advertising them to the public as the safest.
This is what actuaries and economists consider when determining societal good, or insurance rates, and the like. So far since insurance companies are charging less for using AP/FSD, we can surmise their findings of fact for the improved safety. I haven't seen any strong economist opinions on this from a societal impact perspective.
You must have missed the earnings call last a few weeks back. Tesla is now publishing their FSD figures. There are currently "1.1 million" active subscribers to Tesla's FSD which represents about 12% of all their cars on the road (10million).
