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It’s technically doable. Tesla already has multiple cars that use the same system. Other automakers can use the same hardware and make it work. I can believe it would take 3 years. That’s major design work to get the hardware integrated.

That’s right. I would expect the other companies to have similar cameras in similar spots to maximize compatibility. They would need to redesign their existing systems.

Tesla will eventually solve every problem you mentioned. That said, no FSD system will ever drive like a hyper aggressive driver. No system will beat you to a destination. You’ll eventually get old enough that you’ll need it, however, assuming you don’t kill yourself in a car accident before...

I wonder if Musk is aiming to make Tesla’s FSD the standard, as he did with charging. License it to all the manufacturers. It would dramatically increase the amount of training data available, it would save the other manufacturers a fortune in R&D, it would more easily allow the cars to talk to...

I have recently provided them a bunch of training data on school zones and buses!

I was speaking specifically of Teslas here. I’m guessing the blue and definitely black take rates are much lower than above. Part of that is that they haven’t been the free colors in quite a while. Regardless, change them to a different blue or black. Add a couple other colors too. This is such...

How does that confirm this?

This is my biggest gripe right now.

I still think the subscription is the way to go versus $8000. I’m probably not going to keep the car long enough to make buying it worth it, and I would hate to total the car or trade it in earlier than expected and lose the full $8000. At $5000, I would start thinking about buying.

I like the new red and grey colors, but why hasn’t Tesla refreshed all of the colors by now? Nobody buys black or blue. Change out those colors! Bring back the light silver. This is a cheap way to make aging models look fresh. Even with the Highland refresh, the car still looks very similar to...

If I don’t use the shoulder as a turn lane in Austin off 360, I’ll most assuredly get rear ended at high speed.

That would be a realistic goal. You think Musk is going to set a realistic goal?

My car tried to go into oncoming traffic this morning to go around a stopped school bus. These things are really big and yellow. Come on, Tesla! How hard can it be to stop for these?

I’m talking specifically about the last few years. I should have made that clear. I know they are working on those glasses. Maybe that will be interesting at some point. All I know is that I haven’t been excited about getting a new phone in years. I do have an iWatch, but I don’t find that it...

Tesla might start doing this to nudge people to buy new cars from them.

Why do we need larger visualizations? I thought that was cool for like a week. I would rather have that screen space for the map or something else actually useful. It’s just FSD advertising. I have an Atom, so I’m guessing this is a feature I won’t get, which is cool by me. The Spotify updates...

I just want FSD to honor my lane change requests. If it’s going to wait until the last second to get into the correct lane for a turn, the least it can do is honor my request to get in the correct lane ahead of time. This shouldn’t be hard to fix.

I hate Apple too. Has there ever been another company with such a large R&D budget that has innovated so little?

I’m cheering for Rivian, but times are different now. There is much more competition, interest rates are higher, and Rivian’s CEO doesn’t have the ability to create a reality distortion field that gets employees and investors willing to buy in to a somewhat crazy and nearly impossible vision.

FSD is amazing, but it’s going to take Tesla 5 more years to get it nailed. How do you sell a robotaxi until then? What a disaster!

I love Rivian. I had an R1S for a while and it was awesome. I just don’t think they can survive as an independent company. They don’t have the scale they need. I would rather Tesla buy them than a Chinese company. Also, I want an R2 with Tesla’s software!

Tesla really needs to buy Rivian. They desperately need more products. Rivian has them. Rivian needs cash. Tesla has that. The product portfolios complement each other. It seems like a no brainer to me.

Tesla needs to buy Rivian. It’s that simple. They need new products. Rivian needs cash. It’s a good match.

The new model 3 fixes those problems big time.

They will eventually have settings for this. I don’t mind the acceleration, but I can understand why others would. The breaking is too aggressive. I basically never use the breaks. FSD users them a lot. That does waste power.

I suspect they will fix the late lane change problem fairly soon. That just doesn’t seem hard.

I wonder what is the cost of running inference? It might be expensive enough that they need to charge a fair amount just to cover the running costs.

I agree that they should focus on subscriptions. I would be reluctant to buy because you don’t get the value back when you sell. Total the car driving off the lot? Sorry, you’re out $12k!

This has to be frustrating for Musk. The technology is amazing, but it has to be basically perfect for him to really unlock the value. That’s really hard to do.

This is where I’m at. L4 gets me time back. That has huge value. Right now the value is still limited. It is nice to let the car drive when I’m tired, but I’ll only pay so much for that benefit.

They could do that. Give out free months. Gather data and tweak model. Try to sell full priced subscriptions. Fail. Give out free months. Gather data and tweak model….

Tesla really needs the data right now. I would think they would want to do some good subscription deals to keep it coming.

I think he is going to want to monetize existing owners, so I’m thinking a discount is coming. I fully expect deals to move new vehicles as well, particularly at the end of the quarter.

I’m guessing that Tesla will offer some deals on FSD at the end of the trial. I have been impressed by v12 so far, but I still wouldn’t pay $12k for a system that requires supervision. $199 a month is a little pricey as well. I’m guessing they would have a hit at $99/month. What do y’all think?

Auto speed works great for me. I’ve only had to override it maybe a couple of times thus far, and it is generally spot on with how fast I would go. I am irritated that the car decides so late to change lanes in preparation for a turn. It has done the lane changes well, but I’m just waiting for...

I see this all the time too. It bounces back and forth before deciding.

Does anybody think the quality of FSD varies by location? There are a ton of Teslas in Austin, for example, so a bunch of the training data invariably came from here. California in general would be a similar story. Does it work better in Tesla heavy areas than less Tesla heavy ones? I’ve been...

I bet you got a customer refusal. I suspect that’s why you got so little notice.

I get the roller coaster feeling in my stomach when I floor my 3LR with boost. I thought I would get used to it, but I haven’t. I love it! That said, I have no interest in getting anything faster.

When you are buying a new car, particularly a more expensive than average one, it’s not too much to ask that it be delivered spotlessly clean and not damaged. The 3 and Y that I bought this year were both just about perfect. Yours should have been too. I suspect your car was a delivery refusal...

I wouldn’t accept delivery. They might be able to fix them to your satisfaction, but maybe not.

I live in Austin and have had a Model Y LR on order for a while. A couple of weeks back, I was sent the text giving me the option of buying an AWD for immediate delivery. I checked the link daily for more than a couple of weeks, and there were always 3 cars on there as options. The link stopped...

This is a really good point. Most of us will probably get used to these changes quickly. Somebody renting one of these for the first time is going to have a wreak trying to turn on the wipers or defrosters.

I have the same problem with my 2021 Model 3. I’ve noticed it maybe 2-3 times. I’ll watch for a pattern and report back. It usually goes away very quickly. I do think it is associated with rain.

I had a June order on hold until January. I pulled it off hold on Friday and got assigned a VIN the same day. I’m taking delivery this week.

I don't mind haggling, but most people I know hate it. I think the Tesla model of selling will become increasingly popular.

I sold a car to Carvana a couple months back. There were a few glitches, but it generally went okay. I would use them again. I’m trying to sell a car to Vroom now. They kept screwing up the paperwork. We got that fixed, but now they won’t pick it up. It’s been over two weeks since they said they...

Tesla's margins are going up. The price increases aren't about component costs going up. This is about supply and demand. I have no problem with that, but let's be honest about what's going on here.

I drive about 30 miles a day, which is in the fairly typical range for the average American. I installed a $25 industrial grade 5-20 socket in my garage and use that to charge. It can provide me about 100 miles of range a night, which is more than enough to keep my "tank" topped off. I know many...

If the delivery charge doesn’t count, what would keep a company from lowering the price to under the limit and having a $10k delivery charge?