AutoPilotshould be free (for now)

[Chuq]

At a billion miles, if Tesla actually had to pay out liability on each fatality the way airlines do, at the average of $4.5m per person, it would cost them about $450 per each autopilot enabled car with avg. 100'000 autopilot miles on it, which can be folded into the autopilot price.

I get what you are saying, but this kinda reminds me of the line from Fight Club about recalling cars with known faults... a bit eerie!

 

[deonb]

I get what you are saying, but this kinda reminds me of the line from Fight Club about recalling cars with known faults... a bit eerie!

Except that the line from Fight Club is how things SHOULD work.

The real world is much more eerie. 99% of crashes the manufacturer has no responsibility for. It just gets chalked up to human error.

If EVERY fatality automatically ended up back at the manufacturer under that Fight Club "A times B times C equals X" equation, we would have had autonomous driving 10 years ago.

 

[cronosx]

we would have had autonomous driving 10 years ago.

and of course no way to disable it

 

[deonb]

and of course no way to disable it

Yip. At least no way to disable the safety features. Maybe it will allow you to steer, but take over the moment you do something stupid. Like the reverse of the model we have today.

 

[Jbailey]

In Beta it works far better than any other TACC, lane keeping, autoparking package out there. My wifes MDX, and my daughters new Subaru , both of which have packages that cost more should be labeled Omega versions

 

[mikes_fsd]

In Beta it works far better than any other TACC, lane keeping, autoparking package out there. My wifes MDX, and my daughters new Subaru , both of which have packages that cost more should be labeled Omega versions

You mean Alpha... Beta is the second letter, meaning progress... Omega is is the last letter in the Greek alphabet... which would mean "better" than Beta...

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Just wanted to get prices out there so people realize that Tesla's Autopilot is actually very affordable in comparison to the competition.

Yes, when you consider the bundle, Tesla's pricing is actually close to what you'd pay for the features in the Chevrolet Volt.

 

[Chuq]

Except that the line from Fight Club is how things SHOULD work.

Hang on - are we thinking of the same line?

The part where a car has a fault that could kill someone... and the manufacturer works out what would cost more - recalling the cars and rectifying the faults, or paying out compensation to the victims families? And decides purely on a financial basis?

 

[calisnow]

...curious why you have a Model S on order when you already have a 2016 70D?

Because unfortunately I need two.

 

[w2830]

I guess the argument would hold a lot more water if it's compared to the price of the Model 3 which includes the AP as a standard feature.

 

[Saghost]

I guess the argument would hold a lot more water if it's compared to the price of the Model 3 which includes the AP as a standard feature.

Huh? What have you the idea that full AP will be a standard feature on the 3?

In the absence of more details, I was expecting it to be like the S/X - full hardware and AP safety features included, but AP convenience (TACC, Autosteer, etc.) requiring an extra fee.

You really think that on the $35k car where they are struggling for every bit of margin they can get, they'll include it for free?

 

[Yggdrasill]

Yeah, they won't. It's extremely good that they are including the autopilot safety features on the base Model 3.

 

[w2830]

Huh? What have you the idea that full AP will be a standard feature on the 3?

In the absence of more details, I was expecting it to be like the S/X - full hardware and AP safety features included, but AP convenience (TACC, Autosteer, etc.) requiring an extra fee.

You really think that on the $35k car where they are struggling for every bit of margin they can get, they'll include it for free?

Well. It seems you are right. I'm being naive to think standard AP means everything. Just googled it. Thanks for enlightening me.

 

[demundus]

So OP - you're some random who joined the forum to pimp a link to a blog post in which you post a referral link.

I luvs you OP. You are so awesome.

+1,000,000