There's a lot of talk on the Tesla-centered social media and/or YouTube channels about Tesla now making AEP (Advanced Auto Pilot) available for $6000 versus the $12000 for FSDC. (Don't leave off the "C" for Capability!)
In my case, I think of it as being a $7000 expense.
I modified my Model Y order during the one week period (circa July 2020) when they announced but had not yet begun the $1k price increase to $8000. Ever since then, I've felt that I had set myself up to pay twice as much as I was comfortable doing.
The combination of an FSDC price increase to $12000 _AND_ the availability of instead paying $6000 for EAP has, sort of ironically, made me feel better.
I've not been able to get my Safety Score up past 91 or 95, so I've been unable to try out the latest software... and I've been wondering about the wisdom of my purchase. Now however, I can mentally trick myself into thinking that it's not so bad. If I was going to get AEP from scratch, it would "only" be $1000 cheaper than the FSDC package I instead purchased.
Now I can view it as a $1000 gamble that FSD will one day be a real thing.
I can live with that decision.
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In my case, I think of it as being a $7000 expense.
I modified my Model Y order during the one week period (circa July 2020) when they announced but had not yet begun the $1k price increase to $8000. Ever since then, I've felt that I had set myself up to pay twice as much as I was comfortable doing.
The combination of an FSDC price increase to $12000 _AND_ the availability of instead paying $6000 for EAP has, sort of ironically, made me feel better.
I've not been able to get my Safety Score up past 91 or 95, so I've been unable to try out the latest software... and I've been wondering about the wisdom of my purchase. Now however, I can mentally trick myself into thinking that it's not so bad. If I was going to get AEP from scratch, it would "only" be $1000 cheaper than the FSDC package I instead purchased.
Now I can view it as a $1000 gamble that FSD will one day be a real thing.
I can live with that decision.
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