I'm such a noob - I don't know if I'm the right person to ask! As a first-timer, not sure what's new/FSD vs previously available, but these are the features I'm enjoying:
- Lane-changing. This may freak some folks out, but here in SoCal freeways, I have really liked the lane-change assist. I feel more confident with the way the car accelerates and easily moves into the next lane.
- Navigation on freeway. Not sure if it saved time and have only used it twice, but it recommended when to go to a faster lane when my exit was far away. Still need to spend more time on that and see what it's like.
- Autosteer and traffic lights in city streets. I take a pretty direct route to work on surface streets and it's working quite well. Keeps me from speeding!
That's all good to know. THANK YOU. I'm getting closer I think. I called Tesla today and was told that my RN "...was in preproduction and conceivably you could have your car this month. Of course, it could be as late as September or October." Ummmmm, WTH???
Anyway, I digress. I live in rural east Texas where driving concerns are animals in the roadway at night, slow tractors, etc. Then, for work, I drive about once a week into/out of the Dallas metroplex, where I deal with what are undoubtedly some of the worst drivers, in some of the busiest traffic, in the entire State of Texas. I have to drive on pins and needles because on many occasions I have had drivers drift into my lane, almost hitting me, and by virtue of being HYPER-ALERT I managed to avoid being smashed into and causing me to wreck. Now, I fully understand that what they were doing (ON THEIR PHONES) was probably A LOT more important than watching out for me and trying not to kill me!! (I say facetiously).
But honestly, the bad/on-the-phone drivers here are reaching pandemic levels. I have seen, and almost been caught in, numerous accidents due to it. And when I'm driving out of the metroplex in the evening, during peak traffic, tired and ready to be home, in that two-plus hour drive my HYPER-AWARENESS can sometimes wane and I'm hoping that a car with FSD can help me stay a little more aware of what's going on around me and help keep me safer.