1. Wow, looks like the Bold Musketeer has resolved our conundrum by simply
redefining FSD to mean L2 NoAP, from which it follows that everything else under this rubric will also be L2 for the foreseeable future:
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2. This hey-presto "rubes regard my assistant's rack" (bait = price reshuffle for a minimised AP) magic trick was presaged by his statement a few weeks back that "
we already have FSD on the highway", i.e. equating it to NoAP.
3. Not sure though how it will play with those who are already enjoying NoAP but have not sprung for the FSD option; will the feature now be silently rescinded in the next update after which they are told they can have it back for another $5k, or will they be deemed to have already paid for FSD in the higher initial car price, thus entailing their free HW3 upgrade also, or what? Depending on which way this goes, it could cause a massive ... fuss or undying appreciation for the company.
4. In any case the new scheme is at least a more realistic reflection of what is possible (softly bid Adieu to dreams of L4 Tesla Network before 2025, if ever on current sensor suite) and includes the welcome news that we will be getting some initial FSD features for Xmas. Yayy!
5. Apparently not: as far as regulators are concerned Tesla may equally well call it "
Mars Rover Mode", the name is mere aspirational sales puffery. The only thing that matters is whether the system is designed to autonomously perform the dynamic driving task across the full usage domain, in which case it is >=L3.
6. In any case we now know FSD will be L2 until (my forecasts) attaining L3 by Jan 2023 and L4 by June 2025 (probably requiring further HW upgrades)
7. @
Elmexiken, @
Knightshade, et al, please chip in with your reactions!