I don't believe that any of these changes are merely cost reduction - manufacturing simplification is the meme and if that brings cost reductions great and if the Lost functionality generates a whole lot of negative Flack from users and buyers then the functionality would get put back in, in some fashion. As somebody once said, the factory and the assembly process is the real product. Tesla is going to keep bringing costs down by the simplification and streamlining and integration and just general revolution in how cars are manufactured. This gives them the ability to create a better car for less money and a larger addressable market. It's all about that LAM frankly. The other problem with all the people whining about things they don't like is see if you can find an overall better car for the money. Love to know what you find as a better alternative. Only BYD is even in the same universe these days, all the Legacy auto manufacturers clearly can't keep up and are all headed for bankruptcy. Even Toyota, depending on how much they buy into their own hydrogen bs. It's possible that a few Legacy automackers will succeed in getting bailed out and then will exist nibbling at the margins of the Chinese and Tesla. So if you buy a car from one of those outfits you are gambling that they will still be around in 5 years.