I was thinking about it from a risk perspective. i.e. some yahoo gets in the rental and crashes on AP, and then sues Hertz, Tesla etc. It's easier to claim that an owner should know what they are doing than some renter.Considering that the Master Plan says delaying FSD for "mercantile" reasons is "morally reprehensible" and considering that offering FSD to Hertz would make Tesla more $$$ anyway, I think they will do it.
Also, if this really does work out, Tesla needs to watch out for being seen as a big evil abusive monopoly to avoid political backlash that limits long term profits.
I'd guess it's how they do tolls now at most companies. They just bill you for them after the fact.I wonder if Tesla will make it so Hertz can temporarily give you Tesla app access to the car. Then people could opt to rent FSD by the day. (Based on the subscription option the current price is ~$6.57/day.)
Will the cars comes with a key fob? If so, I would think Hertz would have to pay extra for them. ($175 each)
How will Supercharging be paid for? Does Hertz pay and then bill the customer? Does the customer have to put their credit card in the app? Pay via the screen?
"don't forget to bring it back with a full tank...errr battery or you can pre-pay and save that...$7 worth of electricity"