Texas report: I'm the kind of guy that likes to seek out scuttlebutt and drive by to check on things. Over the years this has led to countless drives and visits to local service and sales centers, watching them grow. This past week was something entirely new for us. I am sure that this pales in comparison to the YT vids for information, but it was really nice to see for ourselves. While visiting the great state of TX, we drove for a night to Austin, hoping to catch a site of things. Saw the Tesla Coil, got into the hotel at dark thirty. For early am start, saw some TSLA shirts finishing breakfast, they seemed like professional types on site. The factory was REAL close to the aeropuerto, I had no idea it was so close. The site was a beehive of activity, we exited on Tesla Road, seemed to be a toll road, grateful for the labeled GPS observation point. Hung out there for a while, tried to drive further in but the roads were confusing, flagmen were out. Signs were directing TSLA orientation traffic.
The charging network has grown since our last visit. Saw a lot more cars. Rented an X on Turo, had some issues with low charge rates, then a window died. Tried to get another Tesla, many were available.
Family with a Y was not aware of all the functionality (or insurance), hopefully they will play around with it. I disliked not having connectivity package. Non FSD cars do better than much of what is on the road, but FSD equipped nav on AP is better.
Got home after being able to check live video from a distance. Had an update to be installed, saw specifics on how to get kicked off FSD. Car drove itself to the grocery, felt good pressing the report link for one scare. Car drove home no problems. Happy to be part of data gathering and improvements.
Mirror mirror on the wall.
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