SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
This, and some cost cutting. EM and Tesla are wizards, but there are also more banal reasons why Tesla can offer double the battery for the same cost as other automakers and it is not just the Gigafactory.From the Tesla drivers comments it sounds like a very conscious design decision they plan to carry through to production. To me the subtext says get used to the diminished driver role and adjust to a future where the car will be driving itself most of the time not needing you thumbs on a wheel hovering ergonomically with in reach of volume rockers and call answer buttons, nor eyes focused foward at an instrument panel. The Model 3 feels very much analogous to the the luxurious first class passenger lounge to prepare you before you board your cabin with a bed and shower.
Some of it is just good old fashioned trade-offs, and a willingness to jump to sometimes uncomfortable new technology.