I upgraded from EAP on my 18 MS in June last year at a cost of £2,200. Still nothing to show for my money, despite the promises. Apart from the non delivery there are a couple of reasons why I am questioning the decision to buy. 1. The regulator. Regulators are the sort of people who think 15mph electric scooters are ‘too dangerous’ for us public to own and operate. Never mind that cyclists scream round at 20mph + with a stopping distance of 100ft plus and can and do kill pedestrians. So what hope for a liberal regime on self driving cars? and without a permissive regime, there’s no point to FSD above EAP.
2. Infrastructure. Driving on London streets, the grey steering wheel on my dash flickers on and off like a morse coders lamp because there are no road markings, or they are too worn or misleading to work with. Now I have seen the videos out of the US which show FSD doesn’t need road markings to work well. But what about all the right turns which are unmarked or post traffic lights where two lanes haphazardly merge into one? Then there’s the speed humps (many) the potholes (more) the kamikaze deliveroos...
I probably wouldn't downgrade because like most Tesla owners I have bought into the tech and am here for the ride. But honestly Elon, if in the next 12 months you can get my car to drive me from Marble Arch to my home in south London without me touching the steering wheel (cf regulators), I’ll eat my hat. And yours too probably.