Garlan Garner
Banned
And that, ladies and gentlemen is the reason why it should not occur. Lets face it... The structure assumes that every vehicle on the road currently has a HW3.0 computer. It also assumes that you have 8+ cameras to make it function properly. Only the last couple years of the S and X can every fully meet that criteria. While the 3 has the hardware, all 3 models (+ future) still have to contend with vaporware at the moment, so the revenue stream dies immediately, vs collecting the dues up-front at purchase with the promise of the software coming into reality in the future. This is a discussion to be had in a couple years when FSD is more likely to be a reality and a functional one at that!
Also, keep in mind that once FSD is up and running, the data streams will be essential to software improvement. The more people who jump on the bandwagon now, the more data will flow which will invariably improve the experience.
As a stockholder, the subscription idea is not currently a viable option.
I don't think that a subscription based system - IN CONJUNCTION with the purchased based system would do anything at all to their stock price.
I am a believer that most current Tesla owners would opt for the purchase option ( I'm not going to say why.....but ) - as I did. Others might like the subscription option.