Featured Tesla discontinues autopilot, subscription-only FSD from now on

Seems like a pretty good deal to me, compared to what others are offering

 

Subscription for autopilot isn't near as bad as BMW trying to charge subscription just to run your seat heaters.
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What next, subscription for AC or ventilation? Power steering?

 

probably

 

Tesla message to owners:


Bob Wilson

 

All to meet an Elon payoff target. And now he is back in the politics game.

 

Well it's good that there are those that can find some nefarious angle, right? Because certainly profit goals are nefarious

 

Has to do with number of FSD sold or signed up for. One of his targets.

Subscriptions are the current fad among auto makers.

 

Subscriptions are the current fad among a growing number of industries.

Music,
Movies,
TV,
Videogames,
Software of all sorts,
Cellphones,
Computers,
Car ownership,
Housing,

Since everything has a useful lifespan companies are now capitalizing on that. Eventually everything will likely become subscription, rental or leased based. There is no big reason for companies to sell you stuff since most people will come back and buy the latest and the greatest later on. So, why not just spread out those payments over so many years and call it a subscription, a rental, or a lease?

We're getting to where nobody owns anything. Generally, that might not be a bad thing. It's a bad thing only if you want to keep something beyond its determined useful life. Someone might want to keep their cellphone for all eternity. I'm not sure why. But there are also people who'd like to buy one last computer and a copy of Microsoft Office and just keep writing on that long after it's considered obsolete. But no! You can't do that anymore, now can you! Soon, it will be the same for everything else.

 

Not until it gets Model 3 efficiency. I get roughly 4.5 mi/kWh, better than the EPA (and original) 4.0 mi/kWh.

I am monitoring 2024 Model 3 prices but still too high. But w/o Autopilot (if turned off,) no interest.

Bob Wilson

 

Thanks, I’ll wait for the 2026 Model 3:


The specs suggest the 2026 Model Y finally got ‘tuned.’ But the Model Y motors are too strong compared to the 2025 Model 3. So it makes sense to see if the 2026 Model 3 got tweaked too. I also need to see the empty weight.

My Midel 3 ain’t broke so I can afford to wait. GOOD, FAST, CHEAP.

Bob Wilson

 

isn't it ten grande more?

 

that's very good, it was more back when I was looking

 

I see there's a few more weeks to buy fsd as well

 

Because Tesla is dragging its feet in updating the Model 3. If they had done all the same aerodynamic tweaks to the Model 3 that they did to the Model Why, the 3 would win.

I'm not a fan of crossovers. Maybe my opinion is unjustified, but I wouldn't buy a Model Why even if it were the same price as a Model 3. Maybe if it were cheaper I'd lean towards a Why. I just don't like excess I guess. And taller vehicles mean shorter ham radio antennas. Then again, with the exception of older Model S's, Teslas also have that horrible idea of a glass roof that makes for a no-go for someone who puts a hole in the middle of their car's roof for antenna mounting purposes.