[AutonomousVehicles] Tesla launches full self driving mode for $199 a month

Thu Jul 22 11:11:51 UTC 2021

Thank you for sharing this information with me

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 4:51 AM Cornelius Butler via AutonomousVehicles <
autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Fellow Committee Members,
>
> Tesla is now offering a full self driving mode package for $199 a month.
> Article link and text are below.
>
> Article Link:
>
> https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/17/tesla-debuts-fsd-subscription-for-199-per-month.html
>
> Article Text:
>
> Tesla owners can now get ‘FSD’ premium driver assistance for $199 per month
>
> Tesla just introduced a way for customers to subscribe to its premium
> driver assistance package for $199 a month, rather than paying $10,000 up
> front.
>
> Marketed as Full Self-Driving capability (or FSD), the driver assistance
> system does not make Tesla’s electric vehicles safe for use without an
> attentive driver behind the wheel.
>
> One eligible owner shared a notice they received from Tesla on Friday with
> CNBC, which said:
>
> “Full Self-Driving capability is now available as a monthly subscription.
> Upgrade your Model Y ... for $199 (excluding taxes) to experience features
> like Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Auto Park, Summon and Traffic
> Light and Stop Sign Control. The currently enabled features require active
> driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous.”
>
> While this person’s Tesla Model Y possessed all components needed to start
> a FSD subscription, other owners lamented that they would have to pay
> $1,500 to upgrade their Tesla’s computer to the Hardware 3, or HW3, version
> the company first showed off at its Autonomy Day event in April 2019 in
> order to subscribe.
>
> Customers who previously bought Tesla’s Enhanced Autopilot package, which
> it is not selling any longer, can subscribe to FSD for a lower price of $99
> a month but may require the HW3 upgrade.
>
> In a subscription agreement on Tesla’s website, Elon Musk’s electric
> vehicle maker cautions that, among other things:
>
>     FSD features are “subject to change, limited by region,” and can only
> be used on Tesla vehicles that have newer hardware and Autopilot technology
> installed.
>     Drivers are responsible for tolls, parking or other traffic violations
> that happen in a Tesla that’s operating with FSD features engaged.
>     Tesla can increase the price for a subscription any time, but will
> give drivers a one-month advance notice before billing them at a new rate.
>     Owners can cancel FSD any time but the company won’t prorate their
> monthly payment if they do.
>     Tesla can suspend or cancel a driver’s FSD subscription if they use
> the technology, “for anything unauthorized or inappropriate” or for
> non-payment.
>
> All newer Teslas include a standard set of driver assistance features
> dubbed Autopilot. The Autopilot or standard features enable a Tesla to
> “steer, accelerate and brake automatically within its lane,” according to
> Tesla’s website.
>
> The premium FSD package enables more elaborate features like Smart Summon,
> which lets a driver call their Tesla to come pick them up from across a
> parking lot or down a long driveway using the Tesla mobile app like a
> remote control.
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>
> Tesla has also been promising that a feature called “Autosteer on city
> streets” is coming soon to drivers with FSD. But the company is far behind
> its original and even revised goals for delivering a sophisticated
> “robotaxi.”
>
> Musk promised a hands-free, cross country Tesla driverless demo in 2017.
> His company has yet to complete that mission. In 2019, Musk predicted that
> Tesla would be making autonomous robotaxis in 2020, and cars without
> steering wheels or pedals in 2021.
>
> On a first-quarter earnings call, Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn said, “If you
> look at the size of our fleet and you look at the number of customers who
> did not purchase FSD up front or on a lease and maybe want to experiment
> with FSD, this is a great option for them.” He added, “As the portfolio of
> subscription customers builds up, then that becomes a pretty strong
> business for us over time.”
>
> To refine unfinished driver assistance features, Tesla gives some owners
> early access to a beta version of FSD — effectively turning thousands of
> everyday drivers into software testers on public roads in the U.S.
>
> Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for further information,
> including whether FSD subscribers will be eligible to participate in the
> FSD Beta program.
>
> In recent months, as CNBC previously reported, Tesla has also been telling
> regulators at the California DMV and NHTSA that its FSD, and FSD Beta
> technology amounts to a “level 2” system — a reference to vehicle
> automation categories written by a professional association for engineers,
> SAE International.
>
> According to the SAE’s standards, last updated in May 2021, drivers of a
> level 2 vehicle are expected to “constantly supervise” it, including by
> steering, braking or accelerating “as needed to maintain safety.” Level 2
> vehicles have features like automated lane centering that works in
> conjunction with adaptive cruise control. By contrast, a level 4 vehicle
> may not need a steering wheel or pedals and can operate as a local,
> driverless taxi in limited conditions like fair weather.
>
>
>
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