Tesla Reveals: So Many Tesla Drivers Paid For Hot Air

If you order a Tesla, you can order the so-called Full Self-Driving Capability in the Netherlands for 7500 euros (in the USA the option costs 15,000 dollars). Do you also get full self-driving capability? no But apparently people are still paying for it.

The fact that Tesla uses the term autopilot for its collection of semi-autonomous driving assistants is somewhat dubious, but the term full self-driving capability is simply misleading. Enabling the option gives you full autopilot functionality – which is “only” Level 2 autonomous – plus traffic light and stop sign recognition.

Tesla boss Elon Musk promises and promises

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising for nearly a decade that fully self-driving Teslas will be coming to market in a matter of months. But that promise has not been fulfilled for nearly a decade. Tesla rolled out a beta version of FSD in America, but it’s not fully autonomous either.

Non-Disclosure Agreement for FSD Beta

First, Tesla required a non-disclosure agreement from FSD beta users. They were not allowed to say anything about the operation of the system. The American RDW, the NHTSA, got wind of it and asked Tesla for an explanation. The brand then stopped using a non-disclosure agreement.

Since then, video after video has surfaced on YouTube of FSD Beta making dangerous mistakes such as suddenly swerving into an oncoming vehicle, running a red light, ignoring roadblocks and other obstacles, choosing the wrong side of the road, and more more .

So many Americans have ordered FSD

Tesla himself — not Elon Musk — admits that fully self-driving cars are a long way off if they ever make it. The manufacturer announced this week how many Americans have ordered the Full Self-Driving option: more than 285,000. That doesn’t mean they all paid $15,000. FSD used to be significantly cheaper.

What did these people pay for? For a promise more or less. That their Tesla will become self-driving at some point in the future. When in the future? Nobody knows. Because even with large car companies, the first doubts are spreading. They’ve poured hundreds of billions into self-driving technology, but so far the results are nothing special.

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