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by OliverJones 2522 days ago
They do this a lot when they're trying out new automation. It's part of the payback for all the investment they've put into field updates and telemetry. I think this data-gathering is part of the reason they continue to absorb the costs of LTE communications.

It's an excellent way to prove (or disprove) the effectiveness of new safety-related features.

As for non-safety-related features, my 3-yr-old granddaughter calls my Model S the "fartmobile" because of a recent electronic whoopee-cushion easter egg.