[ghostpepper]

It's shocking to me that people are willing to pay to be beta testers for Tesla's entirely-from-scratch manufacturing process and smartphone-with-wheels style of car experience but it doesn't matter what I think - that's the beauty of capitalism.

[abc_lisper]

Rent it for a few days and you will see

[Fatnino]

Renting a tesla for a few days will cost more than I paid for my current car. Admittedly it's 22 years old, but it still does what I need.

[abc_lisper]

Yeah, can’t argue against that. Tesla may not be for everyone, but it’s a damn fine commuter car just because of autopilot.

[Fatnino]

I have driven a friend's model 3 and while yes its nice, I feel like I would get more value for my buck with the driver assist in for example modern Toyotas.

But I'm also perfectly happy driving my decades old Honda so what do I know.

[epgui]

Exactly. I wouldn’t buy FSD myself (I take the bus), but other people would, and I still find the thing’s development immensely fascinating to follow.

[powerhour]

Based on the videos I've seen I'm not even sure I'd call their software beta. It looks like it's in early development, like where you'd be running it exclusively on closed tracks. Definitely nowhere near folks outside the company.