[Lendal]

Yes, because it's not something you just try out on a whim. I personally paid $10,000 for the option, and it's nonrefundable. You also have a human desire to help out, be part of something bigger, do your part in the advancement of science & engineering. So yes, you overcome adversity, you keep on trying, and you teach those values to your kids.

Unfortunately, it increasing looks like the experiment has failed. But not because of us. We're pissed because Musk isn't doing his part in the deal. He's not pulling his weight. At this point, he's becoming more and more an anchor around the neck of technological progress. That didn't need to happen. It didn't need to be this way. So yeah, we're pissed off, not just because of the money we paid, but also because we feel like we were defrauded by his failure to pull his own weight in the deal.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him make his escape to the Bahamas before this decade is up.

[cactusplant7374]

> You also have a human desire to help out, be part of something bigger, do your part in the advancement of science & engineering. So yes, you overcome adversity, you keep on trying, and you teach those values to your kids.

Why not restrict your beta testing to a closed course? A race track? Some land you bought out in the middle of the desert? Have the kids make some some stop signs, plow your new roads, etc.

No one else on the road is consenting to a technology that could rapidly accelerate and course correct into their vehicle at some undetermined time.

[bobbylarrybobby]

Sacrificing your kid to make sure Musk’s project gets off the ground sure is devotion to science and engineering, I'll give you that.

[rurp]

Unfortunately paying that money also provides an incentive to lie about how advanced the functionality and hide unflattering data.

Funding responsible self driving research seems like a great use of money to me, but testing an flawed system in the wild does not.

[selectodude]

I'm just confused that she'd buy another Tesla after that experience.

[sanedigital]

Not sure where you got "she" from, but regardless, I bought another Tesla because the car is fantastic. The FSD is not.

[HWR_14]

Well, she already had paid to install the at home charger for Teslas.

[bamboozled]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him make his escape to the Bahamas before this decade is up.

I hate to say it but starting to get this vibe too, particularly when I watch interviews from him which are 1-3 years old. They don't age well.

They're full of promises like, "only do good things for your fellow man, be useful etc" and those ethos seem to be lost now.

[mancerayder]

>Yes, because it's not something you just try out on a whim. I personally paid $10,000 for the option, and it's nonrefundable.

For those that didn't buy it, you can 'rent' it for a monthly subscription fee.

[sicp-enjoyer]

> You also have a human desire to help out, be part of something bigger, do your part in the advancement of science & engineering.

The fact that you associate those ideals with purchasing a consumer product made by a public company is intentional.