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>It’s relatively easy to take over the controls which instantly disengages FSD or Autopilot.

What a naive assertion. Have you read takeover studies? Driver assistance systems put drivers in a state of inattention (universally, not just ones named “Autopilot” or “Full Self-Driving”, which undoubtedly makes it worse). Regaining attention and building a model of actors and hazards around you takes time — too much time to make the necessary split second maneuver to avoid an accident at highway speeds.

So, if you constantly have to maintain full attention even with FSD engaged, what are you really buying for $15k? You don’t get to sleep. You don’t get to watch a movie. You don’t even get to relax your awareness at all. If you do, the company that you paid $15k to for “Full Self-Driving” will say YOU were the one being irresponsible.

Basically, I see Tesla’s FSD as the following proposition: “Would you like to pay $15k to allow an overly-cautious and sometimes-erratic beginner driver to drive you around everywhere? Most of the time, this driver will drive so cautiously that it will frustrate you and confuse other drivers on the road. This driver may also get confused by shadows and abnormal visual phenomena, and this may lead to inexplicable emergency braking or incorrect path selection at any time. To help this driver, we’ll install a second steering wheel and pedals at your passenger seat so that you can take over driving at any time (which you WILL be required to do regularly and immediately). If you guys get in an accident, YOU will be at fault, no matter what.” Sooner or later, people will stop buying this garbage and just opt to drive themselves.