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by mikem69 875 days ago
Seriously?

First of all, Teslas aren’t drive by wire, other than the accelerator, which is the case for almost every car built in the past 20 years.

Secondly…okay, you have an EV. Where do you charge it? What will your range be when you arrive at a destination? Do you have enough charge to make it back, or should you stop by a charging station? Is it cold; does the battery need preheating?

I don’t know what your issue is with Tesla, but nobody outside of a few “purists” would want to drive an EV without the trip planning features. As for Autopilot…just don’t use it. Nobody is forcing you to use cruise control.