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6 year Tesla owner here (Model S then Model X which is my current primary car). It is extremely rare for me to drive without AutoPilot; parking lots are prett
by efitz 6y ago
6 year Tesla owner here (Model S then Model X which is my current primary car). It is extremely rare for me to drive without AutoPilot; parking lots are pretty much my only AP-free zones. I suspect this is true of most Tesla owners; it certainly is true of the ones I talk to (friends and coworkers). From watching Autopilot, it seems to me that FSD is a long way away. HOWEVER, Autopilot is way more attentive than a human. It is not distracted by changing the radio station or AC, kids in the back seat yelling, or eating on the go. The 10x number is not surprising to me and seems plausible simply because Autopilot helps address deficiencies in humans.
- cgriswald 6y ago> It is extremely rare for me to drive without AutoPilot; parking lots are pretty much my only AP-free zones. Even if the average Tesla driver is like you and rarely turns it off, and even if the average Tesla driver is equivalent to the average driver and drives under equivalent conditions, the choice of when it is turned off can have a huge bias on the result.
- stunt 6y agoAre you mostly driving around a suburb or a crowded city? In my experience it works well on highways and suburbs, but not in big cities and also busy highways.