Tesla started offering on Oct. 19, 2016 a "Full self-driving capability" option package requiring a $5,000 Enhanced Autopilot feature as well as a $3,000 Full S

Tesla started offering on Oct. 19, 2016 a "Full self-driving capability" option package requiring a $5,000 Enhanced Autopilot feature as well as a $3,000 Full Self-Driving Capability feature [0]. The "FSD" package now costs over $15,000. Moreover, the "FSD" option cannot always be transferred to the buyer when you sell the car [1]. According to this article, 285,000 people have purchased it. Yet "Full Self-Driving" is nowhere near delivering anything like it's promise, many say it is not worth the price [2], and this failure is currently under several federal investigations. It's been 2263 days since the "FSD" introduction. That amounts to 125.9 FSD sales per day, or about 12.5/ hour (in 10 hour work days), or one sale every 4.8 minutes. P. T. Barnum is credited with saying: "There's a sucker born every minute" Tesla is doing an excellent job of validating* P. T. Barnum's claim. [0] https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/timeline-of-tesla-self-driving-aspirations-a9686689375/ https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/timeline-... [1] https://www.findmyelectric.com/blog/does-full-self-driving-fsd-transfer-when-you-sell-a-tesla/ https://www.findmyelectric.com/blog/does-full-self-driving-f... [2] https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/business/tesla-fsd-price-increase/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/business/tesla-fsd-price-incr... [*] while one sale per 4.8 minutes is greater than 1/min, we do need to consider that most suckers cannot afford, and are not in the market for, a premium car such as a Tesla.