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> If I dont want to pay a monthly fee, an economy car now has a better feature set in this area It's... a car. You already pay a monthly fee. Probably severa
by ajross 9mo ago
> If I dont want to pay a monthly fee, an economy car now has a better feature set in this area
It's... a car. You already pay a monthly fee. Probably several.
I get the marketing angle here, that this is a bad look and will drive away customers.
I was responding to the attempt upthread (which you just repeated) to conflate it with a technical argument ("better feature set"). The feature set is not worse because it costs money. FSD is in fact market leading.
- digitalPhonix 9mo ago> It's... a car. You already pay a monthly fee Eh? Insurance? Registration? Not a fee but ok, ongoing cost. That doesn’t justify more ongoing costs. > FSD is in fact market leading. The article and the discussion is about autopilot, not FSD.
- ajross 9mo ago> That doesn’t justify more ongoing costs. It makes the idea of a putative consumer who refuses to pay ongoing costs for their car a little silly though. Argue about whether the product value is worth the cost, not from a position of "people won't pay any more for their already extremely expensive vehicles". > The article and the discussion is about autopilot, not FSD. The fee under discussion is literally the cost of purchasing an FSD subscription.
- 1718627440 9mo agoI'm not repaying for the same fuel, I am paying for new fuel. I'm not rebuying for the same insurance, I pay for the potential accidents in a time frame. With registration I am paying for the wear I am inflicting on the public roads for a time frame. I expect to own the car and it is staying the same. Paying for it again is called renting.