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Agree. Multiple people I know have bought Teslas because they don’t trust themselves or their spouses to drive safely, and want them to use FSD. There should be

by qwerpy 5mo ago

Agree. Multiple people I know have bought Teslas because they don’t trust themselves or their spouses to drive safely, and want them to use FSD. There should be incentives to get people onto self driving.

mikem170 5mo ago
If self-driving is better, then presumably cheaper insurance costs would be an incentive.
- ggreer 5mo ago
  Different states have different rules about what sort of things insurers are allowed to charge different rates for. In the states that allow it, Tesla does offer insurance discounts for FSD usage.[1] Lemonade also offers discounts for FSD usage.[2] 1. https://www.tesla.com/support/insurance/fsd-discount https://www.tesla.com/support/insurance/fsd-discount 2. https://www.lemonade.com/fsd https://www.lemonade.com/fsd
  - israrkhan 5mo ago
    California is one of those states that does not allow FSD usage to impact insurance rates
flextheruler 5mo ago
Tesla cars are not capable of driving autonomously according to the company and regulators.
- qwerpy 5mo ago
  My dad doesn't care what the regulatory definition is, he just presses "Start Self-Driving" and off he goes.
  - flextheruler 5mo ago
    https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/models/en_us/GUID-59736DF1-31FA-4F67-8A3F-6111778939D9.html https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/models/en_us/GUID-59736DF... "Failure to follow all warnings and instructions can result in property damage, serious injury or death." "Driver intervention may be required in certain situations, such as on narrow roads with oncoming cars, in construction zones, or while going through complex intersections." "Always remember that Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (also known as Autosteer on City Streets) does not make Model S autonomous and requires a fully attentive driver who is ready to take immediate action at all times."

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Agree. Multiple people I know have bought Teslas because they don’t trust themselves or their spouses to drive safely, and want them to use FSD. There should be

by qwerpy 5mo ago

mikem170 5mo ago
If self-driving is better, then presumably cheaper insurance costs would be an incentive.
- ggreer 5mo ago
  Different states have different rules about what sort of things insurers are allowed to charge different rates for. In the states that allow it, Tesla does offer insurance discounts for FSD usage.[1] Lemonade also offers discounts for FSD usage.[2] 1. https://www.tesla.com/support/insurance/fsd-discount https://www.tesla.com/support/insurance/fsd-discount 2. https://www.lemonade.com/fsd https://www.lemonade.com/fsd
  - israrkhan 5mo ago
    California is one of those states that does not allow FSD usage to impact insurance rates
flextheruler 5mo ago
Tesla cars are not capable of driving autonomously according to the company and regulators.
- qwerpy 5mo ago
  My dad doesn't care what the regulatory definition is, he just presses "Start Self-Driving" and off he goes.
  - flextheruler 5mo ago
    https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/models/en_us/GUID-59736DF1-31FA-4F67-8A3F-6111778939D9.html https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/models/en_us/GUID-59736DF... "Failure to follow all warnings and instructions can result in property damage, serious injury or death." "Driver intervention may be required in certain situations, such as on narrow roads with oncoming cars, in construction zones, or while going through complex intersections." "Always remember that Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (also known as Autosteer on City Streets) does not make Model S autonomous and requires a fully attentive driver who is ready to take immediate action at all times."