Tesla homeowners share perks of proudly owning the EV over some other automobile

A number of Tesla homeowners stated they love the automobile’s Autopilot driver help characteristic.

All Tesla fashions are outfitted with the characteristic, which allows a automobile to steer, speed up, and brake routinely inside its lane. The perform doesn’t change the function of a driver, however is meant to make driving simpler and reduce down on accidents.

Some drivers may also decide into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software program, a beta characteristic that prices $15,000 — or $199 per 30 days — and permits the automobile to vary lanes, in addition to acknowledge cease lights and cease indicators.

One Tesla proprietor stated Autopilot and the corporate’s beta characteristic helps him really feel safer on the highway.

“I really feel prefer it provides me an additional layer of safety after I’m driving,” John Brusniak, a 71-year-old Mannequin S proprietor that’s based mostly in Texas. He stated he would not totally belief the FSD characteristic, nevertheless.

“Your driving abilities wane as you become old and it simply helps me go from level A to level B with out having to fret as a lot,” he stated.

Not everyone seems to be bought on the options. The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration is investigating Autopilot and its potential connection to a number of accidents and the California Division of Motor Autos has accused the corporate of falsely promoting its Autopilot and FSD options.