It’s not happening.
Comment on Elon Musk: your new Tesla will drive from the factory floor, to your house 'this year'
scytale@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Aka they save on delivery costs and your new car racks up miles on your own dime.
riodoro1@lemmy.world 11 months ago
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Yeah, no.
That would be true if any of this self driving shit actually existed, but it doesn’t. Elmo lies. A lot. About everything. So this? He’s just lying again .
untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
It does, and I’ve heard its safer than humans in some cases, but there’s legal issues in the way. Like if a driverless car kills someone, who’s fault is it?
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Where do you get any of that?
No, Elmo cara do not drive themselves. On the 5 steps to full self driving, Teslas barely make it to step 2. Full self driving doesn’t exist yet for any brand but most definitely not for Tesla
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Imagine it gets into an accident lol
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Tesla “FSD” switches off seconds before an accident, so this will be interesting.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Surely it would be Tesla since you don’t actually have possession of it, right? Right??
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
“we planned for this edge case, and have programmed the vehicle to quickly leave the scene of any accident where a driver is not present. by accepting delivery (by purchasing a vehicle) you accept that all vehicles are sold as-is. tesla insurance customers get half-off repair claim deductibles for the first 7 days.”
sorghum@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
If it waives the destination fee, then I don’t see it as a bad problem depending on how much it would normally cost to deliver vs how many miles.
WetBeardHairs@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It doesnt waive that fee because it is a federally required fee to be applied to all vehicles regardless of their… destination. Uhg.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Dealers: charge bullshit fee
Mftr: “get rid of this bullshit fee by racking up miles right from the factory”
Customer: “this is such a phenomenal deal!”
sorghum@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
bullshit fee
Do you think shipping and transportation of goods is free? Do you think truck drivers drive stuff around out of the goodness of their hearts?
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Nope, but it also isn’t my problem. Roll it into the price of the car, like everything else, and it can be part of the price that you can discuss and haggle over. Coming to a 50k price just to see another 1k+ this and 1.5k that tacked on is absolute bullshit.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Eh, I live <1k miles from a Tesla factory, and I wouldn’t be too annoyed at having 1k miles on it when it gets to me. Knock the price down a bit since you no longer need to ship it everywhere and we’re good.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’d want whatever the warranty was to be the same plus the miles.
So if it’s 5 year 50k miles and I get it at 1k, I 'd want 5 year 51k miles.
Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months ago
What? LOL Do you derive some sort of satisfaction from sitting in the driver’s seat in traffic and watching the miles rack up?
scytale@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Have you never had something delivered to you before? Does the amazon driver pick you up and take you to the warehouse so you can personally pick up your package?
Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months ago
I don’t even understand what you’re trying to say. Are you under the impression that Tesla operates a concierge service that picks you up from your home?
scytale@lemm.ee 11 months ago
No. What I’m saying is you can have the car delivered to you without it racking up miles by carrying it on a semi. Having it drive itself to you starts depreciation before you even get to ride in it, not to mention the warranty limits based on mileage. What you said in your original comment about expecting to be picked up so you can drive it back home is ridiculous.
moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Ever used your eyes while driving? You’ve probably seen those car transport semis loaded up with new vehicles, transporting them to dealerships.
Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months ago
I see where the confusion from. The OP says “from the factory floor”, but that was never said.