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FWIW, I purchased a Tesla Model 3 LR edition back in September 2018 with enhanced auto pilot and later added in full self driving at the 2k discount price in 2019. So that car would have be $57,500 for which I took the $7500 Federal Tax Credit on.

The LR is no longer so I would end up with an AWD which I would not want, but if equipped as before it would be $54,990. This used to be a $5000 option over the price of the LR. If my TM3 were totaled today I would not buy one if I had to choose AWD, first it is a feature I have no use for where I live nor do I want the efficiency loss compared to the LR.

So has there been much movement?

TBH, in a few years my replacement likely will not be a Tesla, there are many things to like about the TM3 but road noise and lack of full blue tooth audio support are issues I will not suffer long. This company has its priorities ass backwards at times, apparently fart gags and video games are more important than delivering promised voice commands and then doing a proper blue tooth audio stack. When 20k cars do both features better its disappointing.

> This company has its priorities ass backwards at times, apparently fart gags and video games are more important than delivering promised voice commands and then doing a proper blue tooth audio stack.

This. It makes It makes me angry when I see those features it reminds me that this is a company not run by adults.

Are there other cars that do full self-driving? I feel like worrying about audio Bluetooth on a fully self-driving car would be like the Apollo 11 astronauts complaining about the flavors of space ice cream available on the moon.

Voice commands? I’m amazed because I think you’re the first person I’ve seen who likes that feature! Do you also have a digital assistant at home?

No, however it was something Elon Musk remarked about to some fanfare when the commands were introduced. Yet there has been no update since then.

One would hope you could tell the car to change radio stations, switch to the phone for music, or even control the temperature, but for now we get limited navigation and satellite radio commands.

Would I use them, some. However the point was, they don't focus well. Fart gags and video games are not features that make every day driving easier. Having full access to the music on my phone via blue tooth like nearly every other car has had for years would be. Instead I have to use my phone to change play lists which actually is not legal in my state.

disclaimer: I don't know anything about teslas.

From what I read the only way to control most of the things is through the central screen, which can be a pain compared to dedicated knobs. "Hey tesla, fire up the A/C" seems better than having to touch/look at the screen.

The games/jokes are probably not built by the same teams anyway. It's more of a PR thing.

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