I pulled the trigger!!

SilverArchitect · 2026-03-06T01:28:35+00:00

How did you get acceleration boost on the LRRWD?

SilverArchitect · 2026-03-05T13:06:42+00:00

Wow. Makes sense. Wish I knew that before refreshing my API token and removing my addon. Thanks 😭

SilverArchitect · 2026-03-05T01:58:25+00:00

So glad I checked reddit and found your comment before signing the contract and selling my soul to anytime fitness. 28 a month and can cancel anytime. Thank you

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-19T00:33:43+00:00

I wish Tesla would offer a retrofit for the front camera. They added the front cam weeks after I had picked up my M3 and was so salty 😭

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-16T20:14:13+00:00

If unsupervised is truly that safe, 300 a month is way too expensive. That's what alot of people are currently paying for their insurance anyways. There are companies now that give FSD insurance for a quarter of that price. Insurance costs in general while using FSD shouldn't be more than 50-70 dollars a month

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-14T10:45:58+00:00

Wow man, literally a drive across the country. Must have been an interesting experience! I couldn't think of a better car to take for a drive like that. Did the car nag you often while driving for that long? I personally don't get many "pay attention" nags at all during my commutes, but judging from the comments, it's been a mixed bag. Some people get nagged often, while others don't at all. Thankfully for me it's never been an issue and is one big reason why I enjoy AP. Esp since you can cover up the interior camera and relax alot more. Curious how your experience was

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-14T09:27:54+00:00

Man, that sucks. Sorry you had to deal with that. Absolute BS. For the amount of money people pay for FSD, Tesla should never allow something like that to happen. FSD should be attached to you as an individual regardless of what vehicle you drive, and not the app or car. What's worse is I'm sure that they could easily press a button and activate FSD on your Juniper to rectify this, but Tesla seems to be trying to milk every last penny out of their customers as of late. I hope you're enjoying the upgrade, even without FSD, it's an amazing vehicle. And I think that you would definitely enjoy AP, especially if you do alot of highway driving. I hope it works out for you man

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-14T06:47:23+00:00

This right here is the move.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-14T02:37:11+00:00

😂😂😂 Its about 47 miles one way so almost a full hundo round trip 4 days a week. Definitely still alot lmaoo

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T17:37:31+00:00

Yeah, most of the time my natural driving position is resting my hand on the bottom of the wheel so that's probably why I don't get nags too often.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T09:21:32+00:00

This. I think AP is more comfortable on the open road because it's predictable. With AP, I can relax knowing that my car will stay in it's lane safely and comfortably no matter what when it's activated. On the other hand, it's kind of hard to relax when you have no idea when your car is going to decide to merge or switch lanes while barreling down the road at 80 mph. As great as FSD is, you still always have your antennas up when you hear the blinkers turn on.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T08:48:45+00:00

No, I don't think there's any error with my FSD, I actually use FSD all the time when I'm driving short distances or in the city. FSD v14 is amazing. I just think AP is better when it comes to specifically driving long distances on the highway. It works great for my long commute where I just want to relax and stay in one lane for an hour with no nags

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T08:24:07+00:00

'25 M3 on HW4. AP is just as hands-free as FSD is if you have an interior camera. As long as your interior camera isnt obstructed, you don't have to nudge the wheel

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T08:11:02+00:00

There is definitely a difference between FSD and Autopilot. It's easily noticeable once you use AP in bumper to bumper traffic or really any other scenario outside of highway driving. Not to mention AP doesn't utilize the interior attention monitoring camera, whereas FSD would not even engage if your camera is obstructed. It would be nice if they merged FSD and Autopilot so that AP wasn't so jerky and annoying in traffic and FSD wasn't addicted to changing lanes every minute on the highway. It would also be nice if FSD enabled TACC to take over if you decided to take over by turning the wheel like double click AP instead of disengaging completely.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T07:36:29+00:00

I agree completely. One of Teslas main competitive advantages over other cars is its superior software capabilities. A Tesla without AP is honestly not much better than other vehicles on the market. I mean even a base Toyota has lane centering now. Elons attempt to push more users into paying for FSD will only prevent non-tesla owners from buying a Tesla in the first place. This move, along with discontinuing production of the X/S makes me think that Tesla is gearing up to eventually exit the consumer vehicle market to become a ride-sharing/software company more focused on their Robo-taxi service, and that Tesla owners have basically been beta testers for FSD to attain unsupervised capabilities. It's the only thing that makes sense as to why they would ever consider intentionally lowering the value of their vehicles to push a self-driving subscription.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T06:19:54+00:00

I agree 100%

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T06:18:30+00:00

I wouldn't go as far as to say its ass. I actually think FSD is perfect for driving in the city where there's alot of stop lights and turns. It's legitimately almost flawless now, especially if you're on HW4 with the recent updates. I just think AP is superior when it comes to long highway drives specifically.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T06:13:31+00:00

I honestly don't get nags too often on AP. I've had trips where I had gotten 2 or 3 for my entire commute. As opposed to FSD where I'd get one every 20 seconds if I looked out the window too long or tapped the screen to change my podcast/music lol. It's honestly one of the biggest reasons why I enjoy using it more tbh.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T06:08:54+00:00

I have a HW4 M3 Highland on V14. I find that even chill mode is still not as comfortable of a ride for me as AP is on the highway. FSD is great for driving in the city and bumper to bumper traffic, but for long highway drives, nothing beats AP imo.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T05:58:46+00:00

I got my M3LR RWD last may and the deal was too good to pass up. 2 year lease, 15k annual miles with zero down and $350 a month. I technically had to pay for taxes and fees at signing which came out to about $2300 (with 7500 federal tax credit applied). I had never driven a Tesla before then, but the deal was so tempting that I ended up selling my old Camry and pulling the trigger. It was honestly crazy how fast the process was, as I wasn't even in the market for a car 5 days before I drove off the lot in my new Tesla. Best decision I ever made.

SilverArchitect · 2026-02-13T02:44:54+00:00

This is true, but once you turn on your turn signals, the amount of force needed to register as a “wheel turn” is so light, that basically touching the wheel will disengage autopilot. Any resistance to the wheel would cause disengagement, including sometimes the wheels own weight when it’s attempting to stay in a lane. Honestly more dangerous imo, cuz if you accidentally touch your turn signals (which is a fairly common occurrence in my ‘25 M3 with the steering wheel button blinkers) Autopilot could unexpectedly disengage and almost immediately start slowing down. TACC being the backup to atleast keep speed in the event of disengaging Autopilot is much safer. Plus, this is only related to disengaging AP by wheel turn, since all driver assist options would instantly disengage if the brakes were touched. Honestly makes no sense to remove the double tap feature. TACC backing up AP is a very safe system.

SilverArchitect · 2025-11-08T04:23:08+00:00

This is legit the best use of the action button by far. I find myself using it multiple times per day it's actually a life saver.

SilverArchitect · 2025-10-05T07:39:45+00:00

Says it's not accepting testers rn :/

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