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I love my Tesla. But no way did I pay for FSD before I bought it or anytime since. In fact, the longer I own it... the less I actually care about FSD. I mean, I hope they can deliver on it one day; but I just don't want or need it. The existing functionality is all I need.

Edit: I waited in line in 2016 to preorder a Model 3. And have been driving one for 3+ years.

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I agree. I really have no need for FSD, my Model Y is a fantastic car on it's own. In fact, I'm 100% positive I will never purchase a ICE automobile ever again. If FSD becomes a subscription service in the future, I might try it out, but I doubt I'll ever fully depend on it.

On the other hand, I've seen what old age does to a person and their ability to perform complex maneuvers. As I mature, I might be more willing to have the car help me from time to time. Things like keeping in the lane while turning, or parking properly, or even just pulling into a garage, will be more and more difficult and it would be nice to have some help.

When I got my Tesla a couple of years ago. I ended up getting it with FSD, not because I had much faith in Tesla pulling off FSD, but that was the only way to get active cruise control. The lane follow and active cruise control that my HW2 hardware supports are nice, and I use them a lot. But anyone that thinks that, that is in the vicinity of self driving are naive. They are definitely parts of what you would need for self driving, but only small parts at best. Maybe things are better with HW3, and I'll probably switch to HW3 this summer. But I have less faith in Tesla pulling off self driving for my car now, than I had when I bought it.

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