Self-driving cars have been a hot topic in automotive news, especially with Tesla’s Robotaxi.<\/p>\n
An analyst from Morgan Stanley just gave Tesla’s supervised Full Self-Driving software a glowing review after a 1,400-mile round-trip journey from New York to Michigan, Teslarati reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Having your hands off the wheel and feet off the pedals for nearly 12 hours of driving is a real game changer that is hard to appreciate without experiencing it for yourself,” Adam Jonas noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n For the trip, Jonas drove a 2021 Model Y, and he said that the car took care of 99% of the driving. He also spoke highly of Tesla’s Superchargers for helping to make the journey more efficient.<\/p>\n Jonas’s affirming words come at a tumultuous time for Tesla. With CEO Elon Musk’s polarizing political activities<\/a> and actions, the brand’s image took a hit. Some consumers saw support for Tesla as an endorsement of Musk’s personal viewpoints, or as a stamp of approval on how he handled his role in the federal government or his disagreements with President Trump over the summer.<\/p>\n The company also had a rough few quarters. According<\/a> to Reuters, Tesla’s market share in early September was the lowest it had been since 2017 as competition in the EV market ramps up.<\/p>\n However, just days ago, Musk purchased over $1 billion in Tesla stock, sending shares to their highest value since January.<\/p>\n Autonomous vehicles, especially Tesla’s Robotaxi, have received many mixed reviews. Some cite concerns over safety ratings and skepticism about its artificial intelligence’s ability to react. With the Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, new regulations have moved the human supervision from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat.<\/p>\n On the other hand, people report quick reaction times with their Tesla’s FSD software. One Tesla’s FSD system avoided an accident on the highway, and the driver took to the social platform X, saying that there was no way they could have reacted that quickly.<\/p>\n This tracks with the glowing review that Jonas gave. “FSD made no mistakes or close calls that I recall. The system handles highways very safely and confidently. I cannot imagine buying another EV without FSD,” Jonas said<\/a>, per Teslarati.<\/p>\n Regardless of your stance on autonomous vehicles, the science supports electric vehicles<\/a> in general as a strong, sustainable solution over traditional fuel vehicles.<\/p>\n According<\/a> to the Environmental Protection Agency, EVs are better for the environment, even when accounting for aspects like battery mining and vehicle manufacturing.<\/p>\n You can make an even bigger environmental impact by using solar panels to power your EV, furthering your savings and ensuring you’re using clean energy to power your car. EnergySage<\/a> can save you up to $10,000 with its free tools and can connect you to vetted local installers.<\/p>\n Currently, Tesla’s FSD software will cost<\/a> you a one-time payment of $8,000 or a monthly subscription of $99.<\/p>\n Join our free newsletter<\/a> for weekly updates on the latest innovations improving our lives and shaping our future, and don’t miss this cool list<\/a> of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Self-driving cars have been a hot topic in automotive news, especially with Tesla’s Robotaxi. An analyst from Morgan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[33667,114,350,85,46,4106,1009,33668,348],"class_list":["post-42253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-adam-jonas","tag-business","tag-elon-musk","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-morgan-stanley","tag-president-trump","tag-self-driving-cars","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}