[doph]

I'm in Los Angeles, which can be a challenging place to drive. Each time they give me a free trial of FSD for a month, I enable it and test it with excitement and optimism. Each time I only use it for a day or two before it does something dangerous enough to scare me.

[steveBK123]

It's interesting seeing people in the same geographic areas report completely different experiences.

I think the fanboys self select for above-average risk tolerance / want their toy to succeed.

I recall years ago when I still had a Tesla and frequented forums, often after every FSD/Autopilot release the boosters would declares "this is it, its finally great and I barely need to intervene". However almost as often, they would quietly concede that their girlfriend/wife (cuz it was always dudes pumping the car) refuses to ride with them when the use it due to the ride quality, lol.

[FeloniousHam]

> I think the fanboys self select for above-average risk tolerance

As an admitted FSD fanboy, I think this is correct. You know within a couple of days (or as some have mentioned, one drive) your comfort level with the technology. My wife has no patience for even a single aberration, I'm comfortable with the occasional hitch or wrong lane choice. On the highway or going home from a night out however, she's more amenable to the robot driving.

I don't have an investment (monthly subscriber), I've driven with it for years, and I am everyday impressed.