First, Tesla Had to Repurchase My Model Y Under Lemon Law, Now My Cybertruck Will Drive Off The Road If I Don’t Stop It

Royce Kennedy, a Tesla enthusiast from Texas, reports that he has been experiencing numerous issues with his Tesla vehicles.

Royce explains that he recently had to invoke lemon law to compel Tesla to buy back his problem-ridden Model Y.

This was already bad enough; however, now he says he’s having more issues with his one-month-old Cybertruck.

The frustrated Tesla fan shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook.

He writes…

“Serious question: I need people to check if it’s just me... Tesla repurchased my Model Y Performance under Texas Lemon Law because I had an issue they couldn’t seem to fix.

Now, I’ve only had the Cybertruck for a month. As soon as the FSD trial ends, I see that the Autopilot stops working.

The truck will drive off the road if you don’t intervene. Are you experiencing issues with your trucks requiring service soon after you purchase them?

Thanks.”

Due to his past negative experience with his Tesla Model Y, Royce believes there may also be a defect in his Cybertruck.

However, this time, the issue seems to be the gap between his expectations and reality.

As a former Model Y owner, Royce assumes the Cybertruck also includes Autosteer features (Autopilot), separate from the FSD (Supervised) software.

That is true for the Model Y; however, for the Cybertruck, Tesla hasn’t equipped the all-electric truck with any Autosteer functionality that comes standard.

Cybertruck owners can upgrade to the FSD (Supervised) software for $8,000, or the only driver-assist feature they receive by default is traffic-aware cruise control.

Looking at the comments, several other Cybertruck owners mentioned this fact to Royce.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Brayan Medina, writes…

“Cybertruck does not have standard autopilot. After your Full Self Driving is over, you only get basic cruise control without lane keep assist.”

Another Cybertruck owner, Jon Guenther, writes…

“Cybertruck doesn’t have Autopilot; it’s FSD or bust. You’ll have to resubscribe to FSD to fix it.”

A third Cybertruck owner, Shaun Bryant, adds…

“As everyone else has pointed out, without full self-driving, you have no autopilot. You only have adaptive cruise control. Technically, you’re driving yourself off the road.”

In response, Royce admits he got it wrong but says he doesn’t understand how his $100,000 Cybertruck could have fewer features than his Model Y.

He continues to write…

“Thanks for the insight. Guess I couldn’t wrap my head around my Model Y having better autopilot than this more expensive Cybertruck. That’s kinda wack, but it is what it is.

Appreciate the helpful comments. The others, are you ok? Touch grass and praise the Lord. You’ll feel better, I promise.”

However, fellow Cybertruck owners did not accept his argument that a $100,000 vehicle should have lane-keep assist features built in standard.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Christopher Gastright, pushes back, writing…

“It never ceases to amaze how many people assume things about the Cybertruck, and then, when they discover they didn’t do their research, their defense is that it’s a $100,000 truck, so it should have the features they imagine it should have, but actually don’t.

Cybertruck does not have Autopilot. Pretty soon, no Tesla will have Autopilot. The future for Tesla’s self-driving technology is full self-driving, which is unsupervised, and then full autonomy.

People who complain about Autopilot want things to go back to the days when they could literally sleep in the car while it drove itself down the road. Autopilot isn’t safe for the level of inattention people have become accustomed to.

If you want to take your hands off the steering wheel, you need to pay for the software that allows that.”

One thing for Cybertruck owners to keep in mind is that, due to the truck's low sales numbers and its unique four-wheel steering system, Tesla has prioritized other models over the Cybertruck.

With only 25,000 Cybertrucks sold per year, compared to the Model Y, which sells more than a million vehicles annually, it’s understandable why Tesla would prioritize the latter.

One example is the latest v14 FSD software that Tesla has released to its vehicle fleet. Every Tesla vehicle with hardware four computer receives this update, except for the Cybertruck.

It appears that Cybertruck owners should get used to being behind on new features. However, please let me know what you think in the comments.

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For more information, check out: A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says He Swerved Off the Road While Cruising at 75 MPH on FSD. He Adds, “I Got Up Briefly to Add Cushion to My Seat & FSD Automatically Disengaged.”

Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.