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Nahuel Hilal drives Tesla Model Y 900 miles Miami to Nashville on Full Self-Driving

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Nahuel Hilal drove a base Tesla Model Y 900 miles from Miami to Nashville using Full Self-Driving, requiring only brief charging stops under five minutes each. Total round-trip energy costs stayed under $400, cheaper than $400–$800 commercial flights plus fees, transfers, security lines, and ground transport. The account gained traction after reposts by investors and engineers including Steven Sinofsky, Bojan Tunguz, and Paul Graham.

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Nahuel Hilal - TattooGuy@nahuelhilal·22hOriginal post

Yesterday I drove my @tesla 900 miles on FSD from Miami to Nashville and I realized it’s genuinely the better option. I fly that route 2 to 3 times a month. Flights are never under $400. Most times $600. Sometimes $800. Add Uber to and from both airports, or parking garage fees. Then factor in the delays, the cancellations, the security theater, the chaos, the guy next to you who hasn’t met deodorant yet. On the other hand: I pack healthy snacks, press one button, and the car just goes. I took calls. Replied to emails. FaceTimed my family. Ate without pulling over. Did everything I normally do on a travel day, except none of the stuff that makes travel days miserable. My biggest concern going in was range and charging. Here’s what actually happened: My bladder needed one extra stop the car didn’t even suggest. Most charging stops were under five minutes. Total cost for the whole trip was less than just the uber to the airport. And this was the base model Y. Now I’m thinking I should get something comfier and just make this the default.

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Why it matters

Steven Sinofsky (Andreessen Horowitz partner) wrote about Tesla and self-driving disruption in a 2014 essay years before reposting this trip.

Paul Graham (Y Combinator co-founder) never considered self-driving cars competing with airlines until Nahuel Hilal completed his 900-mile drive.

Bojan Tunguz (quadruple Kaggle Grandmaster) will stop all domestic air travel once unsupervised Full Self-Driving long range RVs become available.

Nahuel Hilal required one extra bathroom stop beyond any suggested by Full Self-Driving on his base Model Y during the 900-mile trip.

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Retweeted by Steven Sinofsky·15hView on

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Steven Sinofsky@stevesi·15hQuote tweet
LA <> Bay Area ORL <> MIA NY <> BOS NY <> DC SEA <> PDX AUSTIN <> DALLAS <> SA LA <> LV So many city pairs where flying 200-500 miles is a gro$$ half-day or more adventure.
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