Jon Ward, a LA marketing executive, bought a Model Y in April - his third @Tesla. He said he never seriously considered another brand because of his reliance on FSD (Supervised). “I use it basically all the time,” Ward said. “It’s almost like, why would I bother driving? This does it so well.” Recent auto-sales data shows that Tesla is gaining ground in the U.S. EV market as legacy automakers retreat from battery-powered cars. Tesla is back to comprising more than half of the U.S. EV market, with a 52% share in 2026 through August, up from 43% a year earlier, according to Motor Intelligence. While Tesla’s U.S. sales so far this year represent a 16% decline from a year earlier, the overall EV market has contracted more, down 30%. As I said a couple days ago, FSD has become a major driver of Tesla sales in North America.