ClaimsElon Musk

“All Tesla cars delivered in the final three days of the year will get three months of the Full Self-Driving option for free.”

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, on X 29 December 2020 Post by @elonmusk on X, 2020-12-29 (X)

Promise Their own work or organisation

Tesla will give three months of Full Self-Driving free to all cars delivered in the final three days of 2020, with delivery and paperwork complete by midnight Dec 31.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Promise: Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

What would count as true or false

True: Tesla gave three months of Full Self-Driving free to buyers whose deliveries were completed on 29 to 31 December 2020, shown by owner reports, Tesla communications, or FSD trial or subscription access appearing on those cars. Mostly true: the offer was honoured, with a minor difference such as the exact length of time or some delay in turning it on. Mixed: it was applied to some qualifying buyers but not to others. Mostly false: something much smaller was given instead. False: there is evidence that qualifying buyers did not receive it, or that Tesla withdrew the offer.

Set before the research began.

Evidence (5)

  1. E1 All Teslas Delivered In Last 3 Days Of 2020 Get Free Full Self-Driving InsideEVs · 30 December 2020

    “Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted late last night that the automaker is offering three months of free Full Self-Driving Capability (FSD) for every Tesla owner that purchases their car in the final three days of 2020.”
  2. E2 New Teslas Get Free Trial of Full Self-Driving Option, but There's a Catch MotorTrend · 31 December 2020

    “As Telsa has given no details outside of Musk's tweet, we can only assume that the three-month trial will be effective once Full Self-Driving Capability leaves the beta testing stage.”
  3. E3 Tesla offers 3 months of free Full Self-Driving package as unprecedented end-of-quarter incentive Electrek · 29 December 2020

    “Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek that Tesla has authorized staff to offer three months of a free Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to people who can take delivery by the end of the year.”
  4. E4 Tesla (TSLA) closes out 2020 with a new bull: Masterlink Securities Teslarati · 31 December 2020

    “CEO Elon Musk announced on December 29 that every Tesla EV sold with completed paperwork during the last three days of the year would be subjected to a free, three-month trial of the company's Full Self-Driving suite”
  5. E5 FSD will be free for 3 months if you buy a Tesla in the last 3 days of 2020 techau.com.au · 30 December 2020

    “To clarify, this offer was only made in specific markets, which unfortunately did not include Australia.”

Reasoning

The independent reports (E1, E4, E5) confirm that the offer was announced on 29 December 2020. None of them reports whether buyers who took delivery between 29 and 31 December actually got three months of FSD access. MotorTrend (E3) says Tesla had given no details beyond Musk's tweet. Techau (E6) says the offer was limited to certain markets, which limits who could qualify but does not show that qualifying buyers went without it. No owner reports, Tesla communications or records of trial activation are in the evidence, so whether the offer was honoured cannot be determined.

Cite this claim

Elon Musk, “Tesla will give three months of Full Self-Driving free to all cars delivered in the final three days of 2020, with delivery and paperwork complete by midnight Dec 31.” (said 29 December 2020). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_f5d3bbb23cb6, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_f5d3bbb23cb6

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