Considering it comes with their semi autonomous driving.. Man i doubt they would cut the ac out of the base model.For me something like this would be perfect as well. I probably drive 80-120 miles in a week. While I do like to go on road trips, using my current rust-mobile would be a great backup option. My main concern is how the pricing tier works. Is $35k; crank up windows, manual locks, no AC, etc... or how does it come equipped. There's not a ton of detail out there.