"I came up with the idea of transporting passengers back and forth through Vegas on the weekends to make up for the lease payments," Sonnad told KTLA.

"This is the most comfortable, the most pleasant and, for the passengers, the most productive vehicle you could take a trip of this length in," one pilot driver said. "It's a lot of peoples' first time inside a Tesla, so they're really fascinated about the cars (and) the technology."

Plus, drivers and passengers don't have to pay for fuel costs. The cars fill up at Tesla charging stations along the route.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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