Tesla discontinues Autopilot as FSD becomes a $99-a-month subscription
New Teslas now come with only Traffic Aware Cruise Control as standard. From February 14, the $8,000 one-time FSD purchase goes away.
On January 23, Tesla discontinued Autopilot, which combined Traffic Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer.
What changed?
- On new cars, only Traffic Aware Cruise Control remains standard
- From February 14, FSD (Full Self-Driving) will be available only as a $99-a-month subscription
- The one-time $8,000 FSD purchase ends
Why?
- California's DMV had ordered a 30-day suspension of Tesla's manufacturing and dealer licences over deceptive marketing of the "Autopilot" name
- A judge stayed that ruling for 60 days so Tesla could drop the Autopilot name
- Only 12% of Tesla customers had paid for FSD (per CFO Vaibhav Taneja)
Safety
According to the US road safety regulator NHTSA, Autopilot-related crashes numbered in the hundreds, with at least 13 deaths.
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