- Tesla will sell its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system only as a subscription in mid-February.
- Tesla owners have until the end of the month to buy lifetime access for a one-time fee.
Tesla will make its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance system available only for a subscription starting Feb. 14. Owners and car shoppers have until the end of this month to buy lifetime access for a one-time fee of $8,000.
Owners can subscribe for $99 per month or $999 per year.
FSD(S) is what automotive engineers call a Level 2 driver assistance system – one that can accelerate, brake, and steer a car but only if a human driver is paying attention to the road and ready to take over when prompted.
It’s one of few on the market that work off of highways, operating also on surface streets.
Only Mercedes has a more advanced Level 3 system for sale in the U.S., and that is currently legal only in Nevada and parts of California. But many automakers have a Level 2 system, and several plan to reach Level 3 within a few years.
Tesla’s prices remain relatively high. Rival systems from Ford, General Motors, Rivian, and others typically cost less than $50 per month.
