Tesla slashes price for monthly Full Self-Driving subscription
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#6M1Q8)
Photo by Edie Leong for The Washington Post via Getty Images Tesla is reducing the subscription fee for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assist software in a reflection of the company's continuing financial hardships. The company slashed the price to $99 / month, down from $199 where it has been since at least 2021.
Tesla announced the price adjustment in a post on X, in which it described the Level 2 driver-assist system as FSD (Supervised)" - a name tweak that's meant to convey the fact that drivers are required to pay attention to the road and stand ready to take control of the vehicle. (The company has been criticized for failing to include proper driver monitoring and other protections against overreliance on the system.)
You can now subscribe to FSD (Supervised) for $99/month in the...