Tesla will enhance the value of its “full self-driving” beta software program, the automaker’s superior driver help system (ADAS), in North America to $15,000 on September 5, CEO Elon Musk tweeted Sunday.
The celeb govt mentioned the present value of $12,000 might be honored for orders made earlier than September 5, however delivered later. Musk additionally tweeted Tesla house owners can improve their present automotive to FSD in two minutes. Musk didn’t say whether or not there could be a deliberate value enhance for the subscription choice for FSD, which falls at $199 monthly.
This isn’t the primary time Musk has raised the value of the controversial ADAS, and it in all probability received’t be the final. In January 2022, Tesla elevated the value of the one-time cost from $10,000 to $12,000. Final month, Musk mentioned FSD was “ridiculously low cost” contemplating the excessive worth of the service, which the chief expects to really ship full autonomous capabilities, relatively than simply some automated driving options, by the top of this yr.
There are round 100,000 automobiles outfitted with FSD, a quantity that seems to have remained flat within the first half of the yr. Regardless of its identify, FSD doesn’t truly imply automobiles can drive themselves — they require the human driver to remain alert and take management when wanted. It’s this distinction which has led the California Division of Motor Automobiles to not too long ago accuse Tesla of falsely promoting its FSD and Autopilot ADAS.
Musk additionally tweeted Sunday that the value hike would occur after FSD Beta version 10.69.2, which Tesla began rolling out Saturday, was broadly launched. The latest model boasts upgrades like improved unprotected left turns, a 17% enchancment of velocity error for pedestrians and bicyclists, and a brand new “deep lane steerage” module for smoother lane switches.