Tesla will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving (FSD) option and make it strictly a monthly subscription service after February 14, CEO Elon Musk announced on his X platform. Musk didn't reveal the price or why he's making the switch,

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Starting in February, Tesla will no longer offer the option to purchase Full-Service Driving for a one-time fee.

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Customers can currently buy the hands-free tech with an $8000 one-time purchase, but in February, Tesla is switching to a subscription-only model.

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Tesla made basic Autopilot standard on all new vehicles in April 2019, bundling it with the purchase price rather than as a separate add-on — while keeping the more advanced FSD as an optional upgrade. This coincided with Tesla’s first “Autonomy Day,” during which Elon Musk began making wild claims about the company’s self-driving future.

Tesla has quietly changed how buyers access its driver-assistance features in the United States.

Tesla is stripping key highway automation from new cars in the United States and Canada and shifting those capabilities behind a monthly subscription, turning what used to be a built-in selling point into an ongoing bill.