Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Subscription Just Leveled Up From $99 to Your Entire Wallet
KEY POINTS
- •Elon Musk said on early Friday via X that Tesla’s FSD subscription price will increase as the technology advances.
- •The current $8,000 one-time purchase for Full Self-Driving will be discontinued starting February 14, pushing users towards subscriptions.
- •Tesla also plans to retire its existing Autopilot service in the US, leaving customers to adapt to the rising-cost FSD.
Elon Musk dropped a Tesla-sized bomb on a Friday by announcing that the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software subscription, currently at $99 a month, will soon zoom past triple digits as its AI learns to chauffeur you either asleep or doomscrolling. No more one-time purchase at $8,000 after February 14; that option's being dumped faster than your Wi-Fi connection during autopilot mode. Elon’s sales pitch: the massive value jump arrives when 'unsupervised FSD' lets you literally snooze or phone-binge all ride long. Meanwhile, Tesla ghosted Business Insider, refusing to comment. Also, Autopilot, their previous safety swiss army knife, is getting the boot in the US, because who needs useful guarding when your car’s self-driving to bankruptcy?
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Tesla’s going full Netflix on driving: pay a monthly fee that rises as your car learns to chauffeur your naps and doomscroll sessions. Just pray your bank account survives the autopilot.
Elon’s new strategy: squeeze drivers dry with a $100+ monthly Uber subscription, but minus the human and plus the existential dread.
Why buy a car when you can rent a Tesla babysitter for your attention span? Spoiler: It costs more than Netflix, and the driver's still you.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/23/2026 | Author: Aditi Bharade
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