"Tesla has discontinued Autopilot, its basic driver-assistance system, as the company tries to boost adoption of a more advanced version of the technology that it calls Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The decision comes as the company faces a 30-day suspension of its manufacturing and dealer licenses in its largest U.S. market, California. A judge ruled in December that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing by overstating the capabilities of Autopilot and FSD for years."
"Musk believes that Tesla's newer cars will be capable of "unsupervised" driving, saying FSD advances will allow drivers to "be on your phone or sleeping for the entire ride." In December, he said a new version of FSD allowed the former, though texting while driving is illegal in almost all states. On Thursday, Tesla rolled out the first robotaxi versions of its Model Y SUVs in Austin, Texas that have no human safety monitoring personnel in the cars."
Tesla discontinued Autopilot, its basic driver-assistance system, to boost adoption of Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The move follows a California judge's ruling that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing by overstating Autopilot and FSD capabilities, prompting a 30-day suspension threat to manufacturing and dealer licenses and a 60-day stay requiring dropping the Autopilot name. Autopilot combined Traffic Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer; new cars now come only with Traffic Aware Cruise Control. Tesla eliminated the $8,000 one-time FSD purchase fee and will offer FSD via a $99 monthly subscription, with plans to raise the price as capabilities improve. Tesla rolled out robotaxi Model Y SUVs in Austin without onboard human safety monitors.
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