"That's all changed in 2026, though; instead, the automaker has effectively eliminated this feature for new Model 3 and Model Y purchases. Specifically, as Rob Stumpf of Inside EVs points out, Tesla has phased out the Autosteer component of Autopilot while leaving Traffic Aware Cruise Control in place.What is the thinking behind this? Most analyses of the move indicate that it was designed to drive (no pun intended) more Tesla customers to pay for Full Self-Driving."
""Roughly 10 billion miles of training data is needed to achieve safe unsupervised self-driving," Musk wrote. "Reality has a super long tail of complexity." When might we see that? According to CleanTechnica's reporting, Tesla is currently at just over 7 billion miles of training data. One assumes regulators will also have something to say about the matter once Tesla has reached that benchmark."
Tesla removed the Autosteer component of Autopilot from new Model 3 and Model Y purchases in 2026 while keeping Traffic Aware Cruise Control available. The change places lane-keeping capabilities behind the paid Full Self-Driving (FSD) option. FSD currently costs $99 per month, and Tesla will phase out one-time FSD purchases starting in February. Elon Musk said the $99 monthly price will rise as FSD improves and that the biggest value jump will be unsupervised FSD that lets drivers be on their phones or asleep. Musk stated about 10 billion training miles are needed for safe unsupervised driving; Tesla has just over 7 billion miles now, and regulators will likely weigh in.
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