"Having confirmed Tesla will start charging $99 a month for supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD), CEO Elon Musk has told the faithful that the cost will rise "as FSD's capabilities improve." Musk revealed the plan on his social media mouthpiece, X (formerly Twitter), on January 23, a week after stating that the hands-free driving technology would shift from an $8,000 one-off payment to a subscription-only model in February."
"The electric vehicle maker is not averse to fiddling with price lists; the FSD feature reached a high of $15,000 in September 2022 before being reduced to $8,000 in 2024. The $99-per-month option offers better value, though the idea of a subscription can be controversial. A price increase, however, reduces the value proposition. "The massive value jump," wrote Musk, "is when you can be on your phone or sleeping for the entire ride (unsupervised FSD).""
Tesla will charge $99 per month for supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) and will move FSD from an $8,000 one‑off purchase to subscription-only starting February 14. The company signaled the monthly fee will increase as FSD capabilities improve. FSD previously reached $15,000 in September 2022 before falling to $8,000 in 2024. The $99 option lowers upfront cost but subscription and future price hikes reduce perceived value. The company links the largest value gain to unsupervised FSD that allows occupants to use phones or sleep. Safety investigations and lawsuits target the camera-and-AI-based system; timing of capability milestones remains unclear.
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