According to Elon Musk, Tesla will launch its subscription service for Full Self-Driving within the next three to four months. However, it is said that the price for the monthly subscription will be high.
Tesla was rumored to be working on a pay-as-you-go subscription for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package as early as 2020. CEO Elon Musk later confirmed that it planned to launch the service “by the end of 2020.” The company took some steps to stay on schedule, but Musk later said the launch would be in “early 2021.”
It's already 2021 and the automaker has yet to offer the subscription service for the FSD package, which costs $10,000 when purchasing a new vehicle .
Musk has now confirmed on Twitter that the subscription service will definitely come in the second quarter of 2021, while saying that buying the FSD will still be a better long-term deal than the subscription.
Below, you can see the capabilities that customers gain with the Full Self-Driving package:
- Navigation with Autopilot
- Automatic lane change
- Automatic parking
- Summon function
- Full Self-Driving Computer
- Traffic light indicator recognition
Tesla wants this package to offer full self-driving. It's something it's been planning for a long time, but for that to happen, it needs approval from the relevant authorities.
As Tesla approaches this goal, it has increased the price for the Full Self-Driving package, which as we said before costs $10,000 when purchasing a car.
The subscription service is expected to cost over $100 per month , and the price could increase.
Musk Tesla vehicles will gain value because of their self-driving capability, which could generate revenue through an upcoming self-driving ride-hailing network that Tesla plans to launch later this year.
Source: Electrek
