Full self-driving mode will open to all Tesla owners with monthly subscription
If you want your Tesla to drive itself down some streets and on the highway (with you still at the wheel, paying attention, of course) you need to put down some serious cash for the Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode. But in 2021, there might be more options.
Instead of paying $10,000 to add FSD mode to the Tesla advanced driving system, called Autopilot, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Sunday about subscription access. That means anyone with a Tesla could pay month-to-month for the driving mode. It's currently in beta with a select group of Tesla users and that's it.
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It'll open up to more people at some point in 2021. Even though Musk had previously mentioned a rollout by the end of 2020.
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Just because it's available as a subscription doesn't mean it'll be a good deal. EV news publication Electrek laid out a possible payment breakdown that tacks on about $100 each month for the advanced driving mode.
But for Tesla drivers leasing or using FSD only at certain times, the more flexible plan could be worth it.
Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
