Tesla Cuts Full Self-Driving Cost 2024

"Tesla Cuts Full Self-Driving Cost Following Elon Musk's Prediction of Rising Price."

Fall in the price of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) Software: The Full Self-Driving software package from Tesla used to cost $12,000.

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Now it only costs $8,000. It came as a surprise that the price went down because Tesla had planned for it to go up over time.

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Prices Have Changed in the Past: The Full Self-Driving software's price peaked at $15,000 in 2022 and then dropped to $12,000.

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It was recently lowered to $8,000. Some people are surprised by this change in price because Elon Musk-

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has said in the past that the software's value could rise to over $100,000.

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Price Drop for Subscriptions: Tesla also dropped the price of Full Self-Driving subscriptions from $199 per month to $99. At the new price,

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it would take almost seven years of paying every month to cover the cost of the one-time payment.

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Enhanced Autopilot Discontinuation: Tesla is no longer offering the $6,000 Enhanced Autopilot system as a choice for purchase.

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For an extra $2,000, customers who already have Enhanced Autopilot can get Full Self-Driving.

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Plans for the Future: Elon Musk is very interested in self-driving cars, and Tesla will soon show off a long-awaited robotaxi.

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This fits with Musk's choice not to make a cheaper "Model 2" car and instead put a lot of money into robotaxis.

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Tesla is also giving Full Self-Driving demos to new users to show them what the software can do now that it's out of beta.

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Self-Driving Progress: Tesla's Full Self-Driving software is advertised as a Level 2 driver-assist system, but its final goal is ultimately to be able to drive itself.

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The company's progress and strategy in the challenging market for self-driving cars can be seen in how prices and features are constantly changing.

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Customers will be happy with this because those who got Enhanced Autopilot can now switch to Full Self-Driving and save $2000.

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This gives Tesla owners a reason to use Full Self-Driving's more powerful features.

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Effects of the membership Model: The monthly membership price for Full Self-Driving has gone down from $199 to $99,

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which means that more Tesla users can use the software. This could lead to more people adopting and using tools that let cars drive themselves.

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