The price for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software package was supposed to get more expensive over time — but instead, it’s getting cheaper. Tesla has discounted the $12,000 feature — that has been marketed as eventually enabling fully autonomous capabilities despite just being a Level 2 driver-assist system — to $8,000. The price cut comes ahead of Tesla’s earnings on April 23rd, in which Elon Musk is sure to face questions about the adjustment.
With the new pricing, it would take almost six years and nine months of subscribing to reach the current pay-in-full price. The automaker is also eliminating the ability to purchase Enhanced Autopilot, which is the company’s $6,000 advanced driver-assist system. As Teslarati notes, customers who have Enhanced Autopilot can now upgrade to FSD for just $2,000.