{"id":4318,"date":"2026-01-18T20:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/teslas-full-self-driving-software-is-becoming-a-subscription-service\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T20:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:30:13","slug":"teslas-full-self-driving-software-is-becoming-a-subscription-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/teslas-full-self-driving-software-is-becoming-a-subscription-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla&#8217;s &#8216;Full Self-Driving&#8217; Software Is Becoming a Subscription Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Tesla CEO Elon Musk said this week that his electric-car company will no longer sell its Full Self-Driving software outright after Feb. 14. Instead, Musk said in a post on his\u00a0social media network X, &#8220;FSD will only be available as a monthly subscription thereafter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">\u00a0A representative for Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-shortcodeTwitterTweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tesla will stop selling FSD after Feb 14. <br \/>FSD will only be available as a monthly subscription thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2011324998653513810?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear what prompted the change. Tesla has been the subject of lawsuits and investigations into its\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>FSD technology<\/span><\/span>, which has been targeted over marketing claims in a\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>dispute with California<\/span><\/span> that could halt sales of Tesla vehicles in the state. In that California case, a judge ruled the company was making misleading assertions about the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.  <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews.\u00a0<\/em><em>Add CNET<\/em><em>\u00a0as a preferred Google source.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Contrary to its name, Full-Self Driving mode does not give a Tesla vehicle complete autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>The software remains available, though the company has recently labeled it &#8220;Supervised,&#8221; suggesting that drivers shouldn&#8217;t treat FSD\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>as a substitute for<\/span><\/span>\u00a0paying attention to the road. 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