Electrek first reported the new subscription plan Friday. According to Tesla’s support page, there are two options, depending on the vehicle’s current Autopilot capability: Basic Autopilot to FSD for 9 a month, or Enhanced Autopilot to FSD for a month. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time.
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But the subscription plan requires version 3.0 of the FSD hardware, and upgrading to that will cost ,500. That hardware — containing a new, more powerful chip — has been standard in Teslas since mid-2019.
However, Electrek reported Saturday that Tesla owners who bought their vehicles between late 2016 and mid-2019 were told at the time they had FSD hardware built in and would not need an additional hardware update.
A number of Tesla owners on Twitter and Reddit expressed irritation or outright anger over that possibility, with some saying Tesla should pay for the upgrade cost while others called for a class-action lawsuit.
Tesla’s support page says hardware upgrades are not included with the FSD subscription.
Tesla, which dissolved its media relations team last year, did not immediately respond to a request for details about the FSD 3.0 upgrade cost.
Tesla shares dipped 2% last week, and are down nearly 9% year to date. They’re still up 115% over the past 12 months, though.
