[ad_1]
A Tesla hacker reported it a year ago and recently repeated: Tesla had prepared a feature in its software that enabled the activation of all autonomy functions (Full Self-Driving – FSD) of the Tesla autopilot in a paid model. Enable system. The offer does not have to come immediately, but it is a kind of protection for the future. And it looks like it’s close now: “I think we will offer full autonomous driving as a subscription service, probably towards the end of this year,” CEO Elon Musk said during the conference call on Tesla’s first-quarter trade figures on Wednesday. 2020.
Tesla leadership advises buying
This was important news for Tesla owners or new customers who have so far been unable to spend € 6,300 in Europe for the FSD package. It currently costs $ 7,000 in the United States, and prices in all markets are expected to rise as functionality increases. Until now, you can take it or not, both when you bought it and later, and at the same price, because it only consists of software. But soon Tesla will offer a kind of middle ground. There was actually talk of a subscription, meaning the option to use FSD annually or even for shorter periods for a fee.
At the same time, CEO Musk said he still considered it reasonable to buy FSD rather than rent it because it was “an investment in the future” that would pay the buyer. Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn added that prices would be designed so that buying the cheapest option would be if he converted the price into monthly installments. But Tesla knew that some customers had not ordered FSD, for example, because they had only leased their Tesla for a shorter period of time, and the new offer was intended for them.
Cheapest and most expensive FSD in Tesla
In a way, FSD in Tesla becomes more expensive and cheaper at the same time with the subscription model: cheaper because you don’t have to put thousands of euros or dollars for it right away, but also more expensive because the monthly rates, according to Tesla’s CFO, make the purchase price permanent will exceed However, Kirkhorn did not mention the waiting period on which his comparative calculation is based. However, depending on the length of the contract and the notification periods that are approaching, at least those customers who want to use FSD only for exceptional travel should save compared to a purchase. Additionally, Tesla could be expected to offer mileage billing in the distant future.
Cost-effectiveness calculations are complicated by the Tesla chief’s announcement that the FSD should be more expensive in several stages if more features are added. In the United States, the price increased by $ 1,000 in November 2019 because the autopilot can do more there for regulatory reasons, for example driving through parking lots with no people behind the wheel. Musk announced the upcoming price hike on Twitter for “probably July 1,” so he stayed open as to whether it should affect other markets as well.
