{"id":45562,"date":"2026-02-16T17:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/tesla-pulls-the-plug-on-one-time-purchases-of-fsd\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:31:29","slug":"tesla-pulls-the-plug-on-one-time-purchases-of-fsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/tesla-pulls-the-plug-on-one-time-purchases-of-fsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla pulls the plug on one-time purchases of FSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/699344f6d3c7faef0ece5953?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Tesla FSD\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Edie Leong for The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Tesla eliminated the option to purchase Full Self-Driving with a one-time fee over the weekend.<\/li>\n<li>Previously, Tesla offered FSD as an $8,000 one-time purchase option.<\/li>\n<li>Musk has said he plans to hike FSD subscription prices as its capabilities improve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tesla has shifted its Full Self-Driving feature to a subscription model.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the company removed the option to purchase the feature in the US via a one-time flat fee of $8,000.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Tesla owners have been able to purchase the service with a one-time payment that would allow them to use it for the full lifespan of their vehicle. Now, the driver-assist feature is available only via a $99-per-month subscription.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk first announced in January that the change would take effect the following month. In the past, Musk has said that Teslas would serve as &quot;appreciating assets,&quot; suggesting owners could benefit as the software became increasingly more autonomous.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to remove lifetime FSD purchases comes shortly after the carmaker stopped offering Autopilot as a free feature for new Tesla purchases. Previously, Autopilot acted as a free driver-assist feature on the expressway, while FSD was an additional paid feature for navigating city streets.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla first introduced FSD in 2016, and the pricing has swung dramatically over time. In its early days, FSD cost around $5,000, later climbing to a peak of $15,000. In 2024, Tesla reduced the upfront price to $8,000. The carmaker first introduced a subscription option in 2021 for $199 per month, but the price was later lowered to $99 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said in a post on X last month that the carmaker will raise FSD subscription prices as its &quot;capabilities improve.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&#039;s move to a more subscription-focused model reflects a broader industry trend. Under an executive performance plan approved last year, Musk&#039;s compensation depends in part on reaching 10 million active FSD subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you work for Tesla or have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at <\/em><em>gkay@businessinsider.com<\/em><em> or Signal at 248-894-6012. Use a personal email address, a nonwork device, and nonwork WiFi; <\/em>here&#039;s our guide to sharing information securely<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edie Leong for The Washington Post via Getty Images Tesla eliminated the option to purchase Full Self-Driving with a one-time fee over the weekend. Previously, Tesla offered FSD as an $8,000 one-time purchase option. Musk has said he plans to hike FSD subscription prices as its capabilities improve. Tesla has shifted its Full Self-Driving feature [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-45562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}