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To be fair, though, the subscription isn't for "Steering Assist", it's for FSD. You don't subscribe to the feature you have on your Corolla, you subscribe to a
by ajross 9mo ago
To be fair, though, the subscription isn't for "Steering Assist", it's for FSD. You don't subscribe to the feature you have on your Corolla, you subscribe to an autonomous navigation solution.
This is a pretty boneheaded business decision on Tesla's part. But their technology remains clearly superior.
- MBCook 9mo agoThey can rename it whatever they want. People had a feature for free, now they don’t, because Tesla wants money. “But it’s better…” only if you pay. If you don’t, still gone. What else matters? I see nothing wrong with them offering a cheap(er) FSD option. I object to them removing existing features to force adoption.
- lotsofpulp 9mo agoFor now, the people that had the feature for free, will get to keep it. Presumably, Tesla advertised the lane assist features when they sold the car, so they cannot legally remove them.
- ajross 9mo ago> People had a feature for free, now they don’t, No features are being removed from existing cars. The policy is about what they sell on new ones.
- Centigonal 9mo agoTo underscore this: the boneheaded decision Tesla is making is forcing customers to choose between a $99/mo subscription for FSD, and no ACC or lanekeeping assist otherwise. It's like letting people buy a subscription to the iPhone Pro Max 17 or not have any phone at all. By the way, FSD ("full self-driving") is just as inaccurately named as Autopilot. I don't know why Tesla can't call their technology, like, CyberDrive or something else that isn't glaringly inaccurate.
- dzhiurgis 9mo agoI think they will release dumbed down fad thats more akin to autopilot but for like $20 per month.
- sizzle 9mo agoThought the S was for supervised?
- wasabi991011 9mo agoIt is not. Though I noticed their main marketing page for FSD uses "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)". Not sure if this is new or how new.
- seanmcdirmid 9mo agoAutopilot is just cruise control/lane keep assist/slow down when the car ahead of you does. It’s not close to FSD, Tesla wouldn’t call FSD as Auto pilot because auto pilots un the aircraft industry are pretty dumb (the first autopilot was literally a rope tied to the aircraft control stick). FSD used to be the expensive paid add on feature while autopilot was a more reasonably priced upgrade.
- Someone1234 9mo agoYou should maybe read the article. Tesla is removing Steering Assist from all new vehicles sold, and your options are now either nothing or FSD for $99/month. Previously you got the Corolla feature set included with your vehicle purchase, Enhanced Autopilot for a fee which was a step above that, and then FSD subscription which was a step-up again. Now Tesla has downgraded the base experience to include no Steering Assist at all, and no longer offers Enhanced Autopilot. So you get two choices: No Steering Assist or FSD.