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Tesla’s self-driving software is going subscription-only

Self-driving Tesla tackles the UK’s most confusing roundabout
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software will only be available as a monthly subscription after 14 February.
  • Currently, Tesla allows its electric vehicle owners in the US to purchase FSD (Supervised) for a one-off payment of $8,000 or a monthly subscription of $99.
  • The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 2.88 million Tesla vehicles with FSD due to over 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and crashes.
  • NHTSA is also inquiring about a new driver assistance mode, dubbed 'Mad Max', which reportedly allows vehicles to operate at higher speeds.
  • The regulator emphasised that the human driver remains fully responsible for operating the vehicle and complying with all traffic safety laws.
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