Arrogant Musk, the "fully autonomous driving" assist system was raised to $12,000

On January 8, Elon Musk announced on Twitter that Tesla will raise the price of its advanced driver assistance kit for U.S. customers on January 17. Increased from $10,000 to $12,000.

Tesla's full autopilot option, also known as FSD, is an advanced suite that includes autopilot features, as well as more sophisticated features like automatic lane change, parking light recognition, and "smart summoning" that lets drivers call for live car pickups from parking lots, using smartphones and Tesla apps, just like remote controls.

In a post on Twitter with 69.2 million followers, Musk wrote: "The price of Tesla FSD rose to $12,000 on January 17. As we approach the release of the FSD production code, the FSD price will rise. ”

Musk said before the FSD subscription product was released, "When FSD is widely released, the monthly subscription price will increase." ”

It is worth mentioning that Tesla did not disclose the number of customers who paid for FSD and the number of subscriptions to FSD per quarter in its earnings report.

Therefore, it is not clear how much the price of the Tesla FSD in the United States will raise earnings.

Tesla's standard driver assistance kit is sold as Autopilot and comes standard on all of its new cars (Model S, X, Y, and 3).

According to Tesla's website, Leifeng learned that autopilot features include automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane keeping, and adaptive cruise control.

These features allow the user's car speed to be in line with the speed of the surrounding traffic.

In addition, Tesla has an FSD Beta mode, which includes more advanced features.

At the same time, Musk's tweet said that the updated FSD Beta 10.9 version is about to be completed.

Only drivers who receive, buy, or subscribe to FSDs and receive high scores on Tesla's Safety Score will be granted access to the FSD Beta.

The California Department of Automobiles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are investigating the reliability of Tesla's FSD development and technology.

Tesla told both agencies that its technology is only a "Level 2" system.

Simply put, according to the DMV definition, a Level 2 system can improve safety or provide driver assistance, but cannot operate the vehicle without anyone. ”

But Musk hinted that Tesla's technology is more advanced than Level 2.

In an interview published on December 28, 2021, someone asked, "When do you think Tesla will solve a Level 4 FSD?" Musk replied: "It's likely to be 2022." ”

Tesla has been committing to autonomous driving since 2016, but tesla has stilln't achieved it.