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January 23, 2026
Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions
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TL;DR
- Tesla has removed Basic Autopilot as a standard feature on new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America.
- Customers now need to subscribe to the monthly $99 Full Self-Driving (FSD) system for features like Autosteer.
- Traffic-Aware Cruise Control will remain a standard feature.
- This move follows Tesla's announcement to shift FSD to a subscription-only model and comes amidst a 30-day dealer and manufacturing suspension in California for overstating Autopilot's capabilities.
- Elon Musk previously made optimistic predictions about Tesla's autonomous driving capabilities that have not yet materialized.