Tesla has decided to increase the price of self-driving features in its cars to 15,000 dollars, from 12,000 dollars, according to the company’s president, Elon Musk, through his official account on Twitter, and this increase will be applied starting from next September 5th in North American countries, The current price will remain guaranteed for orders made before this date, even if they will be delivered after that date. The increase is the second of its kind for the technology this year, which is one of the most controversial technologies in the car market.
And the price of the full self-driving feature, since its separation from the autopilot feature, started from $ 5,000 to add the program upon request, then buyers pay $ 7,000 after delivery, to become fully 12 thousand when its price was increased at the beginning of this year, before the last increase that it reached. To $15,000, the current subscription price for a fully self-driving car service starts at $99 to $199 a month, according to Tesla’s official website, and it remains unknown whether the feature increase will involve an increase in that subscription.
Electrek reports that the latest version of Tesla’s fully self-driving feature, called “Beta 10.69.2”, will include many improvements in left turns, improved animal and pedestrian detection, as well as smoother stopping, and it is noteworthy that this technology from Tesla does not allow full driving. The car has no human involvement, requiring the driver to pay attention to the road and keep their hands on the steering wheel at all times.
This technology has caused many criticisms received by Tesla in the past, as it requires human participation and is not in line with the advertiser that the car is completely self-reliant; It wasn’t enough that the California Department of Motor Vehicles accused Tesla of misleading consumers about features.
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