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Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Tesla scrapped its Autopilot driver assist feature that used to come standard in new vehicles, as it attempts to steer customers to its newly subscription-only Full Self-Driving (FSD) system.
According to Electrek, the company removed Basic Autopilot as a standard feature from new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America. That means in order to get Tesla's lane-keeping Autosteer feature, which was previously free when purchasing a new Tesla vehicle, customers will now have to fork over $99-a-month to subscribe to FSD.
Tesla will still sell its vehicles with its Traffic-Aware Cruise Control feature, which sticks to a designated speed …
Originally published at The Verge