On June 22nd, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the price for the optional Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability will increase by $1000 on July 1st.
Currently, FSD in the US costs $7000, and after the price increase it will be $8000. In China, the cost is ¥56,000.
As for the FSD price increase, Elon tweeted about it in mid-May and now he is reminding potential buyers again with July quickly approaching. Will you choose to purchase it or not?
On the other hand, while FSD is increasing in price, Autopilot is decreasing. Elon announced that until July 1st, the Autopilot price will drop from $3000 to $2000, a $1000 reduction.
In China, Tesla’s customer support made a statement on Weibo that “Basic Autopilot (BAP) will be lowered from ¥27,800 to ¥18,500 from June 22nd to July 1st”.
You may be wondering, isn’t Autopilot a standard feature? However, Autopilot became a standard feature only on April 12th, 2019. Before it became standard, Autopilot was priced at $3000, or ¥27,800 in China.
This is good news for Tesla owners who did not purchase Autopilot previously but now want to add it.
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.