Tesla Driving System FSD Moving to Subscription-Only Model (1)

Tesla Inc. will stop selling the assistance system it calls Full Self-Driving for a one-time fee and transition entirely to a monthly subscription model, according to Elon Musk.

The change will take effect after Feb. 14, the chief executive officer announced on X. Tesla has been selling the system — which requires active supervision and doesn’t make its vehicles autonomous — for an $8,000 one-time payment or a $99 per month subscription.

Although Musk didn’t offer any rationale for the switch, his compensation is partly dependent on growing the business. Reaching 10 million active FSD subscriptions is among the ...