As noted by Electrek, one of the subscribers asked Elon Musk about the availability of such an opportunity, citing the inexpediency of buying FSD for permanent use under leasing conditions. Since the vehicle itself under this financing scheme does not belong to the client, it makes little sense to pay for the FSD function for permanent use. Elon Musk said that the opportunity to get the autopilot function by subscription will appear early next year. The one-time payment, we recall, is now $ 10,000. In the case of a subscription, most likely, it will be split into smaller regular payments.

Musk still considers buying the FSD option more financially beneficial. Although the cost of the subscription has not yet been announced, it can be assumed that it will be less attractive in the aggregate of all payments. No decision has been made yet on the mechanism for transferring the “activated autopilot” to the new owner when selling an electric vehicle. Tesla assigns software assets to a specific client, not a machine.