At one point they were charging $15k for it, and Elmo was claiming it would go to $100k in its final form. You know, when it actually fucking worked. Which it never will.
Comment on Musk says Tesla is moving Full Self-Driving to a monthly subscription
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 4 days ago
Kinda a crazy move considering that they were charging 8k for “fsd” before, and are moving to a monthly subscription of a hundred bucks a month.
You would have to own your Tesla for six and a half years for them to make the same return. My guess is that the hundred dollars a month is just the initial price which will drastically inflate over time. That or they are just going to raise prices by 8k and still charge you a subscription cost anyways…
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
They seem to be dropping the price until they find a price point where a decent percentage of their users will actually pay for the service.
If the system was genuinely self driving, as in the vehicle could run unattended, it would be worth having.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I bought it for my Tesla (back when I had it) for $2500. Shitty decision, but I believed the hype. Can’t wait to get my $5 check from the class action suit.
goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days ago
Except for they don’t have the hardware to do that reliably since musk goes for cheapest parts possible and removes redundancy
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Nah, I suspect nobody was buying the feature. They may increase the price if they get it to truly work, but I suspect a hundred odd a month is what most people are willing to pay.
the_tab_key@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Or you get more people buying in. 8k up front looks a lot different than a couple hundred a month.
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I’d rather just pay it once and have it.
Like video games. Just let me pay money for the whole game.
trougnouf@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Rational people don’t buy Teslas.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 days ago
the problem is it’s non-transferrable, so if you want to sell the car (or totaled it) before ~6 years you would lose money compared to paying $100/month.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Oh that’s just another nail in the coffin of me EVER buying a Tesla
If it was transferable like idk, any other option you get on your car, the 8k price tag could at least be offset by like 20-50% by the car having better value when selling it on. This way it’s just… Wtf. Imagine paying 8k and then selling the car after a year and the next person has to pay 8k too.
100 bucks a month starting to seem reasonable in comparison indeed
XLE@piefed.social 3 days ago
What? Purchasing a premium package for your car vanishes when it transfers to a new owner?
If you buy a premium trim, it doesn’t vanish if you resell the car.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 3 days ago
Wouldn’t the car sell for more because of the extra features?