Can't afford the $10,000 "autopilot" function? Musk said: You can rent it monthly

Although Tesla has repeatedly claimed that its fully autonomous driving (FSD) will be able to achieve "zero intervention driving" in the future, that is, reach the L4 level, its high price has made many car owners sigh. In response to this, there are recent reports that Musk is planning to solve this problem.

Recently, a foreign Twitter user said that the $10,000 price tag of Tesla's fully autonomous driving (FSD) is too expensive, which makes it difficult for him to accept. He @Musk and asked, "Can it be subscribed for use?" Unexpectedly, Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied to the user and said that Tesla is expected to release a subscription service for fully autonomous driving FSD by early 2021. In other words, car owners can experience this feature by renting it on a monthly basis.

Industry analysts said that Tesla's current strategy is to seize the market on the one hand, and to vigorously promote the software service industry represented by fully autonomous driving (FSD) on the other hand. Considering that the price of fully autonomous driving (FSD) accounts for a quarter of the price of Tesla Model 3, the software service industry will greatly increase Tesla's profit margin.

Interestingly, before announcing that fully autonomous driving FSD would support subscriptions, Musk boasted that fully autonomous driving (FSD) would be worth more than $100,000 because it could turn vehicles into taxis when idle, helping car owners make money.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.