Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee
Summary
Ars Technica reports that Tesla will make Autopilot’s lane-keeping a subscription feature through a $99/month FSD tier, with a temporary one-time $8,000 option available before mid-February. The piece frames this as part of a broader shift toward recurring revenue in automotive, notes regulatory and safety concerns, and discusses potential impacts on California sales and user experience as the company retrains and updates the system.