Tesla raises Full Self-Driving price to $15k in North America from September 5

Tesla will raise the price of its FSD software from $12,000 to $15,000 in North America starting September 5. However, the automaker will honor the old price for those who've ordered the FSD upgrade before September 5.

The date coincides with the planned rollout of the major FSD 10.69.2 Beta update, which brings improvements to left turns, as well as pedestrian and animal detection. CEO Elon Musk has raved about the update bringing a "major code change", but the self-driving software remains only Level 2.

According to SAE's automation level definitions, Level 2 allows you to only briefly take your hands off the wheel and can do accelerating, braking, and steering. A driver is still required to monitor the vehicle and, more importantly, still needs to have his hands on the wheel. We're yet to reach Level 3, which would allow the driver to take his eyes off the road, and Level 4, which will eventually bring true full self-driving.

After wide release of FSD Beta 10.69.2, price of FSD will rise to $15k in North America on September 5th.

Current price will be honored for orders made before Sept 5th, but delivered later.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 21, 2022

Tesla hasn't yet touched FSD prices in Europe, where updates usually reach later. So expect the price to go up eventually overseas as well. Tesla's FSD subscription in the US also remains at $199 per month, for now.

Here's the 10.69.2 Beta in action, courtesy of early beta-testers.

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