Tesla owners who want to retain access to features like Autosteer will need to pay for an FSD subscription, or fork out $8,000 before Feb. 14 for lifetime access.

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Tesla on Thursday discontinued its basic driver-assistance system, Autopilot, in Canada and the U.S., in an attempt to push customers toward a more advanced version of the technology branded as Full Self-Driving (Supervised).

Tesla is cutting standard Autopilot and pushing customers toward a monthly FSD subscription

Following the announcement that Tesla ’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system would be offered exclusively via a monthly subscription, the EV maker discontinued Autopilot in the U.S., leaving Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) as the sole standard advanced driver assistance feature.

Tesla has officially removed lane-centering for Model 3 and Model Y trims in the U.S. It's a big nudge toward subscription Full Self-Driving.

Tesla will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving (FSD) option and make it strictly a monthly subscription service after February 14, CEO Elon Musk announced on his X platform. Musk didn't reveal the price or why he's making the switch,

Tesla Inc. will stop selling the assistance system it calls Full Self-Driving for a one-time fee and transition entirely to a monthly subscription model, according to Elon Musk.

Customers can currently buy the hands-free tech with an $8000 one-time purchase, but in February, Tesla is switching to a subscription-only model.

By Abhirup Roy and Akash Sriram Jan 23 (Reuters) - Tesla on Thursday stopped including some driver-assistance features with new vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada, requiring customers who want self-steering and similar technology to pay for a broader $99 monthly subscription.