Some Tesla owners are suddenly seeing a much lower price for Full Self-Driving (Supervised), with subscriptions dropping to $49 per month instead of the usual $99. The discounted rate appears to be targeted specifically at drivers who previously paid for Enhanced Autopilot (EAP), giving them a new incentive to finally step up to Tesla’s most advanced driver-assistance software.
Reports of the lower price started surfacing this week, including from owners on social media who noticed the $49/month option appear directly in their vehicle. One Model Y owner with Hardware 3, for example, said they were surprised to see FSD offered at half price while reviewing features ahead of selling their vehicle. The key qualifier seems to be a prior purchase of Enhanced Autopilot, which Tesla has historically positioned as a stepping stone toward Full Self-Driving.
The timing here isn’t random. The discounted subscription debuted as Tesla officially killed Autopilot as a standard feature, ending a long-running perk that came with every new vehicle. All new Teslas now ship with only basic Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC), a move that clearly nudges buyers toward paid driver-assistance options — especially FSD subscriptions.
It also comes as Tesla transitions Full Self-Driving to a subscription-only product. After February 14, FSD will no longer be available as a one-time purchase, and free FSD transfers between vehicles now have a hard cutoff of March 31. With those deadlines looming, offering a $49 plan to EAP owners is a smart way to pull more existing drivers into the subscription funnel.
There’s also a bigger picture at play. Elon Musk’s recently approved $1 trillion compensation package hinges heavily on growing FSD adoption, and he’s been clear that the current pricing won’t last forever. Musk recently confirmed that FSD subscriptions will go up as major new capabilities roll out — with Full Self-Driving Unsupervised being the biggest milestone. That future is already starting to materialize, with Tesla now offering public Robotaxi rides in Austin using unsupervised FSD, with no driver or safety monitor onboard.
For EAP owners on the fence, the $49/month price may be the cheapest on-ramp they’ll ever see. And if Musk is right, today’s discount could look like a bargain once autonomy takes another step forward.
