Tesla has changed the standard equipment in the US. Leading in lane now comes at an additional cost.
New vehicles in the U.S. and Canada will come standard with only adaptive cruise control starting in January. According to a source, Musk ordered the removal of Autosteer due to the development of FSD.
Cruise control remains, lane keeping is now paid
Customers of new Teslas in the United States and Canada will receive a narrower standard suite of assistive systems starting in January 2026. The Traffic-Aware Cruise Control, which adjusts speed based on traffic ahead, will still be available. Autosteer, which continuously keeps the vehicle centered in its lane, is no longer part of the standard equipment.
Both features used to be part of the standard Autopilot package that came without an extra cost. Drivers who found this combination sufficient, for example on highways, now need the paid Full Self-Driving package for lane keeping.
Initially, FSD could be purchased as a one-time buy or through a subscription. In February, the option for a one-time purchase also ended in North America. Tesla currently lists the price at $99 per month, approximately 2,200 CZK.
The change described applies to new vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. The Autosteer feature is used to continuously guide the car within its lane, differing from safety intervention when it unintentionally leaves the lane.
Musk Ordered the Decision
Website Not a Tesla App now reported, citing a source familiar with the decision, that Elon Musk personally ordered the removal of the basic Autopilot. According to this source, the goal was to increase the number of customers paying for FSD. Tesla has not publicly confirmed this motivation.
The growth of FSD is significant for Musk also due to the compensation program approved by shareholders in November 2025. One of its operational milestones is reaching ten million active paid subscriptions to the system. Both monthly subscriptions and one-time purchases are counted. Receiving rewards also requires meeting conditions related to the company’s market value.
FSD has 1.74 million active subscriptions
Tesla reported 1.74 million active paid subscriptions to FSD in its results for the third quarter of 2026. This figure includes customers who previously purchased the system outright and excludes free trial periods.
The company states that the proportion of newly delivered vehicles with FSD in North America exceeded 75%. This represents an increase of nearly twenty percentage points compared to the previous quarter. However, the figures do not show how many customers acquired the system specifically because Autosteer was removed from the standard equipment.
According to Tesla, the subscription can be canceled at any time, and the features will remain available until the end of the paid period. FSD (Supervised) still requires a vigilant driver ready to take control immediately when in use.
Sources:
original text / Elektrickevozy.cz
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