Tesla to Hike Price of Self-Driving Software: Musk – Engadget

Tesla has increased the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, founder Elon Musk announced on Saturday, according to a report by Engadget.

The upfront cost of the self-driving feature would climb from $12,000 to $15,000 on September 5, Musk was quoted as saying in the report, which noted that the cost of the software has seen a steady rise since it was released in 2019 at an original price of $5,000.

Read the full report: Engadget.

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.

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