Tesla has launched a new 30-day trial of FSD in North America. The trial will include FSD v14.2 and, therefore, is only available for vehicles with HW4.
Eligible Tesla owners should receive an email or an in-app message letting them know they’re eligible to try the latest version of FSD for free.
FSD Trial
All Tesla software updates now include FSD, meaning that as long as FSD is available in the vehicle’s region and the owner buys or subscribes to FSD, then the vehicle will instantly have access to FSD.
However, since Tesla is still included FSD v13.2.9 with the latest FSD updates, vehicles will need to download and install a FSD update with FSD v14.2 in order to begin the trial.
FSD V14.2.1
Tesla recently started rolling out FSD v14.2.1, but that update is still only going out to a small set of customers. Most users who receive this trial are expected to receive FSD v14.2. FSD v14.2.1 includes one new feature in the release notes, which Tesla states as:
“Camera visibility can lead to increased attention monitoring sensitivity.”
Pause Trials
If you have to bring your Tesla in for service during the trial, the trial is paused if the vehicle is in service for more than a day.
That means you won’t lose part of your free month trial just because the car was out of commission — you get the full 30 days once it’s back.
Past Trials
Tesla has recently been rolling out a free trial of FSD with every major FSD release, roughly every year or so. They included a free trial with the releases of FSD v12, v13, and now v14.
This gives customers another chance to try out FSD for free. This is especially important for customers who may have subscribed to FSD, but concluded that the software wasn’t good enough at the time. This gives these owners a free way to try FSD again — potentially converting them into subscribers.
Current Subscribers
If you’re already subscribed to FSD, Tesla has typically offered these owners a free month as well. However, it’s not clear whether they’re offering that this time around.
If you bought FSD outright, you already own the feature — so the trial doesn’t really affect you.
Requirements
Tesla is offering the FSD v14.2 trial to most vehicles available in North America. While it’s available across all their models, including the Cybertruck, it’s exclusive to HW4.
It also requires the installation of FSD v14.2 or FSD v14.2.1, which are updates 2025.38.9.5 and 2025.38.9.6, respectively.
The trial is available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
