Tesla has officially discontinued Autopilot for new vehicle orders in the United States and Canada.
Previously, every Tesla (excluding the Cybertruck and Model 3/Y Standard) came standard with the Basic Autopilot suite, which included two core features. The first, Traffic Aware Cruise Control (TACC), managed speed and following distance. The second, Autosteer, kept your vehicle centered in the lane.
Combined, the two made an effective driver-assistance platform that many people used daily. Autosteer, the main feature of Autopilot, has now been removed from new vehicle configurations. New vehicles now only come with TACC. New owners will have to choose between having TACC or paying extra for FSD.
Lane Keeping Paywall
This change effectively puts lane-centering technology - a feature now standard on everyday vehicles like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla - behind a paywall for Tesla’s mass-market vehicles.
If a new buyer wants their Tesla to steer itself, they have no choice but to upgrade to FSD (Supervised), which is switching to a subscription-only service next month.
Tesla intends to cease outright FSD sales on February 14, 2026.
Model S/X and Cybertruck
The Model S and Model X are not as impacted, as they are upsold with the Luxe Package, while the Cybertruck has never been capable of Autopilot due to the old software stack not being compatible with the Cybertruck.
We expect changes to the Luxe package offerings once Tesla stops selling FSD as a one-time purchase, but it’s not clear whether these vehicles will go back to their pre-Luxe pricing or whether Tesla will remove FSD from the Luxe package and keep the other features.
Increasing FSD
The removal of Autopilot appears calculated to drive adoption of FSD. Tesla updated the online configurator to now prominently display the $99/month FSD subscription during checkout. For now, users can pick between buying FSD or subscribing when ordering a new vehicle.
Musk’s second milestone for his trillion-dollar pay package is to reach 10 million FSD subscriptions or purchases. Eliminating Basic Autopilot will ultimately increase the number of people who subscribe to FSD.
Silver Lining
While standard Autosteer is gone, Tesla isn’t leaving new owners completely in the dark. All new vehicle purchases still include a 30-day free trial of FSD (Supervised), and all new purchases made with a referral include a 90-day trial instead.
