Tesla has extended the deadline for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) transfer program in Canada and the US. Initially set to end on August 31, 2024, the program now includes all orders delivered before September 30, 2024, as announced by Tesla North America on X (via Tesla North).
By extending the deadline, Tesla is offering an additional month for customers to benefit from free FSD transfers. This extension covers the entire third quarter, encouraging owners of older models to upgrade their vehicles.
The FSD transfer program allows customers who previously purchased FSD to transfer the feature to a new Tesla at no extra cost, instead of buying the software again. This initiative aims to motivate long-time Tesla owners to upgrade.
Currently, it still costs a hefty $11,000 CAD to buy FSD capability (it recently saw a $5,000 price cut and new $99/month subscription), which includes features such as Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, Smart Summon, Autosteer on city streets, plus Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control. That’s still a tonne of money for technology that isn’t complete yet. But being able to transfer your FSD to a newer car is better than paying twice.
“Your car will be able to drive itself almost anywhere with minimal driver intervention and will continuously improve,” reads Tesla’s website.
While the extension is temporary, some advocates believe Tesla should make FSD transfers a permanent benefit for loyal customers who dropped big dollars on the early tech. Presently, FSD is in ‘Supervised’ mode, requiring a driver to be attentive and ready to take control at any time. “The currently enabled features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous,” says Tesla’s website.
On August 8, Tesla is set to reveal its Robotaxi plans, which will be essentially be self-driving Ubers that even owners can leverage with their own vehicles.
Yesterday, Tesla released its Q2 delivery numbers, which beat Wall Street expectations despite seeing a year-over-year drop in deliveries of 4.8%. Tesla leveraged its excess batteries to end up deploying 9.4 GWh of energy storage products, a new quarterly record and highest in its history. The news has sent Tesla shares rallying over the past two days, currently at $246 US per share, a 26% gain over the past week.
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”Tesla leveraged its excess batteries to end up deploying 9.4 kWh of energy storage products.” This must be a mistake and it’s probably orders of magnitude more.