Tesla turns to self-driving subscriptions and explores a merger
What happened
On October 26, Ars Technica reported that Tesla, after losing the EV sales crown, hopes to raise profit through self-driving software subscriptions and is exploring a merger with SpaceX to fund its AI and autonomous driving investment. Active FSD subscriptions worldwide reached 1.7 million, up 67% year on year, at $99 a month in the US. Current FSD still requires the driver to sit in the driver's seat and pay attention throughout; the fully self-driving version of FSD has no approval yet, and subscription growth still faces regulatory hurdles in several markets.
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- Ars Technica · AITesla gave up the EV crown. Now it wants to win the autonomy race.
Tesla 希望通过自动驾驶软件订阅提高利润，并探索与 SpaceX 合并以支持其 AI 和自动驾驶投入。其全球活跃 FSD 订阅达到 1.7 million，同比增长 67 percent，美国订阅价格为每月 $99；现有 FSD 仍要求驾驶员坐在驾驶座上并保持全程注意。Tesla 的完全自动驾驶版 FSD 尚未获得任何批准，扩大订阅业务仍面临多个市场的监管门槛。
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