A new Tesla Model 3 or Model Y ordered in the US or Canada no longer comes with Autopilot. Tesla’s US support page reads: “Active safety features and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) come standard with your Tesla vehicle.” Traffic-Aware Cruise Control holds a set speed and keeps a following distance from the car ahead, and Tesla is plain about its limit: “While Traffic-Aware Cruise Control is engaged, you are still responsible for steering.” Autosteer, the lane-centering half of the old Autopilot, is not mentioned on that page.
If you want a new Tesla to steer itself, what Tesla sells is Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD. In the US it costs $99 a month as of October 13, 2026, and Tesla says it “is not available for outright purchase and is only available as a subscription.”
A Tesla built before the change may still have Autosteer. Tesla’s current Model 3 manual, the edition for 2024 and later cars in North America, says Autosteer, Auto Lane Change and Navigate on Autosteer “are available for select Tesla vehicles,” and tells you where to look: “touch Controls > Self-Driving.” The rest of this page sorts out which car has what, what the monthly fee buys, and why the Autopilot name went away.
The short answer
| Your Tesla | What it does without a subscription | What FSD (Supervised) costs |
|---|---|---|
| New Model 3 or Model Y, ordered in the US or Canada since late January 2026 | Active safety features and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control. You steer. | $99 a month after a free 30-day trial at delivery |
| Car that came with Autopilot before that | Traffic-Aware Cruise Control, plus Autosteer if the car has it; check Controls > Self-Driving | $99 a month |
| Car whose owner paid for Enhanced Autopilot | The above, plus Navigate on Autopilot (now named Navigate on Autosteer), Auto Lane Change and Autopark, per Not a Tesla App | $49 a month in the US and Canada, per a January 2026 report; not on Tesla’s pages |
| Car whose owner bought FSD outright and never transferred it to another car | FSD (Supervised), as far as that car’s hardware supports it; Tesla says a buyer receives it with the car | Nothing more |
The first row’s date comes from news reports, not from Tesla, and the third row rests on one outlet. Both are explained below, along with the exceptions: the Standard trims, the Cybertruck, the Model S and Model X, and the Model Y L. For any car you own, the touchscreen is the authority.
Does a new Tesla still come with Autopilot?
Not a Model 3 or Model Y ordered in the US or Canada. Autopilot was two features bundled as one. TechCrunch described it as “a combination of Traffic Aware Cruise Control, which sticks to a designated speed while maintaining distance with cars ahead, and Autosteer, a lane-centering feature that could steer the car around curves.” Tesla “made the driver-assistance system standard on all of its vehicles in April 2019,” the same report says.
That ended for new cars in January 2026. On January 23, TechCrunch reported that Tesla’s “online configuration site now states new cars now come standard with only Traffic Aware Cruise Control.” Three days later Not a Tesla App reported that Tesla had “officially discontinued Autopilot for new vehicle orders in the United States and Canada,” and that “New vehicles now only come with TACC.” In February the same outlet wrote that “New deliveries now only include Traffic Aware Cruise Control (TACC) as the standard offering.” None of these reports settles what happened to a car ordered before the change and delivered after it, so if that is yours, check the screen.
Tesla’s own pages are consistent with those reports. The support page at tesla.com/support/autopilot is titled “Active Safety Features and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control.” It lists what comes standard:
- Active safety features, which Tesla says “come standard with every Tesla vehicle”: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Side Collision Warning, Obstacle Aware Acceleration, Blind Spot Monitoring, Lane Departure Avoidance and Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance.
- Traffic-Aware Cruise Control, which “maintains a set driving speed” and “slows down or accelerates as needed to maintain the following distance from the vehicle in front of you.”
The page adds a caution that applies to everything on it: “Specific features available to you may vary depending on your vehicle configuration, hardware, software version, region, model, vehicle trim and model year.”
One item on the standard list can be mistaken for Autosteer. Tesla describes Lane Departure Avoidance as a feature that “Applies corrective steering to keep your vehicle in your current lane,” and files it with the safety features that “can alert you or take action before things go wrong.” Autosteer is the separate feature the manual describes as keeping the car in its lane while holding speed and distance.
The exceptions
Four groups of cars do not fit the summary above.
- Model 3 and Model Y Standard trims. Not a Tesla App’s January report says they never had Autopilot: “Previously, every Tesla (excluding the Cybertruck and Model 3/Y Standard) came standard with the Basic Autopilot suite.” That is narrower than TechCrunch’s “all of its vehicles,” so if you own a Standard trim bought before January 2026, do not assume it has Autosteer.
- Cybertruck. The same report says it “has never been capable of Autopilot.”
- Model S and Model X. In January, Not a Tesla App said they “are not as impacted, as they are upsold with the Luxe Package,” and expected that package to change once FSD stopped being sold outright. Electrek reported on April 1, 2026 that production of both had ended. For a used one, see the Luxe Package case in the used-car section below.
- Model Y L. Tesla’s offers page lists the Model Y L Premium Launch Series as including “One Year of Free Full Self-Driving (Supervised).”
Do older Teslas keep Autopilot?
The evidence says yes, with a gap. Tesla has not published a statement saying that existing owners keep Autosteer, and TechCrunch wrote in January: “It’s not clear if current customers are affected.”
What has been published points one way:
- Tesla’s manual for the 2024-and-later Model 3, at software version 2026.32, still documents Autosteer in full and says it is “available for select Tesla vehicles.” It does not say which vehicles. Reading that as cars built before the change is this page’s inference.
- When Tesla began renaming the features in software in February 2026, the release notes, as quoted by Not a Tesla App, said: “This change only updates the name of certain features and text in your vehicle, and does not change the way your features behave.”
- Not a Tesla App describes the January change as applying to “new vehicle orders.” TechCrunch says new cars and leaves current owners open.
To check your own car, the manual’s instruction is: “To check if your vehicle is equipped with a specific Self-Driving feature, refer to the Owner’s Manual on your vehicle’s touchscreen or touch Controls > Self-Driving.” If Autosteer is listed there, you have it. On software from before the February 2026 rename, that menu was labelled Autopilot. The manual cited here is the one for current-generation cars; the manual on your own touchscreen is the one written for your car.
What is the difference between Autopilot and FSD?
Autopilot kept the car in its lane on roads you chose. FSD (Supervised) tries to drive the whole route. Here is each feature as Tesla’s 2024-and-later Model 3 manual and its support pages described it on October 13, 2026, with the old package it belonged to.
| Feature | What it does | Who has it |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic-Aware Cruise Control | Holds your speed and “an adjustable following distance from the vehicle in front of you” | “All Tesla vehicles” |
| Autosteer | “Maintains your speed and distance from a leading vehicle while also keeping Model 3 in its lane” | Select vehicles ; TechCrunch describes it as one half of Autopilot |
| Auto Lane Change | With Autosteer active, moves into the next lane when you signal | Select vehicles ; part of Enhanced Autopilot, per Not a Tesla App |
| Navigate on Autosteer | With Autosteer active, “allows Model 3 to suggest and, if configured, automatically change lanes to pass other vehicles and follow the navigation route” | Select vehicles ; part of Enhanced Autopilot under its old name, Navigate on Autopilot, per Not a Tesla App |
| Autopark | “Parks Model 3, either parallel or perpendicularly” | Listed by Tesla under FSD (Supervised) ; also on Enhanced Autopilot cars, per Not a Tesla App |
| Summon | “Dumb Summon moves Model 3 straight forward and reverse into, or out of, a parking spot.” Actually Smart Summon brings the car to you | Listed by Tesla under FSD (Supervised), “for select Tesla vehicles” |
| Full Self-Driving (Supervised) | “attempts to drive to your destination by following curves in the road; stopping at and negotiating intersections, stop signs, and roundabouts; making left and right turns; and entering/exiting highways” | Subscribers, cars with FSD bought outright, some Luxe Package cars, and new cars during a trial |
The Model Y manual, the edition for 2025 and later cars, carries the same “All Tesla vehicles are equipped with Traffic-Aware Cruise Control” line.
Neither one makes the car drive itself. The manual’s warning on Autosteer: “Autosteer is a hands-on assistance feature. Keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times, be mindful of road conditions and surrounding traffic, and always be prepared to take immediate action.” On FSD, Tesla’s support page says: “None of these advanced driver assistance features make your Tesla vehicle fully autonomous or replace you as the driver.” With FSD engaged, the manual says, “The cabin camera monitors continued driver attentiveness,” and “This system cannot be disabled.”
Inattention has a penalty. A strikeout is when the system “disengages for the remainder of a trip after the driver receives several audio and visual warnings for inattentiveness.” After “three or five strikeouts, depending on vehicle configuration,” Tesla suspends FSD on that car for a week. A strikeout “is forgiven after half a week,” provided you do not get another in that time, and the count is shown under Controls > Self-Driving.
How much does FSD cost in 2026?
Tesla’s subscription page gives one number: “FSD (Supervised) is available as a monthly subscription of $99.” That was the US price on October 13, 2026, and the same page warns that “Price and feature availability subject to change.”
| What you pay | Months × price | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|
| FSD (Supervised) subscription, US | 12 × $99 | $1,188 |
| Subscription on a car with Enhanced Autopilot, US and Canada, per a January 2026 report not confirmed on Tesla’s pages | 12 × $49 | $588 |
| The last reported one-time price, $8,000, for comparison | $8,000 ÷ $99 a month | About 81 months of subscribing, or six years and nine months |
You can no longer buy it. Tesla sold FSD for a one-time fee until early 2026. Drive Tesla Canada reported in January that the price had been $8,000 in the US since April 2024, and that Elon Musk confirmed Tesla would “stop selling FSD as a one-time purchase after February 14.” Tesla’s page now says FSD “is not available for outright purchase.”
The Enhanced Autopilot rate is single-sourced. Not a Tesla App reported on January 29, 2026 that Tesla had “lowered the subscription pricing of FSD (Supervised) to $49 per month for owners who have already purchased Enhanced Autopilot,” and that the rate was live in the United States and Canada. It described the price as “strictly for owners who already paid for the Enhanced Autopilot package,” which leaves open whether a later owner of such a car gets it. Tesla’s subscription page does not mention that rate. The outlet says owners can verify eligibility in the Tesla app under Upgrades, then Software Upgrades.
Tesla’s chief executive has said the price will rise. TechCrunch reported on January 23, 2026 that Musk “wrote in a post on Thursday that the subscription price will increase as the software’s capabilities improve.” Drive Tesla Canada read the incentives the other way, calling an increase “unlikely” because Musk’s pay package depends on the number of subscribers.
The terms are month to month. Tesla says: “You can cancel your FSD (Supervised) subscription at any time from the Tesla app. Monthly subscription payments will not be prorated.” It also says: “Refunds are not available for FSD (Supervised) subscriptions.” After you cancel, you keep the features “for the remainder of the current billing period.”
A new car comes with a trial. Tesla’s offers page says: “Receive a free 30-day trial when you take delivery,” and its footnote reads “All new vehicles receive a 30-day trial upon delivery.” That is a trial for buyers of a new car. A referral link can lengthen it on some models; the Tesla referral guide tracks the current perk and which cars qualify.
It no longer moves between cars. “The Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Transfer Program ended on March 31, 2026.”
Which Teslas can subscribe to FSD?
The car needs the right computer. Tesla describes the subscription as open to a car that “has FSD computer 3.0 or above.” Older cars need hardware first, and a subscription does not pay for it: “A complimentary hardware upgrade is not available for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) subscriptions; however, you may be eligible to upgrade at your cost.” The same page says subscribers “may be eligible to upgrade for $1,000.00 plus applicable tax, including installation.”
Tesla’s check for which computer you have: “Select ‘Controls’ > ‘Software’ and confirm AI computer type. Then press ‘Additional Vehicle Information.’” The HW3 or HW4 lookup explains what that screen shows and which model years got which computer. What FSD does also depends on the computer, and the HW3 owner’s guide covers the lighter build the older one runs.
Subscriptions are not sold everywhere. Tesla lists the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Croatia.
Why did Tesla drop the Autopilot name?
A California regulator ruled the name misleading. On December 16, 2025 the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) adopted a judge’s decision “which concludes that Tesla’s use of the terms “autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving Capability” to describe its vehicles’ Advanced Driving Assistance Features (ADAS) is misleading and violates state law.” The DMV gave Tesla “60 days to take action regarding its use of the term “autopilot.”” If Tesla did not act, it faced a 30-day suspension of its dealer license.
On February 17, 2026 the DMV said Tesla had complied: it “has stopped using the misleading term “Autopilot” in the marketing of its electric vehicles in California.” The DMV also noted that Tesla had “previously modified its use of the term “Full Self-Driving” to clarify that driver supervision is required.” Tesla is contesting the finding. Not a Tesla App reported in February that Tesla “is currently suing the California DMV to reverse that false advertising label.”
The DMV ruling was about a name. Removing Autosteer from new cars was a separate decision, and TechCrunch’s headline gives a commercial reason for it: Tesla acted “in bid to boost adoption of its Full Self-Driving software.”
The names in the car changed next. Not a Tesla App reported that software update 2026.2.9, released February 28, 2026, began renaming the features on the touchscreen, and that the rollout was uneven, with the older FSD wording still showing in some menus. If your manual, a forum post and your screen disagree, this is the decoder:
| Old name | Name now | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Autopilot (the settings menu) | Self-Driving | Not a Tesla App |
| Navigate on Autopilot | Navigate on Autosteer | Not a Tesla App |
| FSD Computer | AI Computer | Not a Tesla App |
One rename is older than that update. The DMV says Tesla “discontinued use of the term “Full Self-Driving Capability,” instead specifying that the system requires driver supervision by using the term “Full Self-Driving (Supervised).””
Not every Tesla page has caught up. The 2024-and-later Model 3 manual and the Active Safety support page no longer use the word Autopilot. But Tesla’s subscription page still says “FSD computer 3.0 or above,” and its FSD page still tells you to look for “Full Self Driving Capability” on the car’s software screen. Expect to see both sets of names for a while.
What about a used Tesla?
Whether FSD comes with a used car depends on how the last owner had it. Tesla gives three cases for a car bought from another owner.
- Subscribed: “If the previous owner subscribed to FSD (Supervised), you will need to subscribe using your own Tesla Account.”
- Bought outright: “If the previous owner purchased FSD (Supervised) outright and did not transfer it to a new vehicle, you will receive the vehicle with FSD (Supervised).”
- Luxe Package: the car “may come with FSD (Supervised) depending on when the Luxe Package was purchased.”
A car in the second case saves its next owner the $1,188 a year in the table above. Do not take a listing’s word for it. Tesla’s check for whether a car has FSD is on the touchscreen: under Controls, then Software, look for “Full Self Driving Capability” in the included package. That screen shows what the car has now. It does not show whether FSD was bought, subscribed or bundled, or whether a past owner moved it to another car before the transfer program closed, so get that answer from the seller in writing. The used Tesla guide has the full list of what transfers with a car and what does not.
Frequently asked questions
Is Autopilot free on a Tesla?
On a new Model 3 or Model Y in the US or Canada there is no Autopilot to be free. Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and the active safety features are standard at no charge. Hands-on lane centering on a new car comes with the FSD (Supervised) subscription, according to Not a Tesla App.
Does Traffic-Aware Cruise Control steer the car?
No. “While Traffic-Aware Cruise Control is engaged, you are still responsible for steering.”
Can you still buy FSD outright?
No. Tesla says it “is only available as a subscription.”
Can you use Autosteer without paying for FSD?
Only if your car already has it. The manual says Autosteer is “available for select Tesla vehicles,” and Not a Tesla App reports that new orders in the US and Canada no longer include it.
Do you need a new computer for FSD?
Tesla describes the subscription as open to cars with “FSD computer 3.0 or above.” For older computers, Tesla says subscribers “may be eligible to upgrade for $1,000.00 plus applicable tax, including installation.”
What to do
If you are ordering a new Model 3 or Model Y in the US or Canada, plan on cruise control that follows traffic and no Autosteer, and use the 30-day trial at delivery to decide whether the monthly fee is worth it to you. If you own a car from before the change, open Controls > Self-Driving and see what is listed before you assume anything changed. If you are buying used, ask the seller in writing how the car got FSD. Bought outright and never transferred, it comes with the car; with a Luxe Package it may; a subscription does not.
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