Tesla drops FSD one-time fee Europe

Tesla has removed the one-time purchase option for Full Self-Driving on new vehicle orders in Europe and is steering buyers to a monthly subscription instead. Tesla’s U.K. Model Y configurator said the one-time purchase of Full Self-Driving Capability and Enhanced Autopilot was available only for orders placed no later than May 21, 2026, and delivered by June 30, 2026. (tesla.com) Tesla’s Dutch support page lists Full Self-Driving Capability or Full Self-Driving (Supervised) at €99 a month. (tesla.com) The change brings Europe into line with Tesla’s broader push toward recurring pricing for the driver-assistance package. (tesla.com) Tesla’s main Full Self-Driving page says the software is offered as a subscription and that the currently enabled features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous. ### When did Tesla stop selling the package outright in Europe? May 21, 2026, is the cutoff date Tesla posted for one-time purchases in at least the U.K. market. The company’s Model Y design page says Full Self-Driving Capability was priced at £6,800 and marked “One time purchase available until May 21, 2026. (tesla.com) Available as subscription after.” June 30, 2026, is the delivery deadline Tesla attached to those legacy purchases. The same page says orders placed by May 21 must be delivered by June 30, or, for later estimated delivery dates, customers must take the next scheduled delivery date or the package will be removed. (tesla.com) ### What does the new subscription cost? €99 a month is the listed price on Tesla’s Dutch support page for Full Self-Driving Capability or Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The page says new-car buyers can add the subscription to an order and existing owners can subscribe through the Tesla app. (tesla.com) £99 a month was the price cited by Longbridge in its May 22 report on Tesla’s European change. Tesla’s U.K. support material surfaced in search results alongside the company’s FSD pages, though the U.K. subscription price was not visible in the page text retrieved here. (tesla.com) ### Which countries can actually use FSD (Supervised) in Europe now? The Netherlands and Lithuania are the only European countries Tesla currently lists as markets where Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is available. Tesla’s global FSD page names both countries, and Tesla’s U.K. FSD page says the feature is only available for activation and use in regulatory-approved markets. (tesla.com) Tesla also says other regions will follow. The company’s global and U.K. FSD pages both say the system “will come to other regions in future updates.” ### What is Tesla still promising — and what is it not? (longbridge.com) Tesla says Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can handle route navigation, steering, lane changes and parking under active driver supervision. The company also says the currently enabled features do not make the vehicle autonomous. Tesla’s support pages draw a distinction between older “Full Self-Driving Capability” subscriptions and the newer supervised product. (tesla.com) The Dutch support page says subscriptions for Full Self-Driving Capability will convert automatically to Full Self-Driving (Supervised), at no extra cost, once the vehicle qualifies through regulatory approval, hardware and software updates. ### What should buyers watch next? June 30, 2026, is the next concrete date in Tesla’s posted terms for European buyers who secured the old upfront package before the May 21 cutoff. (tesla.com) After that, Tesla’s own support pages indicate access will depend on monthly subscriptions, vehicle eligibility and country-by-country regulatory approval. (tesla.com 1) (tesla.com 2)