Customers lament Tesla’s move toward monthly fees for self-driving cars: ‘You will own nothing and be happy’

Elon Musk’s announcement that Tesla will soon stop selling its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, leaving consumers with monthly fees as their only option, has inspired mixed reactions online and more questions about tech giants’ shift towards subscription-based services.

Musk, Tesla’s CEO, shared the news on Wednesday on X. FSD will no longer be available for outright purchase starting February 14, after which the software will “only be available as a monthly subscription.”

For Musk...