Tesla will end FSD transfers for orders placed after March 31. The $8,000 FSD option is now a $99 per month subscription. It’s not the first time Tesla has stopped supporting FSD transfers.
With Tesla moving to retire its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature as a one-time purchase and shift entirely to a monthly subscription, the opportunity to transfer FSD to a new vehicle is rapidly closing. This change will be unwelcome news for owners who previously paid upfront for FSD and were relying on the ability to carry it over to their next Tesla.
Tesla’s official guidance states that anyone looking to transfer Full Self-Driving to a new vehicle must place their order by March 31.
The timing appears to be a strategic push for owners of older FSD-equipped models to upgrade now, or risk losing a feature they already paid a premium for, leaving only the monthly subscription option.
At its peak, the Full Self-Driving package carried a staggering $15,000 price tag, despite the system still not delivering the level of autonomy Tesla has promised for nearly a decade.
More recently, the cost has stabilized at around $8,000. Across Tesla’s customer base, it’s likely that hundreds of thousands of people have paid for features that have yet to fully materialize.
Transitioning to a monthly subscription model has been widely anticipated. Other advanced driver-assistance systems from companies like GM and Ford are already offered as subscription plans.
This change has practical benefits: buyers no longer need to make a large upfront investment for a feature they might never fully utilize. If a subscriber finds FSD unsatisfactory, the $99-per-month plan can simply be canceled.
Interestingly, Tesla initially indicated that FSD transfers required delivery of a new eligible model between January 1 and March 31. According to the Not A Tesla App, the company has since removed the requirement for the car to be delivered before April. The only stipulation now is that the order itself must be placed by March 31.
Whether this move truly signals the end of FSD transfers remains uncertain. Tesla has previously suspended and reinstated the option during major sales pushes. For now, the transfer possibility still exists, but the clock is ticking.
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