Tesla has reduced the price of its Full Self-Driving software in the US and Canada. Per a post from the company on X, it now costs 8,000 in the US (or 11,000 for buyers in Canada) to add the so-called Full Self-Driving (FSD) Capability. This is down from 12,000 ( 16,000 CAD), according to Electrek, which also reports that Tesla has discontinued the 6,000 Enhanced Autopilot option. Current owners with that package can upgrade to FSD for 2,000. Tesla's driver assistance features have been under scrutiny from regulators for years, and despite the name, Full Self-Driving isn't meant to fully take over for a human driver at this stage.

Tesla Inc said it would recall 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software after U.S. regulators said on Thursday the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws and could cause crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Tesla software allows a vehicle to "exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash." Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update free of charge, and the electric vehicle maker said is not aware of any injuries or deaths that may be related to the recall issue. The automaker said it had 18 warranty claims. Tesla shares were down 1.6% at $210.76 on Thursday afternoon.

Tesla Inc has said it would recall 362,000 United States vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software after US regulators said the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws and could cause crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday said the Tesla software allows a vehicle to "exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner [that] increases the risk of a crash." Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update free of charge, and the electric vehicle (EV) maker said is not aware of any injuries or deaths that may be related to the recall issue. The automaker said it had 18 warranty claims. Tesla shares were down 1.6 percent at $210.76 on Thursday afternoon.

For the second time this year, Tesla is increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. On Saturday, Elon Musk tweeted that the upfront cost of the driver assistance software would increase to $15,000 on September 5th. The automaker will honor the current $12,000 price on orders made before that date but will deliver those vehicles at a later date. "Note, you can upgrade your existing car to FSD in 2 mins via the Tesla app," Musk added. He didn't say if Tesla would increase the price of its FSD subscription plans.

A'deeply disturbing' video claims to show a Tesla in full self-driving mode running over a child-size mannequin during a test by a safety campaign group. The Dawn Project said the vehicle failed to detect the stationary dummy's presence in the road and hit it over and over again at an average speed of 25mph. It claims that the experiment was carried out under'controlled conditions' on a test track in California. Tesla, which was founded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has been approached for a comment by MailOnline but is yet to respond to the video. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed that it'currently has an open and active investigation of Tesla's Autopilot active driver assistance system'.

One of the first things to know about Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software is that it doesn't make cars fully self-driving. Shoddy on-road performance, misleading branding, and false promises from Elon Musk have landed the $10,000 semi-autonomous feature in hot water with safety advocates, regulators, and Tesla owners themselves. Still, Tesla plans to roll out a prototype version of FSD to thousands more drivers, further fueling questions about whether it is safe enough for public roads. Autopilot, which comes standard in Tesla cars, is essentially cruise control with the added ability to navigate curves in the road and adjust speed based on the vehicle ahead. FSD -- which buyers can purchase through a $10,000 one-time fee or a $199-per-month subscription -- adds the ability to automatically change lanes, enter and exit highways, recognize stop signs and traffic lights, and park.

Tesla claims the Model S Plaid is the world's quickest car and that the $129,990 sedan can accelerate to 60 mph in less than two seconds. After a two-day delay for some final tweaks, Tesla rolled out the latest version of its Full Self-Driving software on Sunday only to roll it back when "issues" were discovered. Tesla's Full-Self Driving feature receives periodic updates. User reports of problems with the partially-automated feature started posting online before Elon Musk tweeted: "Seeing some issues with 10.3, so rolling back to 10.2 temporarily. Please note, this is to be expected with beta software. It is impossible to test all hardware configs in all conditions with internal QA, hence public beta."

This year, new technologies will enable more drivers to take their hands off the wheel while on the road. But that doesn't mean their cars will be fully self-driving -- that day still remains far in the future. Automakers like General Motors (GM), Ford (F) and Stellantis (the company formed in the recent merger of Fiat Chrysler and Groupe PSA) are introducing -- or upgrading existing -- technologies that allow drivers to completely take their hands off the steering wheel and pull their feet away from the pedals for long stretches of time. But these systems will still be limited in their capabilities. Drivers will still be required to pay constant attention to the road, for instance.

Self-driving cars operate using machine learning. Machine learning algorithms have become commoditized, even open source. Data, not algorithms, is what confers competitive advantage. Currently, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has access to vastly more driving data than any other company. The Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary Waymo, once widely recognized as the leader in self driving, had a cumulative 2 million miles of driving data in October 2016. Tesla's cars with "full self-driving hardware" (HW2) are currently driving over 1 million miles per day.