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Re:Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/mont... by thewebguyd on Friday January 23, 2026 @03:18PM (#46737337)
Yeah I don't get Tesla's move here. Lane Keep Assist has been a standard feature in most new cars, EV or not, starting around ~2019ish. IIRC, the EU now has regulations mandating lane keep assist in all new vehicles sold.

Heck, a cheap base model Maza 3 I rented had lane keep assist.

Tesla only stands to lose by gatekeeping what's now a basic feature behind a paywall.

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Re:Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/mont... by b40d-48b2-979e on Friday January 23, 2026 @03:26PM (#46737421)
It checks out with all the other awful software changes they're making like whatever "curvature assist" is that randomly brakes where it doesn't need to, or when it gets confused about what road I'm on while on the freeway and suddenly drops my 75mph cruise control to 55mph and slams the brakes.

I miss having a dumb cruise control.

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Re:Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/mont... by Sparyjerry on Sunday January 25, 2026 @02:27PM (#46757313)
This article is completely false. What was previously called autopilot is rebraned and still free. FSD is what is 99/month.
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