Tesla Rolls Out Free Full Self-Driving Trials to Boost Adoption of $12K Software Upgrade

Tesla is giving all US owners a free 1-month trial of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software starting this week

The new FSD Beta v12 update brings major improvements to Tesla's self-driving algorithms and decision-making capabilities

Tesla hopes the free trials will boost FSD's take rate, which has been relatively low despite its $12,000 price tag

It's unclear if older Tesla models sold as "FSD capable" will get the upgrade without a hardware upgrade fee

FSD is still only classified as a Level 2 driver assist system requiring supervision, not true autonomous driving