Wednesday 14 January 2026 16:15 GMT Self-driving Tesla tackles the UK’s most confusing roundabout Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software will only be available as a monthly subscription after 14 February. Currently, Tesla allows its electric vehicle owners in the US to purchase FSD (Supervised) for a one-off payment of $8,000 or a monthly subscription of $99. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 2.88 million Tesla vehicles with FSD due to over 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and crashes. NHTSA is also inquiring about a new driver assistance mode, dubbed 'Mad Max', which reportedly allows vehicles to operate at higher speeds. The regulator emphasised that the human driver remains fully responsible for operating the vehicle and complying with all traffic safety laws. In full