While Tesla still doesn’t have a PR department, people can count on Elon Musk to surprise us in a positive way from time to time. Most recently, he took to heart a request from a fan and is now bringing back Enhanced Autopilot to the entire Tesla lineup. Priced at $6,000, it’s the natural bridge between standard Autopilot and the $12,000 Full Self Driving feature available on Tesla products.
That fan was Tesla Owners Online Forum creator Trevor Page. After seeing the news that Tesla customers in New Zealand and Australia would have the chance to purchase Enhanced Autopilot he posted his thoughts on Twitter. “Tesla needs to bring this back for everyone, FSD is too expensive for what you get,” he said.
While Page says that he thinks it was already in the works, it was sure nice when Musk himself replied to the tweet with “OK”. Regardless, it’s a big step forward for those who couldn’t reasonably justify spending $12,000 on Full Self Driving when the technology has yet to actually achieve its loftiest goals.
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Tesla needs to bring this back for everyone, FSD is too expensive for what you get. Sell FSD as a second tier above EAP and still include basic AP with every car@elonmusk https://t.co/FYO8FPCi4r
— TREV PAGE (@Model3Owners) June 17, 2022
The change has taken place quickly too as Enhanced Autopilot is already available across the entire Tesla lineup online. Unlike standard Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot enables the vehicle to change lanes automatically on the highway, park automatically, and be summoned by the owner from a distance.
Full Self Driving is intended to be used on city streets instead of on the highway and adds traffic light and stop sign control as well as the promise of autosteer on city streets in the future. Considering the numerous issues that some users have found in city settings, it’s no wonder that some might choose Enhanced Autopilot over FSD.
It’s worth noting that Enhanced Autopilot was originally launched in 2016 as the first major step above normal Autopilot but was then discontinued when FSD arrived in 2019. Now that it’s back we think it could prove to be more popular than FSD, at least until all of the promised features make it to the flagship tech package.