Anyone who buys a new Tesla before midnight on a Wednesday or Thursday will receive the so-called Full Self Driving for free. CEO Elon Musk promises that in a message on Twitter on Wednesday.
The option normally costs € 7,500. However, there are some catches. For example, you can use the fully self-driving control for free for up to three months, after which you still have to buy it if you want to continue using it. The car must also be delivered before the end of the year. Full use of FSD is not yet permitted here in the Netherlands. According to Tesla, this allows the car to automatically enter and exit the highway, automatically change lanes and drive in front. You can also (as was recently experienced by beta testers in practice in the US) completely relinquish the steering wheel while the Tesla is driving a route.
Tesla is keen to get as many cars as possible on license plates in the current quarter, as it has set itself the goal of selling half a million units this year. Tesla delivered a total of 318,350 new cars through September, which means it will have to ship 181,650 cars in the last quarter of this year to meet the target number. The third quarter was a record quarter for the brand with 139,300 new units. In the Netherlands, the Tesla Model 3 is on track to finish behind the Volkswagen ID.3 as the most registered car in December. The title of best-selling car of the year should in all probability leave the Tesla to the Kia Niro.