Tesla Korea shifts FSD to a monthly subscription starting tomorrow
From Aug 21, Tesla Korea switches FSD (Supervised) from a one-time ₩9.043M purchase to a ₩150,000/month subscription. New purchases of Enhanced Autopilot end for U.S.-built cars (China-built cars keep it at ₩4.522M), while existing EAP owners can do a one-time FSD upgrade through Aug 20 — a fundamental change in how Korean owners buy autonomy options.
Tesla Korea is enacting its previously announced change to how FSD and Enhanced Autopilot are sold, effective Aug 21. Originally slated for Aug 10 and then pushed to the 21st, the policy is now a day away, reshaping domestic autonomy-option purchases from lump-sum toward subscription.
The core change is FSD (Supervised). Previously available for a one-time ₩9,043,000 (incl. VAT), it will be offered only as a ₩150,000/month subscription from the 21st. For Enhanced Autopilot, new purchases end on U.S.-built cars, while China-built cars keep EAP available at ₩4,522,000.
There is a grace window: buyers who have not yet purchased FSD can still pay the lump sum through Aug 20, and existing EAP owners can make a one-time FSD upgrade by the same date. Those who instead subscribe to FSD after the 21st get a discounted ₩75,000/month, half the standard rate. As a roughly ₩9M option becomes a monthly plan, the entry barrier falls — but long-term owners could pay more in total, which is the key thing to watch.
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