NVIDIA AI chief praises Tesla FSD 12 as it is released in Canada at a reduced subscription price

Tesla has priced the monthly subscription for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature at the equivalent of US$72 in Canada.

The 50% FSD subscription price cut that Tesla introduced in the US on Friday is now valid for Canada as well, with the price tag pegged at CA$99.

The price for an outright FSD purchase has remained the same, though, making the gap between buying and subscribing a rather significant 13 years to pay it off.

Those on Tesla software 2024.8.7 or 2024.8.9 will still get the previous 11.4.9 version in Canada, however, rather than v12 that NVIDIA's robotics AI research chief praised for its "human-like driving maneuvers."

He just took the latest FSD v12.3.4 for a spin and acknowledged that it has some kinks to be ironed out and is "by no means flawless."

From his professional standpoint as a co-lead in NVIDIA's GEAR robotics AI research project, however, he was rather "excited to witness the recipe of scaling law and data flywheel for full autonomy show signs of life in real products."

Coming from NVIDIA, whose professional AI chips and consumer gaming cards like the RTX 4090 have propelled its stock price to record highs, this is a big acknowledgment.

Tesla is trying to gather as much FSD data from real driven miles to potentially present to regulators and the public in the run-up to its Robotaxi unveil on August 8. It now offers a mandatory FSD tutorial and a free trial to future Tesla car owners.

The subscription price cut, however, might have been the best way to increase uptake, as Tesla suddenly removed the free FSD transfer option that it recently brought back as an incentive for the umpteenth time.