The initial demand was sent out to Tesla on December 3 with a due date of January 19– next Monday– with charges of as much as $27,874 each day (to an optimum of $139.4 million) for not complying.

The winter season vacation duration consumed up 2 weeks of the six-and-a-bit weeks, and the business has actually had to concurrently prepare 2 other details demands for other continuous NHTSA probes, one due today, another on January 23rd, and yet another on February 4, the business informed NHTSA. Determining all the problems and reports will take more time, Tesla stated, as it discovered 8,313 products when it looked for traffic infractions, and it can just process 300 a day to see which ones matter.

Responding to the staying concerns on NHTSA’s list would need the above to be finished initially, so Tesla requested and was approved an extension up until February 23.

Tesla has actually altered how its motorist help money cow contributes to the bottom line. Previously, Tesla owners had the alternative of purchasing the system straight-out for (presently) $8,000. Now, CEO Elon Musk states that alternative will disappear on February 14. After that, if a Tesla owner desires FSD, they’ll need to pay a $99 month-to-month charge to utilize it.